Drag Race UK's Ginny Lemon hospitalized with meningitis
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Drag Race UK star Ginny Lemon was hospitalized this week with meningitis, and now their community is stepping up for them with a fundraiser to help cover their medical expenses.
The fundraiser, launched over the weekend by fellow UK-based drag star Fatt Butcher, aims to raise money to “fill the gap” in Ginny Lemon’s income while they recover from the illness.
“Ginny is currently very unwell in hospital with meningitis, and will likely need to stay in hospital for two weeks with additional time needed to recover afterwards,” Fatt Butcher wrote on the fundraiser site JustGiving.
“As a self-employed artist, Ginny doesn’t receive sick pay and will not be able to earn anything over this time (if you don’t do the gig, you don’t get paid). This is already a challenging time to be an artist – gigs are less frequent and funding is scarce.
“Ginny is a working-class disabled queer artist with no financial support to fall back on – and the worry about how to cover their mortgage & bills during this time is real.”
Since its launch, the benefit has raised £4,310.19 for Ginny. As for the queen themselves, Lemon posted an update to inform their fans about their condition.
“Celebrating one week of Fruit Loop by getting meningitis! Why can’t it be Themingitis,” they wrote.
“Stream Fruit Loop now and let me know what your favourite track is (while you still can mwahaha). Seriously tho, I’m very unwell and hospital-bound for the next 10–14 days, so consider this my out of office for a bit.”
Lemon rose to fame after appearing on season two of the beloved drag franchise, where they came in 10th place after a shocking self-elimination.
Wishing Ginny a speedy recovery!
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