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title: "1 Comes Drag Quotes By Sasha Velour"
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> [When it comes to drag, my favorite thing we can do is kind of push against the beauty standards of magazines. We don't need to look like supermodels. That what really makes drag special and makes it unique and makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/when-it-comes-to-drag-my-favorite-thing-we-can-do-is-kind-of-push/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/sasha-velour-6096_beauty_when-it-comes-to-drag-my-favorite-thing_1818087.jpg)

## More by Sasha Velour

> [I want to do something that is not just a pastiche of drag that's come before but is really authentically me. I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/i-want-to-do-something-that-is-not-just-a-pastiche-of-drag-that-s/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Right when I was starting to experiment with drag, my mom was diagnosed with cancer, and during her chemo treatment, she lost all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/right-when-i-was-starting-to-experiment-with-drag-my-mom-was/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Pride, to me, is a celebration of the past because we have come such a long way from the very first Pride parade marking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/pride-to-me-is-a-celebration-of-the-past-because-we-have-come-such-a/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [A lot of people still have the idea that drag goes from one end of the gender spectrum to the other end of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/a-lot-of-people-still-have-the-idea-that-drag-goes-from-one-end-of/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [We need to talk about representation for queer people in the media and also in law. And there's a long history of drag queens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/we-need-to-talk-about-representation-for-queer-people-in-the-media/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Drag has always inspired people to come together to be joyous and fight for what matters. If we can do it through beauty and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/drag-has-always-inspired-people-to-come-together-to-be-joyous-and/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Drag resists conservatism in the most basic way possible, and also in the most effective way possible, because it's improper when it comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/drag-resists-conservatism-in-the-most-basic-way-possible-and-also-in/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Even if I hadn't won 'Drag Race,' even if I'd never been on, I'd still be working my tail off, creating live shows, magazines,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/even-if-i-hadn-t-won-drag-race-even-if-i-d-never-been-on-i-d-still-be/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [There are some amazing people around who can tell stories about drag from the '60s and in New York, like the amazing club kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/there-are-some-amazing-people-around-who-can-tell-stories-about-drag/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [We still live in a country where there's disproportionate violence faced by our community, especially trans people and trans people of color. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/we-still-live-in-a-country-where-there-s-disproportionate-violence/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [I want to see some queer politicians, some drag queens and drag kings running for office and shifting the way that policy is made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/i-want-to-see-some-queer-politicians-some-drag-queens-and-drag-kings/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Queer art is as much about starting conversations as it is about making dramatic statements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/queer-art-is-as-much-about-starting-conversations-as-it-is-about/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [I discovered that my drag really does speak to people on an emotional level. I also discovered that people are sometimes put off by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/i-discovered-that-my-drag-really-does-speak-to-people-on-an-emotional/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [My favorite thing about drag is taking one idea and flipping it on its head entirely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/my-favorite-thing-about-drag-is-taking-one-idea-and-flipping-it-on/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

> [Drag is literally so ancient that it predates modern understanding of gender, of transness, of queerness. Drag predates modern ideas of gender, of theater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/drag-is-literally-so-ancient-that-it-predates-modern-understanding-of/)

[Sasha Velour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-velour/)

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