Quotes from Shangela

Listen, I'm a fan, no, I'm a stan of Ariana Grande.

We can't live in fear. There are going to be people who will disagree with us, but it's important for us to stand up and say what's right and what's wrong.

The drag scene in Miami has always been top notch to me.

Every good look needs a storyline.

I would say my biggest piece of advice that I would offer LGBT business owners and people looking to segue their talent into a business would be to utilize all the resources that are available to you.

I have a lot of talent and sometimes, you know, when people see you're a drag queen they go, 'Oh, he's a drag queen. That's what he does.' But I'm always excited to... stretch the boundaries on how they see me.

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 and really honoring ourselves and who we are.

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

It's always been my dream, it's always been my vision to work as an actor in Hollywood, in drag and out of drag.

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

Becoming a drag entertainer and really embracing that helped me to embrace who I was as a gay person even more.

My first show was at Here Lounge in West Hollywood.

I don't have any problem with drag being more mainstream... I enjoy the fact that we're moving toward a place where people are a lot more open.