Drag Race icon Valentina Xunaxi has come out as a trans woman in an emotional post on Instagram, made on her 34th birthday. The star of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9, All Stars 4, and c0-host of Drag Race Mexico wrote: “Hello everyone, it’s me Valentina Xunaxi. Today is my bday. I turn 34. For […]
Drag Race icon Valentina Xunaxi has come out as a trans woman in an emotional post on Instagram, made on her 34th birthday.
The star of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9, All Stars 4, and c0-host of Drag Race Mexico wrote: “Hello everyone, it’s me Valentina Xunaxi. Today is my bday. I turn 34. For some time now I’ve been in transition, I’ve been doing it privately but today I wanted to open and share with you all.”
She added: “I’ve decided and wanted to take today to declare myself as a transgender woman,” she continued. “I welcome all the love, support and protection from my dear fans. Thank you so much.”
Many from the Drag Race community shared their support, including Amanda Tori Meating, DeJa Skye, Monet X Change, Peppermind, Farrah Moan, Shea Coulee, June Jambalaya, CoCo Montrese and Tammie Brown.
Valentina had only been doing drag for less than a year in LA night nightclubs when she was cast in season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which aired in 2017. In 2023, Valentina co-hosted the first season of Drag Race México.
One of Valentina’s famous moments was from her original season during the elimination in episode nine to Nina Bo’Nina Brown after losing her lipsync battle to Ariana Grande’s Greedy.
She was wearing a face mask as part of her look but refused to remove it for the lip syncing in a moment that went viral among fans.
Valentina landed in seventh place and won only one challenge but viewers voted her Miss Congeniality.
