Drag Race stars condemn Met Police over handling of Heklina’s death

More than 100 people have called for justice for a US drag queen who died two years ago this week, and to protest about the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the case.

Stefan Grygelko, who worked under the name Heklina, was found dead at a property in London’s Soho Square by fellow drag queen Peaches Christ in 2023. The police referred to her death as “unexpected”.

Heklina was set to perform in Mommie Queerest, a musical parody of 1981 film Mommy Dearest, in London and Manchester, alongside Peaches.

On Monday (31 March), friends of the star, fellow drag artists and other members of the LGBTQ+ community marched from Big Ben to New Scotland Yard in protest of the Met’s handling of the case, for which the force has apologised, and the

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