New York City nightlife legend Nashom Wooden, who once thrilled audiences as quick-witted drag diva Mona Foot, has died from the coronavirus, according to friends. He was 50.

Tributes poured in across social media celebrating the life of a man whose drag-queen persona lit up stages and hearts across the city. Among the mourners saluting Wooden was “Project Runway” star Geoffrey Mac, who posted a teary video about his friend. “I lost my best friend today from the coronavirus,” Mac says. “And I just want to make sure that everybody out there stays healthy and takes care of each other because the virus is really real. And I’m just so sorry.” Read more from NYDaily News

“Wooden’s life looks like a history lesson in fabulous downtown culture.”

Nashom Wooden, downtown legend and performer, has died of COVID-19 in NYC. Wooden was born in Brooklyn and started doing drag in 1989. His alter ego, Mona Foot, became a superstar, known for squeezing his muscle-bound physique into sexy dresses and lip synching to songs like "I'm Every Woman." Mona's signature Wonder Woman number always brought the house down at Wigstock, the long-running seminal yearly drag festival hosted by Lady Bunny. Wooden would perform to the '70s TV show theme song in a strapless superhero ensemble, decades ahead of Gal Gadot's current Wonder Woman franchise.

In a 2017 interview for PAPER, Wooden told journalist Michael Musto, "I really became intoxicated once I did Wonder Woman at Union Square Park. I could see the power of it. No one saw that coming. To be not only a superhero, to be Black and a man. I didn't realize at the time I was feminine. The message was so powerful, performing 'I'm Every Woman' as Wonder Woman." Read more via Paper