Victoria Scone (born 6 April 1993) is the stage name of Emily Diapre, a British

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and cabaret performer based in

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. They are best known for competing on the

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of ''

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'' in 2021, where they were the first cisgender female contestant on any series of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. They returned to compete in the first season of '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' in 2022.

Career

Diapre is a professionally trained actor, singer and dancer. Prior to becoming a full-time drag performer, Diapre worked as a sales and events coordinator. They chose the stage name Victoria Scone because they wanted "something very British." "I wanted something edible, being a curvaceous woman as I am. It's also a pun as in 'Where's Victoria? Victoria's gone!'" Victoria Scone competed in the

''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', they were the first cisgender female competitor on any season of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. They had been doing drag for approximately three years when they competed on the show. They placed in the top 2 in the first episode, however they withdrew from the show on the third episode after partially tearing their

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during their top 2 lip sync for the win with

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. Victoria Scone later returned to compete on the first season of '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' against former contestants from across the ''Drag Race'' franchise. During their time in the competition, they placed in the Top 2 three times and was never up for elimination, making it to the finale. They later lost their lip-sync against season winner

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in the first round of the finale Lip-Sync for the Crown tournament, ultimately tying for third place with fellow competitor

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Personal life

Diapre is based in Cardiff. On ''Drag Race UK'', they discussed a previous struggle with

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. They are non-binary lesbian who uses they/them pronouns both in and out of drag. During the airing of the finale of ''Canada vs. the World'' in December 2022, Scone proposed to their girlfriend, Dani; however, they revealed three months later, in March 2023, that the two have since separated.

Filmography

Web series

* ''

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'' (2024)

Discography

Featured singles

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scone, Victoria 1993 births Living people 21st-century British LGBTQ people AFAB queens British drag queens British lesbian entertainers People from Cardiff RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants Non-binary drag performers Non-binary lesbians British non-binary entertainers British cabaret performers