American drag performer
Orion Story is the stage name of Chance Lambert (born June 25, 1996), an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .
Early life
Chance Lambert was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan .[ 2] [ 3] He also lived in Spring Lake .[ 4] [ 5]
Career
Lambert began performing in drag at Hamburger Mary's and Rumors Nightclub.[ 5]
Lambert competed as Orion Story on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . Orion Story was the first contestant on the series from Michigan.[ 6] She was eliminated in the first episode,[ 7] after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync battle against June Jambalaya to Lizzo 's 2017 song "Water Me ".[ 8] After Orion Story and Daya Betty were invited to re-enter the competition, Orion Story was eliminated again in the fifth episode.[ 2] While filming, she had an unaired "budding romance" with fellow contestant Jorgeous .[ 9] [ 10]
Personal life
Lambert lives in Cedar Springs, Michigan , as of 2022.[ 4] [ 11] He has said he was going through drug withdrawals during the filming of Drag Race . He has also credited the show for pulling him out of homelessness and substance abuse .[ 12] [ 13] His drag is inspired by his mother, who died by suicide.[ 14]
Orion Story had approximately 104,000 followers on Instagram as of May 2024.[ 15]
Filmography
References
^ @TheOrionStory (June 25, 2023). "🎉2️⃣7️⃣🎉" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b Green, Randiah Camille. "How Orion Story, Michigan's first 'RuPaul's Drag Race' contestant, turned loss into a win" . Detroit Metro Times . Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race contestant first to represent Grand Rapids" . WZZM13.com . December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ a b Pevos, Edward (2022-01-07). "First drag queen to represent Michigan on 'RuPaul's Drag Race:' Meet Orion Story" . mlive . Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ a b "Grand Rapids drag queen talks about upcoming national television debut" . WZZM13.com . January 3, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ Michael, Jason A. (2022-06-01). "Orion Story, the First Michigan Contestant to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Opens Up Before Headlining Kalamazoo Pride" . Pride Source . Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "Exit Interview: Orion Story On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Nylon . 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ Michael, Jason A. (2022-01-13). "This Grand Rapids Queen Is the First Michigan Drag Artist to Appear on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Pride Source . Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "Exclusive: Drag Race's Orion Story says Jorgeous lip-sync was "hard" because of their mutual "crush" " . Gay Times . 2022-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 is one of the franchise's best" . Gay Times . 2022-04-22. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race contestant first to represent Grand Rapids" . WZZM13.com . January 3, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ Nolfi, Joey. "Orion Story fought a private battle on 'Drag Race' " . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ Nolfi, Joey. "Orion Story says 'Drag Race' saved her from homelessness: I 'got my s--- together!' " . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ Michael, Jason A. (2022-01-22). "In a Twist, Grand Rapids Queen Orion Story Returns to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14" . Pride Source . Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
^ "This Is How Many Followers 'Drag Race' Season 14 Queens Gained So Far" . Out . Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
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