Gay icon Kensington of AIDS-related illnesses (bronchial pneumonia). Artists particularly embraced by the gay community during the 1980s included Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Alaska, Charo, Dolly Parton, Elaine Paige, Amanda Lear, Prince and Mylène Farmer. Several Britons were seen as gay icons, including singers Boy George, David Bowie, George Michael, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and writer Quentin Crisp. Elton John also became a gay icon during this decade, a status strengthened throughout the years. Diana Ross, a long time gay icon, of The Supremes; released a song I'm Coming Out which brought a significance to the phrase of
Gay icon Tyra Banks, Kathy Griffin, Jessica Lange, Angela Lansbury, Carrie Fisher, Lucy Lawless, Mo'Nique, Maggie Smith. Meryl Streep became a gay icon after portraying Miranda Priestly in the film "The Devil Wears Prada". Various LGBT celebrities have been embraced as gay icons after opening up about their sexual orientation as media professionals and public figures, including George Michael, Eric Andre, Lance Bass, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, Elton John, Adam Lambert, Ricky Martin, Wentworth Miller, Rosie O'Donnell, Frank Ocean, RuPaul, George Takei, Ian McKellen, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Paulson, Harry Styles, and Hayley Kiyoko. Ben Cohen, Jason Collins, Greg Louganis, Martina Navratilova,