When I was a kid in San Diego, I would read fashion magazines and Interview magazine, and all of that really inspired me to create a persona. So by the time I moved to New York, in the early '80s, I'd learned how to create a persona, and I knew what my persona would be.

Negativity is basically laziness. It takes a lot of hard work to remain positive, but positivity always pays off.

As gay people, we always think outside of the box. The irreverent is always important to a drag queen and anyone else who lives outside the box. And this is why drag's important: remember to not take life seriously. It's always important to see the laughter in the illusion that we pretend is real.

Some girls talk to the boys in the chat room, my girls talk to the boys in the backroom.

When there are no words, let your eyes do the talking.

my goal is to always come from a place of love ...but sometimes you just have to break it down for a motherfucker

I change clothes at least three times a day. It's the only way I can justify all the shopping I do. Prada to the grocery store? Yes! Gucci to the dry cleaner's? Why not? Dolce & Gabbana to the corner deli? I insist!