Jonathan Van Ness

Even though I'm a hairdresser and I love doing hair, I feel like I don't look like a groomer. When I think…

— Jonathan Van Ness

If I could only have one grooming tool, it would be floss. I don't want to have broken Cheetos in my teeth.…

— Jonathan Van Ness

One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I think that because I struggled and did get very bullied, that definitely made me learn how to be funny and let…

— Jonathan Van Ness

Typically, you're not gonna find me out at night; I don't go to industry parties. Like, I will go sometimes if I'm…

— Jonathan Van Ness

My biggest secret is that I don't over-wash my hair. I wash it twice a week at the most, unless I'm on…

— Jonathan Van Ness

God, I miss TLC.

— Jonathan Van Ness

If you're feeling a little down, you're never fully dressed without a strong heel. But only if you're depressed - if you…

— Jonathan Van Ness

Coming from a town of 30,000 people on the Mississippi River, having 'Queer Eye' in 2003 through 2007 when I was in…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I think that the ideal of men's physiques in general, gay or straight, is one of the most under-talked-about things ever. Ninety-five…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I went from being pretty fit to 230 lbs., which isn't, like, the biggest for being 6-feet-tall, but I had been 165…

— Jonathan Van Ness

So often, grooming is meant to make you feel better about yourself, and a lot of times, we use it to make…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I've worn a 100% polyester cheerleading outfit in stadiums full of people - it is pretty hard to embarrass me.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I was really, really, really feminine and really into cheerleading and really into figure skating and really into gymnastics. Really into everything…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I'm from a really little town called Quincy, five hours southwest of Chicago.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I'm the youngest of three boys. Both of the older two are very heterosexual, football-watching, married, child-rearing, cornfed Midwestern guys.

— Jonathan Van Ness

From the extreme political polarization that is everywhere - there's so much suffering going on - so many people are really thirsty…

— Jonathan Van Ness

My family was really big on college, and it was hard for them to stomach that I was going to be a…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I want to show straight men and gay men alike that self-care and grooming isn't mutually exclusive with, like, femininity or masculinity.

— Jonathan Van Ness

To me, self-care isn't really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of…

— Jonathan Van Ness

I'm good at following my own grooming advice.

— Jonathan Van Ness

I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time.

— Jonathan Van Ness