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

(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 30)
Portsmouth, England, UK[1][2]
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
Websitevictoriascone.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 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.[3]

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]

Diapre 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]

Diapre later returned to compete on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World against former contestants from across the Drag Race franchise, including fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK series three alum Vanity Milan. 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 pronouns in 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

Year Title Genre Role Notes
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK TV Contestant (10th Place) Series 3, 5 episodes
2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World TV Contestant (Top 4)
2023 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star TV Guest Series 5: Episode 6[14]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 3 		[15]
2021 Tea Time Herself Guest [16]
2021 Bootleg Opinions Herself Guest [17]
2021 Hansh Herself Guest [18]
2021 The Mirror Herself Guest; with Veronica Green [19]
2021 Drag Us Weekly Herself Guest; with Veronica Green [20]
2021 Coming Out Chats Herself Guest; with Lawrence Chaney [21]
2021 PopBuzz Meets Herself Guest [22]
2021 The Fingerdoo Review Herself Guest [23]
2022 Exactly. with Florence Given Herself Guest; Podcast [24]
2022 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World 		[25]

Discography

Featured singles

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2023 Queerty Awards Drag Royalty Herself Nominated [26]

References

  1. ^ a b c "'DragRace UK's Victoria Scone Has Already Made Herstory". Bustle. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ Stanley, Megan (25 September 2021). "Portsmouth-born Drag Queen starring in RuPaul's Drag Race UK". hampshirelive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Nolfi, Joey (17 October 2022). "See the 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' cast of international all-stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Pereira, Zara (19 August 2021). "The Cardiff woman set to be the first female queen on RuPaul's Drag Race UK". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ ""Drag Race U.K." Star Victoria Scone Has No Time for "Misogynist" Critics". them. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Victoria Scone Defends Her Casting On Drag Race UK As First Cisgender Woman To Compete On Show". HuffPost UK. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Meet Victoria Scone, 'Drag Race's Herstory-Making Cis Woman Queen". www.pride.com. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ Pereira, Zara (23 September 2021). "The Cardiff woman on being the first female queen on RuPaul's Drag Race UK". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Drag Race UK's Victoria Scone on leaving the competition after her injury: 'It was absolute agony'". BBC Three. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Victoria Scone powerfully opens up about bulimia fight after 'shady' weight comment". PinkNews. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Drag Race UK: Meet the women doing drag". The Independent. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Drag Race UK SE3: Meet Victoria Scone, the first cis woman to compete in the show's herstory". Attitude.co.uk. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Drag Race star Victoria Scone reveals breakup with fiancée she proposed to on Canada vs. the World". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Series 5: Episode 6". www.bbc.co.uk. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  15. ^ MEET THE QUEENS: Victoria Scone. YouTube. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  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.

External links

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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