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Stephanie Yellowhair

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Stephanie Yellowhair
Born(1976-12-13)December 13, 1976
DiedMarch 30, 2018(2018-03-30) (aged 41)
NationalityNavajo
Notable work"Excuse My Beauty"

Stephanie Yellowhair (December 13, 1976 – March 30, 2018) was a Navajo transgender activist who inspired the use of the slogan "Excuse My Beauty" while appearing on an episode of Cops in the early 2000s.

Biography

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Stephanie Yellowhair was born in 1976 to Shirley and Skeet Yellowhair Sr, in Fort Defiance, Arizona.[1] She was a member of the Táchiiʼnii and Zuni clans. She graduated from Window Rock High School and attended Cosmetology Academy for a degree.[1] She was arrested on an episode of Cops for being a "public nuisance," and was arrested again in August 2011 for DUI.[2][3] On March 30, 2018, Yellowhair died of chronic illness at the age of 41.[4]

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The phrase "Excuse My Beauty," has appeared several times in RuPaul's Drag Race,[5] Latrice Royale released a song at a Drag Convention in Los Angeles 2018, called “eXcuse the beauty.” Royale said the song was inspired and written in homage to Yellowhair, who had "just passed away."[6] Her confrontation with the police also inspired a scene from Comedy Central's Reno 911!.[2]

Stephanie appears in the 2019 ContraPoints video titled Gender Critical.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stephanie Yellowhair". Navajo Times. Window Rock, Arizona. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Leavell, Jeff (6 April 2018). "The Death of Stephanie Yellowhair and the Resilience of the Queer Spirit". www.vice.com. Vice News. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ K, Michael (25 April 2012). "The Return of Excuse My Beauty!". dlisted.com. Dlisted. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ Davis, Andrew (10 April 2018). "Anchorage vote, eighth trans murder, Grindr apology". www.windycitymediagroup.com. Windy City Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ Drushel, Bruce E. (2017). Sontag and the Camp Aesthetic: Advancing New Perspectives. Lexington Books. p. xii. ISBN 978-1498537773.
  6. ^ Horbelt, Stephen (24 April 2018). "Latrice Royale and Epiphany Are About to Drop a Brand-New Track for the Ballroom Crowd". hornet.com. Hornet. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ ContraPoints (2019-03-30). Gender Critical | ContraPoints. Retrieved 2024-05-22 – via YouTube.