Famed San Francisco drag performer Heklina reportedly found dead in London

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LONDON -- Renowned San Francisco drag queen Heklina was found dead in London Monday where she was performing in a touring show, according to reports on social media. The death of Heklina -- also known as actor Stefan Grygelko -- was first reported in social media posts by fellow drag queen and performing partner Peaches Christ (aka Joshua Grannell), who Heklina was touring with in "Mommie Queerest," a musical parody of the 1981 Joan Crawford biopic "Mommie Dearest.  More recently, Heklina was part of the group of owners that relaunched nightclub and and theater the Oasis in San Francisco's SoMa District that had its grand reopening in 2014

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