Aaliyah.

Twelve years ago today the world lost a beautiful and talented individual.  I was driving past Dixon High School just outside of Jacksonville, N.C. when the radio DJ announced that Aaliyah's plane had gone down.  I had to pull off the road to endure the shock and sadness.  I had been dressing in drag for a few months already and going by the name Eve Campbell.   It was at that moment that I decided to change my name to Aaliyna Dejah Campbell.  Aaliyna in memory of Aaliyah and Selena.  Dejah is a beautiful friend of mine that I admired then and still do today.  Shortly after the passing of
Aaliyah I took my character from the streets to the stage and dropped the last name Campbell.  Years later I simplified the spelling of the first name to "Alena."  RIP Aaliyah Dana Haughton.