PENNSYLVANIA—Well-known gay adult star Damien Stone passed away suddenly last month at the age of 32, gay adult blog Str8UpGayPorn first reported on April 1. Stone’s death had been verified by several family members after he'd suffered complications from an enlarged heart. A family member first announced Stone’s passing on March 11, the blog said.
Stone, who had been born in Moldova, grew up in the Philadelphia area. His adult career started in the mid-2010s, and the model soon became well-known for his muscular build and dark good looks. In 2014, Stone was featured in a Colt Man calendar, produced by Colt Studio Group. A versatile performer, Stone appeared in gay, bi and trans productions for major production companies including NakedSword, Raging Stallion, Men.com, ManUp Films, TransAngels and WhyNotBi, among others. He was nominated for Hottest Newcomer at the 2018 GayVN Awards, and in 2019, won a Grabby Award for Best Duo, for “Stranded,” a scene co-starring Bruce Beckham for Men.com.
Award-winning director Steve Cruz worked with Stone in 2017 for RagingStallion.com, for a horror-themed scene titled “It’s Coming,” co-starring Jack Hunter. “I only worked with him once before he signed with another studio, but would have like to have done more,” Cruz told AVN. “On set, he was funny and a pleasure to work with. It’s always sad to see someone young [who] passes before their time. I wish his family and friends condolences.”
By 2020, Stone had stepped back from studio work to focus on competitive bodybuilding, business interests and creating content for his OnlyFans page. Fabscout founder Howard Andrew told AVN that he had recently been speaking to Stone about making a comeback and there was a deal in place for his return to performing.
“In January, at the GayVN Awards, a mutual friend requested that I work with Damien Stone again and we had been through several conversations, and he had sent in his new pictures and signed a contract, and we were about to start a whole new marketing plan for him, to come back into the industry,” Andrew said. “I spoke to him first week of March and everything was a go-ahead. And then this.”
The agent added that Stone was looking forward to his return. “You know, he was excited to come back and do stuff again, and it was not for monetary reasons because he was a pretty comfortable guy in his personal life, as far as finances. So, he wasn't doing it for money; he was doing it to keep his name out there and to add to his fan list and things like that—he was looking forward to it. He wasn't going to be just accepting any offer. He wanted to review each and every offer to make sure it was something he was comfortable with.”
Stone had been active on social media into February, posting gym selfies, commenting on trending topics, and even looking for collabs in New York early in February. His X profile also listed various interests in cryptocurrency, real estate and fitness supplements companies.
Andrew spoke of Stone’s relationships and positive influence on friends and industry peers, saying, “He had the personality and the looks and everything—he was very outgoing and friendly. He was very sarcastic. He could joke about himself just as easy as joke with other people and had no qualms and no problems. I know he and Marc MacNamara were very close. He and Roman Todd were best friends. So, you know, he had a lot of diverse friends in the community.”
On April 2, MacNamara posted a photo collage of Stone on his X feed with the caption, “Rest well my sweet Penny. U were a good one, love u big lil bro,” with a broken heart emoji.
