Victoria Scone

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Victoria Scone
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Victoria Scone at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Emily Diapre

(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)
Portsmouth, England, UK [1] [2]
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 1)
Website victoriascone.com

Victoria Scone (born 6 April 1993) is the stage name of Emily Diapre, a British drag queen and cabaret performer based in Cardiff, Wales. She is best known for competing on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021, where she was the first cisgender female contestant on any series of the Drag Race franchise. She returned to compete in the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022. [3]

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Career

Diapre is a professionally trained actor, singer and dancer. [4] Prior to becoming a full-time drag performer, Diapre worked as a sales and events coordinator. [4] She chose the stage name Victoria Scone because she 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!'" [4]

Victoria Scone competed in the third series RuPaul's Drag Race UK, she was the first cisgender female competitor on any season of the Drag Race franchise. [1] [5] [6] She had been doing drag for approximately three years when she competed on the show. [7] [8] She placed in the top 2 in the first episode, however she withdrew from the show on the third episode after partially tearing her anterior cruciate ligament during her top 2 lip sync for the win with Krystal Versace. [9]

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 her time in the competition, she placed in the Top 2 three times and was never up for elimination, making it to the finale. She later lost her lip-sync against season winner Ra'Jah O'Hara in the first round of the finale Lip-Sync for the Crown tournament, ultimately tying for third place with fellow competitor Rita Baga.

Personal life

Diapre is based in Cardiff. [1] On Drag Race UK, she discussed a previous struggle with bulimia nervosa. [10] She is a lesbian who uses she/her pronouns in drag and she/her and they/them pronouns out of drag. [11] [12] During the airing of the finale of Canada vs. the World in December 2022, Scone proposed to her girlfriend, Dani; however, she revealed three months later, in March 2023, that the two have since separated. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleGenreRoleNotes
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK TVContestant (10th Place) Series 3; 5 episodes
2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World TVContestant (3rd/4th Place) Season 1; 6 episodes
2023 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star TVGuestSeries 5: Episode 6 [14]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021Meet the QueensHerselfStand-alone special
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 3		 [15]
2021Tea TimeHerselfGuest [16]
2021Bootleg OpinionsHerselfGuest [17]
2021HanshHerselfGuest [18]
2021The MirrorHerselfGuest; with Veronica Green [19]
2021Drag Us Weekly HerselfGuest; with Veronica Green [20]
2021Coming Out ChatsHerselfGuest; with Lawrence Chaney [21]
2021PopBuzz MeetsHerselfGuest [22]
2021The Fingerdoo ReviewHerselfGuest [23]
2022Exactly. with Florence GivenHerselfGuest; Podcast [24]
2022Meet the QueensHerselfStand-alone special
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World		 [25]

Discography

TitleYearAlbum
"Bonjour, Hi!" (Touché Version)
(The cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World)		2022Non-album singles

Awards and nominations

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryWorkResultsRef.
2023 Queerty Awards Drag Royalty HerselfNominated [26]

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  16. ↑ Victoria Scone reveals how she reacted to Drag Race UK exit & whether she'll be back for series four. YouTube. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  17. ↑ Drag Race UK S3 x Bootleg Opinions: Promo Looks with Divina De Campo!. YouTube. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  18. ↑ VICTORIA SCONE yn dysgu Cymraeg | VICTORIA SCONE learns Welsh DRAGRACE UK. YouTube. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  19. ↑ The Mirror meets Victoria Scone & Veronica Green. YouTube. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  20. ↑ RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Veronica Green Cried Watching Her Episode & Victoria Scone On Her Epic Split. YouTube. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  21. ↑ Drag Race's Lawrence Chaney & Victoria Scone Reveal Their Coming Out Stories. YouTube. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  22. ↑ Drag Race UK's Victoria Scone Reveals Snatch Game Choice And Krystal Versace Drama | PopBuzz Meets. YouTube. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  23. ↑ A Chin Wag with Victoria Scone | The Fingerdoo Review. YouTube. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  24. ↑ Drag, Gender Confusion and Diet Culture with Victoria Scone | Exactly. with Florence Given. YouTube. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  25. ↑ Meet The Queens | Victoria Scone - Canada's Drag Race Vs The World. YouTube. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "Drag Royalty Nominees". The Queerties. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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