Musician

There's always been extreme misogyny in the music industry.

In my early career I was sort of anti-drag. I said, 'Drag is dumb and boring, and I want to be an effing weirdo and go crazy and rebel.' But now it's like I've come to respect and understand how deep and traditional drag as an art form is.

I wanted to record an album that moved through the body's chakra energy system.

Let us be kind to one another and be slow to anger.

It was horrible having to watch myself on TV. I think I would have had a much better time if I didn't take it so seriously.

I think 'Drag Race' is a remarkable phenomenon and we won't even be able to see the impact of it until many years later.

I was always drawn to beautiful women.

When I'm doing drag, I get to just be a pure channel for it.

I'm a giant person. I can't go and buy women's shoes in a shoe store. I don't even go in the shoe section because it just breaks my heart because the shoes are so beautiful, but they don't fit me.

My mom knew that I was gay. So she just came up to me in the kitchen one night, and she said, 'Justin, are you a homosexual?' And I said, 'Yes,' and that was that. She took all the steps, she went to talk to a family counselor beforehand to see how she should bring it up, and now my mom's my biggest fan.

I love 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians.'

Working out grounds you in your body and in the moment so if I'm ever feeling fuzzy headed a workout always helps check in with the moment.

Well, I love Britney Spears, and I condider myself to be Britney Spears.

I can be pretty, I just prefer not to.

I've certainly had to find a balance for myself and I have to now schedule months where I say, 'OK, I'm not going to travel during this month.'

The House of Andrews really invented what we know as polished, glamour drag.

It's crazy how much time can change things.

So pride is a time for us to say we're here, we're visible, we're strong, we're able to organise and we're able to activate and work together as a community to make change. That's what pride's about for me. And it's really fun too!

I was like, 18 and it was in West Virginia because I was allowed to get into the clubs in West Virginia, not Pennsylvania where I was growing up. And we went in and there was a drag queen on stage and she was huge and beautiful, but she was lip syncing to a song. I was legitimately stunned.

I think it's good for 'Drag Race' to be moving toward the mainstream. I'm grateful for the move to VH1. I'm glad that one million people watched the first episode of Season 9. Our message is one of love and acceptance and truth and strength and perseverance, and I believe it should reach everyone, near and far.