Author Profile
Sasha Velour
1987 • American • Entertainer
62
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Showing 62 quotesI want to see some queer politicians, some drag queens and drag kings running for office and shifting the way that policy is made as well.— Sasha Velour
Racism is a problem everywhere, especially in this country, but all over the world, and especially within queer space.— Sasha Velour
Everyone who passes through 'Drag Race,' and especially the people who are able to have really big careers after the show, has a responsibility to the queer community to do a good job of representing queer people across the board to be kind and loving.— Sasha Velour
I want to follow in RuPaul's footsteps, which is that combination of not just personal stardom but to really transform myself into a producer of drag. That's the way to make a lasting impact on the world of drag and... to make actual differences in the queer community. I think there's no better model for that than RuPaul.— Sasha Velour
There are so many voices that tell people, especially queer people, that they don't have importance and regality.— Sasha Velour
People are so serious about ourselves, and drag suggests that maybe it's all just a bunch of ideas, and we can be a little bit more flexible with them.— Sasha Velour
The cities that I go to where I can tell that they have a lot of different types of drag, I tell them that they remind me of Brooklyn, and I mean that as the highest compliment in the entire world.— Sasha Velour
I hope we see more avenues for representation. More TV shows and films starring queer people, especially QPOC and nonbinary folks, more mainstream press coverage of our artwork and fashion, and more representation of our interests within politics.— Sasha Velour
I love hearing the same songs over and over again - as long as queens challenge themselves to come up with new ways of performing them.— Sasha Velour