Seattle Mourns The Death of Drag Star La Saveona Hunt/Jaquan Price

September 20, 2022• byMichael Strangeways

Seattle area LGBTQ+ social media blew up on Monday, September 19th with the news that beloved local drag star/athlete La Saveona Hunt aka Jaquan Price had passed away.
Details haven’t been released as to cause of death.
A Go Fund Me has been created by Taylor Narvasa to source funds for a “celebration of life”. Go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/jaquans-aka-la-saveonas-celebration-of-life to donate.

Taylor had this to say on the Go Fund Me about La Saveona/Jaquan:

How does one summarize THE La Saveona Hunt? I could go on for hours about Jaquan’s impact on Seattle, the Pacific Northwest, and the drag and volleyball worlds at large. But in short, whether you knew him as Jaquan, La Saveona, or LaLa, to know him was to love him.
Jaquan was a person of many talents: a gifted dancer, track athlete, basketball player, choreographer, drag queen, volleyball player, but most of all, an outstanding and passionate person. Likewise, LaLa will be remembered for her boisterous laugh, beaming smile, hunger for life, and being the center and life of every party.
Although his light shone much too short, it’s undeniable that Jaquan’s light was a bright beacon within the LGBTQIA+ community. He touched thousands of lives, and his legacy will be felt for generations to come.
– Taylor Narvasa

A toast to Jaquan/La Saveona!

Salud!

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.