Darienne Lake

Greg Meyer, known by the stage name Darienne Lake, is a drag queen and television personality. Born on November 27, 1971, in Long Island, New York, Lake moved to Rochester at the age of eleven. After being kicked out of her home at eighteen due to her sexual orientation, Lake began her drag career in 1990 in Rochester. She gained recognition after competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing in fourth place. Lake's stage name is a tribute to Ricki Lake's character in Hairspray and the Six Flags Darien Lake amusement park. She also appeared on a 1997 episode of The Ricki Lake Show featuring plus-sized drag queens.