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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Darcelle_XVDarcelle XV - Wikipedia

    Darcelle XV (November 16, 1930 – March 23, 2023) was the stage name of Walter Willard Cole, an American drag queen, entertainer, and cabaret owner and operator in Portland, Oregon.

  3. www.cnn.com › 2023/03/26 › entertainmentWorld’s oldest drag queen, Darcelle XV, dead at 92 - CNN

    Mar 27, 2023 · Darcelle XV, the Guinness World Record holder for oldest drag queen performer, died Thursday at 92, her Portland, Oregon, cabaret announced on social media.

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  5. apnews.com › article › darcelle-drag-queen-deathDarcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92

    Mar 25, 2023 · PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for Portland’s LGBTQ+ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. He was 92.

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  6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-92-year-oldThe 92-Year-Old Queen Who Shaped the History and Future of ...

    Apr 13, 2023 · It was all for the 92nd birthday celebration of Darcelle XV, the oldest performing drag queen in the world, according to Guinness World Records, and founder of the Darcelle XV Showplace, a ...

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  8. www.npr.org › 2023/03/25 › 1166043152Darcelle, the world's oldest working drag queen, has died at 92

    Mar 25, 2023 · Walter Cole, better known as the iconic Darcelle XV, was crowned the world's oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. Off stage, Cole championed LGBTQ+...

  9. www.latimes.com › obituaries › storyWalter Cole, world's oldest drag queen as Darcelle XV, dies ...

    Mar 27, 2023 · Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for the LGBTQ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Ore. He was...

  10. www.nytimes.com › 2023/03/29 › artsWalter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag ...

    Mar 29, 2023 · Walter Cole, otherwise known as Darcelle XV, a rhinestone-bedecked drag performer with an exuberant blonde beehive whose popular Portland, Ore., nightclub hosted what is believed to be the...