Drag Races trans alums on the power and promise of your favorite drag queens favorite drag queen.
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Shes so much cooler than half the girls that go onDrag Race.
People dont understand what they just witnessed when they watch her perform.
Ru was just doing what Ru did; he is a boy who transforms into a girl.
They werentreallyready to see drag queens on TV.
That doesnt mean trans performers werent a part of the shows history up to that point.
I had to tell myself that I needed to be the person that I wanted to see on TV.
Caliente came out as trans in 2016, after Hillzs season and before Peppermints.
She decided to keep her identity to herself, in part to fend off criticism.
My biggest fear was,Will I be considered to be woman enough?
Thats predominantly thanks to Candis Cayne onDirty Sexy Moneyor Laverne Cox orPose.
Even the girls onDrag Racewho were courageous enough to tell people who they truly are.
Those are the little waves that make a bigger wave for the future.
Youre wrong for who you are.
