November 11, 2023
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Denali Announces Engagement
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Wedding bells are ringing for "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Denali Foxx, who posted news of the engagement to partner Alexander on Instagram Nov. 9.
"We engaged!" the drag artist and choreographer wrote.
"Six years ago you asked me to dance at Berlin not even a week after I moved to Chicago and six years later I asked you to marry me on your 30th."
"To a whole lifetime of adapting to what life throws at us, morphing into the new versions of ourselves and our family and to endless nights on the dance floor," the 31-year-old contestant from "Drag Race" Season 13 went on add. "Now give me that corporate insurance! Love you @alex_ander_k ♥️"
Congratulations to the happy couple poured in from fellow drag artists and "Drag Race" alumni,
Wikipedia details that Denai - whose real name is Cordero Zuckerman - "is a double gold medalist in the U.S. Figure Skating moves and freestyle category and a PSA certified coach," with a long list of professional accomplishments including "skat[ing] with Cirque du Soleil, SeaWorld, and Royal Caribbean Productions and choreograph[ing] for Team USA figure skaters Mariah Bell, Amber Glenn, and Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc."
"Congratulations 😍😍😍," posted Kylie Sonique Love, who competed on "Drag Race" during its second season before returning to the franchise to win Seaon Six of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars."
"Aswwww! Congrats you two!" 😍 posted "All Stars" Season 5 winner Shea Couleé.
"🎶 take my breath anwaaaaaaaaay🎶 😍😍😍" serenaded veteran of multiple "Drag Rae" shows and "Queen of the Universe" contestant Jujubee.
"Congrats boys! 😘🥳" posted Kitamean, the winner of the first season of the show's Australian edition, "Drag Race Down Under."
Drag queen Rosé, who also appeared on "Drag Race" Season 13, responded with humor, posting, "rosé found dead," before adding: "jk love you both so much 🥰🥰🥰🥹😍😍😌".
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.