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title: "5 Drag queen Quotes By Sasha Velour"
description: "5 Drag queen quotes by Sasha Velour. Plus more from Sasha Velour and more Drag queen sayings from other authors."
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> [I've loved the RuPaul model of drag, where you're an amazing drag queen, you're a smart and savvy business person, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/i-ve-loved-the-rupaul-model-of-drag-where-you-re-an-amazing-drag/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/sasha-velour-6096_amazing_i-ve-loved-the-rupaul-model-of-drag-wher_416682.jpg)

> [At the end of the day, I just love drag so much that it's not enough for me to be a successful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/at-the-end-of-the-day-i-just-love-drag-so-much-that-it-s-not-enough/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/sasha-velour-6096_amazing_at-the-end-of-the-day-i-just-love-drag-s_715220.jpg)

> [The truth is I do take drag really seriously, and I think that there's kind of a place for that - to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/the-truth-is-i-do-take-drag-really-seriously-and-i-think-that-there-s/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/sasha-velour-6096_art_the-truth-is-i-do-take-drag-really-serio_1660209.jpg)

> [Just in my experience as a drag queen, I've been able to connect with queer people around the world - and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/just-in-my-experience-as-a-drag-queen-i-ve-been-able-to-connect-with/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/sasha-velour-6096_around-the-world_just-in-my-experience-as-a-drag-queen-i_2730599.jpg)

> [I'm a drag queen who is thoughtful and serious about drag in addition to being funny, ambitious, and glamourous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-velour/i-m-a-drag-queen-who-is-thoughtful-and-serious-about-drag-in-addition/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/sasha-velour-6096_ambitious_i-m-a-drag-queen-who-is-thoughtful-and-s_2884685.jpg)

## Other authors on Drag queen

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rupaul-81719.jpg) RuPaul 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/rupaul/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jinkx-monsoon-50034.jpg) Jinkx Monsoon 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/jinkx-monsoon/)
- [Bianca Del Rio 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/bianca-del-rio/)

## 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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