Orion Story | |
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 Orion Story at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022 | |
| Born | Chance Lambert June 25, 1996 [1] Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) |
Orion Story is the stage name of Chance Lambert, an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .
Chance Lambert was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [2] [3] He also lived in Spring Lake. [4] [5]
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]
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 65,000 followers on Instagram as of February 2022. [15]
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