Adore Delano

“I just remember growing up in the '90s and figuring out my sexuality really, really early on because of the women in the '90s, and realizing how they were messy and doing what the guys were doing.”

“I'm thankful for RuPaul and everything that he's done.”

“I'm the type of person that will study everything about a show that I get involved in.”

“Growing up, when I was about 14, I used to dress as a girl back then and sing.”

“Yeah, I mean, I'm a beast in the studio. My first record, I finished recording in like two days. The second was three days.”

“I want to find that happy spot where I am emotionally happy and where I am making music almost every day, that would be the life.”

“To me drag is like a superhero mask.”

“I think I'm versatile. I take good critique, I have a positive attitude, and I am I'm not delusional.”

“Being on 'Idol' was an amazing experience. We had a lot of pressure to do each show, but they really helped shape me as an artist and get to where I am. It was pretty awesome.”

“I love the beauty and fast pace of Hollywood.”

“For one human like me who comes from a small town to blow up like that and sell out venues, its would be weird man.”

“I grew up in a small Latino community that was very masculine-driven.”

“It's good to treat life like a party when it comes to something as huge as 'Drag Race.' So many girls are selling their mothers up the river to get on this show, and it's important to just really have fun with it. We're all men in dresses, this is a party, this is a celebration - don't lose sight of that. That's just my whole take on it.”

“I'm super into chick bands.”

“Throw a little glitter on a dead flower and it'll mask the decay.”

“You don't have to be so serious all the time.”

“I have good idols and I definitely look up to good people.”

“You know, all my friends call me Gender Spice.”

“We weren't living with each other on 'Drag Race.'”

“I like taking to the moms. Like, 'You drove your kid all this way just so he could possibly meet me?' There was no guarantee that I was going to come out or anything. I wish I had a cool mom like that.”