Shangela

In life, you can't control what other people are going to do; you can't control how they're going to behave. All you…

— Shangela

Michelle Obama, one of my inspirations, said 'when they go low, we go high,' and it was a thing that I really…

— Shangela

I think everybody should have the right to do drag if they want to. Even if they look busted!

— Shangela

On-stage I like to give people something that they will remember, something different but something electric.

— Shangela

It's amazing how far that we've come and the strides we've made in the LGBTQIA community with regard to acceptance and equality…

— Shangela

I'm a work horse.

— Shangela

Any queen who's ever worked in a drag bar, or even been in a drag dressing room, knows that underlying all of…

— Shangela

We're in the world right now where self-promotion is very accessible with the Internet and with YouTube and what I've learned is…

— Shangela

We can't live in fear. There are going to be people who will disagree with us, but it's important for us to…

— Shangela

My grandmother will watch any episode of a show I'm on, but she watches her soap operas every day. When I was…

— Shangela

A big thing in the LGBTQ community is finding family because some of us have loving families and some of us really…

— Shangela

As a drag diva auditioning in Hollywood, I've run the gamut.

— Shangela

It's great that we have so many people from so many diverse background in the 'Drag Race' family.

— Shangela

I always say that the most resourceful people in the world are drag queens.

— Shangela

Seeing RuPaul go out there and not only create music, but TV and film roles, and continue to go down so many…

— Shangela

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong…

— Shangela

Honey, I beat down an alien with my purse in the 'X Files.'

— Shangela

The MAC Skin Primer keeps my makeup nice and smooth during application and throughout the night. I can't be having no creases…

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My dream was always to come to Los Angeles and make it as an actor. I kind of just fell into drag.

— Shangela

My first show was at Here Lounge in West Hollywood.

— Shangela

RuPaul's Drag Race' is the holy grail of drag.

— Shangela

I started watching, growing, learning, and putting in extra effort to become the best queen I could.

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When things go wrong, I like to keep on working and move on.

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I'm the Nancy Drew of drag!

— Shangela

I've been to every Lady Gaga concert.

— Shangela