Chely Wright Says Her Music Career Was Damaged by Coming Out 10.34K Brian Moylan 01/10/11 05:14PM Filed to: The Gays The Gays Chely Wright Cinco de Gayo Lesbians Gettypic Tweetg Tweetd Fb Chely Wright, the country singer who came out on Cinco de Gayo, says that since that day her album sales have dropped by half and she's received death threats. Guess the announcement wasn't the career boost some thought it was.