Entertainer

I just wanted to show young people you can be you and wear what you want.

Drag can make you a little more fearless and I think girls especially love drag because they get to see somebody define their own standard of feminine beauty.

When it all boils down, being Courtney has forced me to be different to the status quo, which means I have gotten to decide on every choice along the way.

A word of advice - don't invite your parents to the after-party at 4 A. M.

I think that 'Drag Race' would certainly let a straight guy compete in drag.

The Spice Girls were the life preserver to my high school years.

I think it's really cool that 'Drag Race' has created this space where so many different kinds of people can come together and socialise and have fun on equal terms.

I genuinely had always thought, this sounds dumb, I always thought that 'RuPaul's Drag Race' was shot in the basement of RuPaul's house.

I sort of throw away the definitions of gender - that boys are 'supposed' to wear blue and girls are 'supposed' to wear pink - and those gender roles and gender presentations. I do it on my own terms rather than based on what other people say I should do.

A good night's sleep is a super important part of feeling good.

I am a Madonna fan.

It's detrimental not to support marriage equality, even just on a financial level.

I think that gay men in particular need to just listen to bisexual people and believe them when they say they're attracted to different genders.

So many reactions in our lives are based on what happened to us when we were younger.

Recognizing your place of power and privilege in an unfair system can, as an ally, help you to start using that privilege as an opportunity to do good.

We live in a fear-based world where HIV stigma can prevail.

Caitlyn Jenner, for all of her flaws, did start a conversation around the world about gender.

Russia isn't only oppressive toward gay people, it is hard on everyone, particularly women.

I like being a boy, but I also really like being a girl.

I think it's best if I remain as dysfunctional as I can.