Sasha Velour Quotes

I'm certainly not inventing anything new with drag.

For me, choosing to perform in drag, because of all the things I enjoy about it, is a political act.

Drag should push the limits of what is considered fashionable or beautiful.

I love the creativity and the social and political aspects of drag.

I agree with Ru that it'll never be mainstream, because mainstream means everybody knows it, everybody loves it, everybody accepts it. That's never gonna happen with drag, but it's definitely become more mainstreamed for people that never knew anything about it, being opened up to it as a form of art.

A drag queen on time is not a drag queen.

I wanted to be a drag queen so badly. I'll bet I still own more wigs than any drag queen - I love me a wig.

Drag wasn't always counterculture.

I always said if I played a drag queen, I'd want to create a template with the realness they talk about in 'Paris Is Burning.'

I love wearing drag.

The crux of drag is outsiders looking in. That's all it is.

Drag has always been an open space where anyone within the LGBT community can express their creativity.

I'm a drag queen who is thoughtful and serious about drag in addition to being funny, ambitious, and glamourous.

You get the wig on, you put the lipstick on, you get the big eyelashes on and that's the GC. It's like Paul O'Grady when he does Lily Savage... But when I'm not working, I don't wear a scrap of makeup.

Something that I love about drag is that it's a celebration of feminity.

I'm an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that's why my drag is a little different.

There is something about the art form and about drag entertainers that is very uplifting.

I mean, I'm a drag queen, any excuse to wear a costume means it's going to be a good time.

I've never done drag, but I'd love to try it.

I have an art magazine about drag called 'Velour,' named after myself, and I have a monthly show called 'Nightgowns' that curates and presents some of the most creative and high-quality drag in a professional theater setting.

If I was a man, I would be a drag queen. Honestly, I would. I absolutely love it.

When it comes to drag, my favorite thing we can do is kind of push against the beauty standards of magazines. We don't need to look like supermodels. That what really makes drag special and makes it unique and makes it queer.

There have always been drag queens everywhere.

Drag artists are more men than real men. You need a lot of courage, personality, and guts to go out there. Even if you look good or you look bad, you still need to have all of those things to be on stage. You're going to get criticized by everyone.

I consider myself an artist, but instead of paint or clay, my medium is drag. I put so much of myself into my drag from every detail of the costume, makeup and hair to my performance, the way I speak or even stand.