A Texan drag performer was murdered this week, and friends believe he may be the victim of a hate crime.
Torrance Cheeves, known in the local gay scene by his stage
name Miss Whoochie, was found dead Wednesday in his San Antonio
residence.
Coworkers, suspecting foul play, alerted police to his absence from his job that day, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Cheeves had last been seen Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Authorities discovered Cheeves’s body face-down in his home.
The back door was open, and personal items were in disarray and strewn
outside. The 51-year-old man died from a stab wound to the neck,
according to a ruling released Thursday by the county medical examiner.
Cheeves was a regular performer at The Bonham Exchange, a
gay bar where he would host events like a “Chili Queen cookoff,” which
raised funds for a local AIDS charity.
Friends and coworkers remember Cheeves, who stood at 6’8”, as a “gentle giant,” and are shocked by his violent death.
Drag Performer Murdered in Texas Home | Advocate.com
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