The Top 15 Favorite Gay Reality Stars

#14 Dale Levitski
Appeared on: Top Chef: Chicago

Dale Levitski wasn’t the first gay man to make it to the final three of Bravo’s Top Chef (that honor went to Dave Martin in Season One), but he was the first to do it sporting a faux-hawk. Dale finished second and many thought he should’ve won outright. But the Chicago native finished first in the hearts of much of the gay community, especially since he busted many stereotypes, such as the idea that all gay me are fashionable, stylish and obsessed with appearance. In our first interview with Dale he told us, “You should see my apartment. Disaster! I can't dress myself, I have a gay birth defect for style and fashion . . . I think that belching and farting are the funniest things on the planet. My gay card has been suspended many times.”

How could you not love that?

Levitski didn’t respond to our requests for comment on making this list.

#15 Marcellas Reynolds
Appeared on: Big Brother

In the world of cutthroat reality competition shows, there aren’t many much more ruthless than Big Brother. And that makes it all the more extraordinary that Marcellas Reynolds not only made it to week 9 of Big Brother 3, but that he was evicted only after giving up the Power of Veto (the only House Guest to ever do so until Season 8) in order to spare a housemate from having to make a difficult decision. But Marcellas remained popular with viewers, returning to host a Big Brother call-in show and to be invited back to participate in Big Brother: All Stars.

Marcellas is more than just a reality star, however, and has earned a reputation as a model, fashion stylist, art director and journalist, having appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, The Style Network’s How Do I Look and MTV’s From G’s to Gents.

What was the best part of your experience? The best part of this journey is all the people I've met and all the positive feedback I get from fans of Big Brother and all the other shows I've done.

How did it change you? The biggest change is knowing exactly what I want to do with my life. Before Big Brother I was a little lost. After I got really focused.

What are you doing now? I've done a lot of things. Been actor/model/whatever, but doing Big Brother led me to this. I'm a writer and TV host. That's what I want to do.

Your reaction to making the list? I'm thrilled to make the list. It's nice to know I'm still relevant!