Orion Story

Orion Story is the stage name of Chance Lambert, an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Orion Story
Orion Story at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Chance Lambert

(1996-06-25) June 25, 1996[1]
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

Early life

Chance Lambert was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[2][3] He also lived in Spring Lake.[4][5]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References
  1. @TheOrionStory (June 25, 2023). "🎉2️⃣7️⃣🎉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Green, Randiah Camille. "How Orion Story, Michigan's first 'RuPaul's Drag Race' contestant, turned loss into a win". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. "RuPaul's Drag Race contestant first to represent Grand Rapids". WZZM13.com. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. Pevos, Edward (2022-01-07). "First drag queen to represent Michigan on 'RuPaul's Drag Race:' Meet Orion Story". mlive. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. "Grand Rapids drag queen talks about upcoming national television debut". WZZM13.com. January 3, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  6. Michael, Jason A. (2022-06-01). "Orion Story, the First Michigan Contestant to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Opens Up Before Headlining Kalamazoo Pride". Pride Source. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. "Exit Interview: Orion Story On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Nylon. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. Michael, Jason A. (2022-01-13). "This Grand Rapids Queen Is the First Michigan Drag Artist to Appear on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Pride Source. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. "Exclusive: Drag Race's Orion Story says Jorgeous lip-sync was "hard" because of their mutual "crush"". Gay Times. 2022-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. "RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 is one of the franchise's best". Gay Times. 2022-04-22. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. "RuPaul's Drag Race contestant first to represent Grand Rapids". WZZM13.com. January 3, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. Nolfi, Joey. "Orion Story fought a private battle on 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. Nolfi, Joey. "Orion Story says 'Drag Race' saved her from homelessness: I 'got my s--- together!'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. Michael, Jason A. (2022-01-22). "In a Twist, Grand Rapids Queen Orion Story Returns to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14". Pride Source. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  15. "This Is How Many Followers 'Drag Race' Season 14 Queens Gained So Far". Out. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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