I remember going on stage for the very first time as a solo act, I was probably, like, nine or 10 years old. And being backstage, I started having anxiety... I was literally getting sick. — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share Image
There's beauty in everyone's mug and body-ody-ody, but taking care of those things requires a lot of work, energy, and effort. — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
I was waiting for the world to change. I'm no longer waiting; I'm part of that movement. I think our role as performers and… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
It took a lot of years of me on my own, coaching myself, to look in the mirror and love the reflection. — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
Sometimes I wake up, and I'm like, 'Don't dream it. Be it. You're really living the dream. You are everything you've ever desired or… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
Nobody gets a free pass in life, and that's awesomely true for a drag queen or anyone else in the LGBT community. But I… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
I think that drag, being mainstream, it's such a wonderful thing because even my sister, years ago, they thought it was so taboo and… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
I remember when I started performing, I thought, 'Why is this something that we do after hours, underground?' I was waiting on the world… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
My brothers and sisters started having children at a very early age, and I was just there all alone at one point, like, 'What… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
This movement that RuPaul has created and World of Wonder and Logo has allowed to be aired, it's so much than just gay men… — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
Don't be anything you're not. Be yourself. And people will either celebrate that or say, 'It's not for me.' — Alyssa Edwards Copy Share
