# Victoria Scone

Victoria Scone (born 6 April 1993) is the stage name of Emily Diapre, a British drag queen and cabaret performer based in Cardiff, Wales. They are best known for competing on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021, where they were the first cisgender female contestant on any series of the Drag Race franchise. They returned to compete in the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.

## Career

Diapre is a professionally trained actor, singer and dancer. Prior to becoming a full-time drag performer, Diapre worked as a sales and events coordinator. They chose the stage name Victoria Scone because they wanted "something very British." "I wanted something edible, being a curvaceous woman as I am. It's also a pun as in 'Where's Victoria? Victoria's gone!'"
Victoria Scone competed in the third series RuPaul's Drag Race UK, they were the first cisgender female competitor on any season of the Drag Race franchise. They had been doing drag for approximately three years when they competed on the show. They placed in the top 2 in the first episode, however they withdrew from the show on the third episode after partially tearing their anterior cruciate ligament during their top 2 lip sync for the win with Krystal Versace.
Victoria Scone later returned to compete on the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World against former contestants from across the Drag Race franchise. During their time in the competition, they placed in the Top 2 three times and was never up for elimination, making it to the finale. They later lost their lip-sync against season winner Ra'Jah O'Hara in the first round of the finale Lip-Sync for the Crown tournament, ultimately tying for third place with fellow competitor Rita Baga.

## Personal life

Diapre is based in Cardiff. On Drag Race UK, they discussed a previous struggle with bulimia nervosa. They are non-binary lesbian who uses they/them pronouns both in and out of drag.
During the airing of the finale of Canada vs. the World in December 2022, Scone proposed to their girlfriend, Dani; however, they revealed three months later, in March 2023, that the two have since separated.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | TV | Contestant (10th Place) | Series 3; 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | TV | Contestant (3rd/4th Place) | Season 1; 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star | TV | Guest | Series 5: Episode 6 |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Meet the Queens | Themself | Stand-alone special RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 3 |
| 2021 | Tea Time | Themself | Guest |
| 2021 | Bootleg Opinions | Themself | Guest |
| 2021 | Hansh | Themself | Guest |
| 2021 | The Mirror | Themself | Guest; with Veronica Green |
| 2021 | Drag Us Weekly | Themself | Guest; with Veronica Green |
| 2021 | Coming Out Chats | Themself | Guest; with Lawrence Chaney |
| 2021 | PopBuzz Meets | Themself | Guest |
| 2021 | The Fingerdoo Review | Themself | Guest |
| 2022 | Exactly. with Florence Given | Themself | Guest; Podcast |
| 2022 | Meet the Queens | Themself | Stand-alone special Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World |
* Bring Back My Girls (2024)

## Discography
### Featured singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bonjour, Hi!" (Touché Version) (The cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World) | 2022 | Non-album singles |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Work | Results | Ref. |
| 2023 | Queerty Awards | Drag Royalty | Herself | Nominated | |