Russell Alldread

Russell Alldread (November 23, 1931 – July 1, 2026), better known by the stage name Michelle DuBarry, was a Canadian drag queen, who was awarded the title of the World's Oldest Performing Drag Queen by the Guinness World Records in 2015. However, the distinction was disputed by another performer, who was subsequently awarded the title in 2016.

Background Born in Bowmanville, Ontario in 1931, Around the same time, he had his first experience dressing in drag, when his cousins dressed him in a strapless gown for a photo shoot. including bar shows and charity fundraisers for causes such as HIV/AIDS awareness and Gilda's Club. DuBarry served as grand marshal of Toronto's Pride parade in 2007.

Following the announcement of DuBarry's Guinness distinction, some residents of Portland, Oregon argued that the title should instead be awarded to Darcelle XV, who is a year older than Alldread. Darcelle was awarded the title by Guinness on August 15, 2016.

In fall 2019, Egale Canada launched #GetHerOnEllen, a social media campaign to get her booked as an interview guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, both to celebrate her life story and to highlight issues around aging in the LGBTQ community.

In 2020 DuBarry appeared as a guest in the seventh episode of the first season of Canada's Drag Race, appearing as a judge in the Miss Loose Jaw Pageant, that week's maxi challenge.

In 2021, CBC Radio One's The Doc Project aired a documentary feature on DuBarry, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated shutdown of nearly all drag-related venues and events in 2020, had dampened Alldread's enthusiasm for going out as Michelle anymore. In 2022, after beginning to show some symptoms of dementia, Alldread moved into a long-term care home, and a sale of some of his drag outfits and jewellery was staged at The 519 in April.

She died in Toronto on July 1, 2026 at the age of 94.