Drag Race star officially changes name to drag name after coming out as trans
Eureka O'Hara is celebrating after legally changing her name.
The RuPaul's Drag Race star, 32, came out as a trans woman in December - and announced she is now legally a woman to mark International Women's Day.
The star took to Instagram this week to make the announcement, posting a picture of herself alongside a legal document.
In the first snap she took a selfie while wearing an army print t-shirt. The second upload showed the document which stated she has now legally changed her name from David Lee Huggard Jr to Eureka D. Huggard and is now legally a woman.
Captioning her post, she wrote: "International Women's Day! In the eyes of God and Now the Law! I'm a woman!"
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Eureka shared the official name change document on social media (Instagram)
She placed as a runner-up on Drag Race (Getty Images For CTAOP)Her post was met with an influx of congratulatory and positive messages in the comments section.
Among them was fellow Drag Race star Gia Gunn, who wrote: "You have always been a woman. Congrats mama!" Eureka quickly thanked her pal for her comments.
Others penning a message included drag artist Manila Luzon, who said: "Eureka! Officially!" while model Gigi Hadid simply shared a number of love heart and flame emojis.
When Eureka initially publicly announced she is a transgender woman, she confessed she felt "blessed" to finally know who she is.
The reality star, who appeared as a contestant on season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race, said she has been on a "magical" journey after re-examining who she is.
Eureka came out as a trans woman last year (Instagram/eurekaohara)She confirmed she had decided to transition after meeting Mandy, who transitioned in their 70s, on an episode of HBO show We’re Here.
The show sees her co-star Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela travel across America and recruit small-town residents to participate in drag shows.
And speaking about her announcement, she said: "I’m blessed now because I know who I am without question.
"It's been really magical and it's been probably the easiest transitional and coming out journey that I've ever been on," she told PEOPLE.
She continued: "Hearing the story of Mandy regretting losing all that time — and all the regret and the pain that she was going through during the time of not fully being herself — was really important to me."
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