RuPaul’s Drag Race announced on social media this week that she’s been hospitalized for possible kidney failure.Devayne suffers from a condition called scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder that causes damage to the skin, connective tissues and, in some cases, vital organs.
She revealed on Instagram this week that she’d gone to the hospital suffering from high blood pressure. Doctors tested her for COVID-19–results were negative–but suspected her symptoms could be related to kidney failure.
Devayne underwent a kidney biopsy and began dialysis.Related: Get reacquainted with the 9 queens returning to “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” season 3“If you don’t know, I got scleroderma, which affects everything in your body, heart, lungs, kidney,.