Top 40 Aquaria Quotes

I remember wearing a full checkerboard look with checkerboard Vans when I was in elementary school and got bullied so much for it, so it’s nice to see it being applauded and enjoyed.

Don’t let your upbringing, your surroundings, whatever situation you are living in, don’t let those stop you from being the greatest you that you can be.

A lot of people know me from Instagram, and most of the concepts that I post there are my looks or my makeup. They don’t know or remember that, almost every night in NYC, I am running from gig to gig and working hard.

Drag will always be a dynamic and powerful art form, and it is my duty now to honor the artists who have come before me while continuing to pioneer my own path and history by being open to growth and change as a human and a drag superstar.

I like doing things that make an impact.

I think everyone is always so surprised to see the friendship that I have with The Vixen. We are very supportive of each other.

I’m so blessed to have family that’s so supportive of my choices.

I’ve never come from a lot of money. Going to college in New York was already a financial struggle for both my family and me, so to drop out and immediately put my faith in my drag career was a huge risk to take.

I’ll do two gigs on a Saturday night until four o’clock in the morning, wake up, and do drag brunch on a Sunday, and then another party Sunday night. I definitely take what I do very seriously.

If someone tells you what something is supposed to look like or to follow a specific trend, but it looks silly on you, you don’t have to do it.

Getting to know Vixen has been an amazing learning experience, and I am glad that I am close to her so that I am able to be further educated on social issues and see them through her eyes.

I used to do a show in New York that was loosely based around celebrity impersonations. I know what it takes to embody someone.

As with any season, there are plenty of people who would have made fabulous winners, and I just hope to honor the legacy of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ and I hope to continue to make my fans, my friends, my family, and my sisters from my season proud.

Drag has always been very political and challenging of societal norms and other aspects of life.

Past ‘Drag Race’ alum that I’ve spoken to, their biggest advice to me was, ‘Expect the unexpected,’ and, ‘There’s no way that you can prepare for this,’ so I thought I was at least ahead of the curve knowing that I wasn’t prepared.

I sometimes forget that my vision of the world is not remotely anyone else’s.

I’m a huge fan of Green Day’s album ‘American Idiot’; it was just a whole, very thorough experience.

Every time we get in drag and bat an eyelash, it is a political statement.

If you look like a million bucks, people might assume you come from a million bucks.

The U.K. fans are definitely very passionate about their drag queens and have always been so lovely and welcoming and supportive.

I’m always inspired by anything in ‘Vogue,’ anything that’s been in ‘Vogue.’

I love a quick little magician gag.

For me, some of the key points of drag are knowing who you are, how you want to go about making people happy with your art, and why you’re doing what you’re doing.

Every day, I’m learning new things about myself. Every day, I’m learning new things about life.

I’m not always the best with expressing emotions and understanding my emotions.

I love meeting fans, and I love bringing my drag to all parts of the world.

For me, drag is not about being a woman – or being anything, specifically.

‘Jesus of Suburbia’ is such a dynamic song from start to finish; it’s nine minutes of craziness and hectic-ness and emotion… It’s one of those songs where I know that for the next couple of days, I don’t have to go to the gym, because I got my workout running around the stage and thrashing to Green Day.

New York City is home to some of the most talented individuals anywhere, and whether you are born here or a transplant, the city has always had a tendency to breed perfection.

I think – I know – the normalization of drag and drag culture has definitely opened up people’s minds in some parts of the world.

For me, drag has always been about being someone younger kids can look up to, or even older kids can look up to as well, and I want to continue to tour and travel and entertain.

There are many times where we lose faith in our country and ourselves, and I think drag is definitely a form of entertainment and a form of hope that tells us we have to hope for a brighter future.

I just see that there’s a lot that I can do as far as sparking change and helping amplify the voices of marginalized people.

Accidents happen and all of that, but it’s how we pick ourselves up from the accidents that matters.

For me, drag is all about making people happy and entertaining.

For me, I went into ‘Drag Race’ wanting to further catapult my career, to travel around the world, and perform for all my fans.

I think any time we do drag, especially in 2018, it’s a political statement. Because we’re living in a world where people don’t see drag queens as equal. They don’t see queer people as equal. They don’t see people of any minority as equal.

I just want to be a shining leader for the LGBTQIA-plus community. Drag queens have always been the leaders of the community.

No face is ‘correct,’ but when you figure out how to emphasize and celebrate your own features with makeup, it will show.

If it doesn’t seem nice, appropriate, or right, don’t do it.