RuPaul’s Drag Race star Lexi Love announces engagement
Lexi Love is engaged!(World of Wonder)
Lexi Love is engaged!(World of Wonder)
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love has announced her engagement to partner Jay Groff – congratulations!
Lexi Love, best known for stomping the runway all the way to the top four of season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race before finishing in joint 3rd/4th place alongside Sam Star, has announced her engagement to long time partner Jay Groff.
In a joint post today (18 June), Groff, alongside a picture of the pair stood underneath a wedding veil à la Lexi’s Betsey Johnson design challenge runway, wrote, “We got ENGAGED!!!
“I could write a book about my love for you but I’ll just say this: I promise to love you to my fullest capacity everyday for as long as we both live.”
The pair have been congratulated by multiple RuPaul’s Drag Race alum, including All Stars 6 winner Kylie Sonique Love, who wrote, “Congratulations love,” and several of Lexi’s season 17 sisters.
Suzie Toot wrote, “OMGGGG” and “CONGRATS BABY” in two separate comments, while the season’s runner-up, Jewels Sparkles, commented several crying emojis.
Lana Ja’Rae added, “babyyyyyy” and Canada’s Drag Race star Aurora Matrix wrote, “Awww congrats angels”.
Love has had somewhat of a turbulent time since her season finished airing; on the show, she opened up about her past on the season, including drug use and a terrifying human trafficking ordeal, as well as disclosing her HIV status, resulting in a huge wave of support from fans.
But shortly after the season ended, she announced that she was taking a “step back” from drag. Two weeks later, Love confirmed that she would be “gone for a while” after checking into a rehab facility for substance abuse treatment and emotional therapy.
The 34-year-old then offered her followers an update on her recovery after leaving the rehab facility due to “unforeseen circumstances”, celebrating 19 days sober from substances in mid-May.
Congratulations, Lexi and Jay!
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