Drag Star Katya Recovering After Emergency Surgery

Drag performer Katya Zamolodchikova, known for her appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race, has been released from the hospital following emergency surgery. The update, shared on Sunday, revealed Katya had undergone an urgent abdominal procedure to address a bowel obstruction in her small intestine. This required doctors to decompress her stomach and remove a portion of her intestine. She endured a ten-day hospital stay, during which she was unable to eat or drink, relying on a nasogastric tube. Katya expressed that the experience was 'absolute hell on earth.'

Following the successful surgery and recovery, Katya expressed gratitude to the surgical team at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, specifically naming Drs. Matthew Bloom and Sydney Caputo, along with Nurse Audrey. This health emergency had previously led Katya to cancel a scheduled show with Trixie Mattel at Netflix's Is a Joke comedy festival, though the event is expected to be rescheduled. Fans had expressed concern after Katya initially posted about her hospitalization on April 29th, sharing a photo from the hospital.