The 86 year old star of Maud and The Golden Girls:  Bea Arthur died today.

While Bea Arthur did look like drag queen. There was always something classy and regal about her. We here at WatchURmouth.com will miss you

Beloved Golden Girls star Bea Arthur has passed away at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 86. She was suffering from cancer. Bea started out performing in musicals and found success on television later in life. She earned a Tony award in 1966 for her role on Broadway as Vera Charles, the best friend to Angela Lansbury’s Mame. Bea went on to star in her own television series in 1972 at the age of 50 as acerbic outspoken Maude, a liberal feminist who faced polarizing issues like abortion, alcoholism and domestic violence, all with biting humor. Arthur is best known for for her Emmy-winning role as Dorothy in groundbreaking NBC series “The Golden Girls,” which aired from 1985 to 1992. She is survived by two sons, Matthew, 47, and Daniel, 44, and two granddaughters.

She really was a handsome woman.