“Drag Race” star Trinity The Tuck thanks Madonna for using mom's photo in Celebration tour tribute to AIDS crisis

Joey Nolfi

16 October 2023 at 5:07 pm·2-min read

“Drag Race” star Trinity The Tuck thanks Madonna for using mom's photo in Celebration tour tribute to AIDS crisis

RuPaul's Drag Race winner Trinity The Tuck is grateful to Madonna for shedding a ray of light on a dark period during the opening night of the pop star's Celebration tour.

After revealing on Instagram Monday that an interlude at the Queen of Pop's concert used a photo of her late mother during a tribute to lives lost during the AIDS crisis, the drag superstar tells EW she was deeply moved by the gesture — and reveals how Madonna's team got ahold of the photo for the segment.

"I posted a while back about my mother passing from complications of AIDS, and this Instagram account called The Aids Memorial reposted my exact post. They share photos and stories of lives lost from this disease," Trinity tells EW. "The Aids Memorial contacted me directly to see if I was interested in allowing her to use my mother's photo. Of course, I was delighted to be asked. It's amazing that Madonna is highlighting all of these people whose lives were lost in memory of them for her entire tour!"

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She adds that she has a special appreciation for the 65-year-old icon's commemorative video, and praises the fact that "Madonna is doing this for so many people" as the tour continues around the world.

Earlier, Trinity shared a photo of her mother and a screen grab from a video taken at Madonna's Celebration tour kickoff over the weekend in London.

"Thank you @madonna and @theaidsmemorial for including my mothers photo for your tour! Thank you for keeping the memory of so many people who lost their lives to AIDS, a live!!" Trinity wrote in the caption. "So many wonderful, talented people who deserved to live a full life cut short because of this epidemic! April Renee Dunaway June 10 1965 - March 26 1993."

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The Celebration tour tribute to the epidemic's impact also saw Madonna performing her song "Live to Tell," while photos of those who've died from HIV/AIDS flashed on a large screen behind her.

Madonna's Celebration tour also has another Drag Race connection, as season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen serves as the tour's special guest, and appears throughout the set to perform alongside the headliner.

Madonna’s Celebration Tour version of Live to Tell dedicated to lives lost lives to AIDS, including her best friend Martin Burgoyne pictured behind her here, was beautiful and incredibly moving. pic.twitter.com/vKr4ibon9H
— Nick Levine (@mrnicklevine) October 15, 2023

See Trinity's photo tribute to her mother above.

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