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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bosco has revealed herself as Seattle’s “demon queen.” In coming out on an Instagram post on February 11, the drag performer placed herself with Kerri Colby and Kornbread’ The Snack’ Jeté, one of season 14’s trio pioneering for transgender rights. The three continue to represent how much work needs to be done in establishing queer equality.
Bosco talked about how her companionship with Kerri and Kornbread helped strengthen her confidence in revealing herself to be trans in an interview. In addition, she spoke out about the struggles that trans people continue to undergo.
When asked about how her life has been affected by her recent announcement – coming out – she replied, “It’s been lovely. Somebody described it as “taking the plunge,” which felt accurate. I’ve been fortunate; I’ve been out since the summer in Seattle, which lives in its own bubble. It never came up nationally. It would feel weird to not talk about it at this point, so I was grateful for the reaction.”
When asked about her identity, she said that it was apparent that she was always “gender-fluid” at a young age. “I was afraid of my family’s reaction if I wanted to pursue things further,” she continued.
She had to think things through before deciding on her next step. However, right now, with the support she’s receiving, she told herself, “I can do this.”
Talking about financial instability and anxiety over acceptance, she says, “It felt important to me to highlight that being a trans person, even in this time of extreme visibility, is really f——ing hard. I’m crazy privileged to have this queer platform and be known to the queer community in a way that allows me to feel safe, but I have so many trans women and trans men as friends who don’t get to navigate their life with the power that’s RuPaul’s Drag Race helping them. It felt necessary to talk about that. It’s fun for pop culture to look at it as this beautiful swan tale, but for a lot of people, it’s bumpy, scary, and financially perilous.”
Though Kornbread and Bosco didn’t come out during this season, they have planned to reveal their identity within the year of concluding the show. She then added, “Kerri and Kornbread’s presence helped center me. They’re really cool people.”
