Valkyrae Gets a Big Chair in the Gaming World
The 29-year-old gamer from Los Angeles is a new owner of 100 Thieves, the e-sports team giant.
Rachell Hofstetter, better known for her gaming handle, Valkyrae, shows off a sweatshirt from 100 Thieves, the e-sport team and clothing brand.Credit.Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times
April 7, 2021Updated 7:46 p.m. ET
In the relentlessly on-demand world of livestream gaming, few are as in demand as the YouTube creator Valkyrae.
Last month, over 650,000 fans viewed her playing the space-cartoon multiplayer game Among Us. A few days earlier, she starred as the blood-spitting heroine in Machine Gun Kelly’s new horror-tinged music video, “Day Walker.” Valkyrae, who goes by Rae, also announced a web talk show, “Q and Rae,” and was declared the “Queen of YouTube” by the online e-sports news site Dexerto.