I believe drag is a form of activism.

Im an over-thinker with a fighters spirit.

[Its] very anti-intellectual, anti-information, and anti-historical.

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We need a historical, political kind of drag.

We got a chance to do that with these final performances, using just our bodies and our emotions.

I really fought for it.

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It wassuchan emotional experience facing off against a friend.

I believe [Shea and I] were genuinely rooting for each other.

Thats so cute!Yeah!

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You also won with the benefit of having seen eight other queens take the crown before you.

Thats what inspires people to break away from cliches.

I want to keep pushing my look and my performances in new directions… Thats so important, especially now.

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People take those very seriously.

I wanted to dissolve those boundaries.

We need more of that.

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I believe drag is a form of activism.

You said atNightgownsearlier this year that every person who puts on drag is heroic.

Why is it important to remind people of that?There are lots of ways we can resist conservatism.

Im an over-thinker with a fighters spirit.

We need a historical, political kind of drag.