Every day of Pride Month, Mashable will be sharing illuminating conversations with members of the LGBTQ community who are making history right now.
“Get up, look sickening, and make them eat it!”
Latrice Royale, the “chunky, yet funky” queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race, has been offering those immortal words of confidence to fans for years.
But in 2020, she’ll be taking them straight to the polls — voting not only as a beloved leader of the LGBTQ community, but also as a former inmate with newly restored rights.
A drag queen, activist, and television personality, Royale first came into the national consciousness in 2012 as a cast member on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4. Snatching the title of Miss Congeniality and placing fourth overall in her season, Royale established a reputation of integrity, kindness, and talent early on in her public history, regularly using her primetime platform to advocate for a cause near and dear to her heart. Read more…
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