American - Entertainer | June 25, 1987 -
Just in my experience as a drag queen, I've been able to connect with queer people around the world - and to see them connecting with each other over a shared love of drag!
Sasha Velour
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The cities that I go to where I can tell that they have a lot of different types of drag, I tell them that they remind me of Brooklyn, and I mean that as the highest compliment in the entire world.
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People are so serious about ourselves, and drag suggests that maybe it's all just a bunch of ideas, and we can be a little bit more flexible with them.
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There are so many voices that tell people, especially queer people, that they don't have importance and regality.
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Absolutely anyone can and must do drag.
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Taking care of your mental health is important, and being able to model that for queer people who are out there every day dealing with their own struggles is very significant.
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Drag performance is really emotional.
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I'm an only child; I'm a very private person.
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Queer art is as much about starting conversations as it is about making dramatic statements.
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I have an art magazine about drag called 'Velour,' named after myself, and I have a monthly show called 'Nightgowns' that curates and presents some of the most creative and high-quality drag in a professional theater setting.
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I want to follow in RuPaul's footsteps, which is that combination of not just personal stardom but to really transform myself into a producer of drag. That's the way to make a lasting impact on the world of drag and... to make actual differences in the queer community. I think there's no better model for that than RuPaul.
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Everyone who passes through 'Drag Race,' and especially the people who are able to have really big careers after the show, has a responsibility to the queer community to do a good job of representing queer people across the board to be kind and loving.
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