Heklina
Stefan Grygelko
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Steven Thor Grygelko (June 17, 1967 - April 3, 2023), known professionally as Heklina, was an American and Icelandic actor, drag queen, LGBT rights activist and entrepreneur. Born near Minneapolis, Minnesota to an Icelandic mother, he lived in Iceland for several years in the 1980s, and adopted the name "Heklina" after the Icelandic volcano Hekla. Heklina founded the San Francisco LGBT/drag nightclub and live show Trannyshack in 1996. I think that drag queens are still the eunuch clown that's safe to laugh at. It's definitively not shocking anymore. So I don't know if America's really embraced it. The early 90s was when RuPaul [was becoming famous] and it was the first time any drag queen had mainstream exposure. I don't really see a drag queen breaking out like that [again].
Career
- 1968Born
- 2023Passed away
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Hennepin County
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor, performing artist, film actor
What happened recently
Inside Heklina's closet: S.F. drag icon's costumes, wigs and makeup tell her full story
Peaches Christ says she's been 'retraumatized' by police investigating drag icon Heklina's death
Heklina’s death investigation was fumbled by police for these reasons, protesters say
S.F. Drag queen Heklina’s cause of death is still a mystery, and the show goes on
Photos: Crowds rally for Heklina in London and S.F. to demand justice for late drag queen
'My mind is reeling': New information materializes in SF drag icon Heklina's cause of death
Exclusive: New details revealed in death of S.F. drag star Heklina after London police’s visit to California
‘My anger is indescribable’: Heklina’s friends respond to new development in death
San Francisco 'Drag Legend' Heklina Found Dead in London by Costar: 'Real-Life Nightmare'
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