A biography for BeBe Zahara Benethasn’t been written yet.
“Dressing up like a woman does not make me less of a man.”
“When I started performing, there wasn't Facebook and Social Media was not huge as it is now.”
“At the end of the day, I come from a culture and an upbringing where you create your own path. There is no seat at the table for you? You create your own opportunity.”
“I think that I've always represented self-empowerment, you being your best cheerleader, you always affirming yourself. I've always been about empowering people. It sounds very cliche in a way, but it's not.”
“I might not the best seamstress, I might not know how to sew, but I know how to make a garment look like a million dollars.”
“I don't let the fans rule my world and rule what I do, or how I do it, because as artists we give what we give and you receive how you want to receive.”
“It's very important that when we have platforms like 'Drag Race,' we use them to really unite forces.”
“Everybody deserves to showcase their different talents and there's always somebody new you can tap into.”
“I hope I don't come off as being cocky.”
“I'm very excited to be able to take the Jungle Kitty experience to different places and travel with it and meet all the different jungle kitties out there.”
“I don't get intimidated, you know. Because I feel like when you get intimidated, you become nervous, and then you turn to fear.”
“People always ask me, how did you grow up to be so confident? I tell them, I always look in the mirror and say I belong, you are so beautiful and you are meant to be here.”
“I respect myself. I have very high expectations for myself.”
“I try to keep a balanced diet, but I always leave room for dessert.”
“For so many years women have reached out to drag entertainers asking for help or advice with their style, makeup or they just want to be our friends.”
“I'm a nurturer by nature!”
“On stage, we embrace every ounce of ourselves, we celebrate who we are, we are honest and live our truth - and we inspire people to do the same.”
“I always keep my word.”
“You know, many people do not know that I am so immersed when it comes to music. I have such a huge knowledge of music. I like my songs, I like my melodies, my harmonies, you know.”
“I feel like I am just an entertainer. It does not matter what form I take to perform and entertain. I think I deserve being called a performer because you don't call Tyler Perry a drag queen. You don't call Will Smith a drag queen and all the other mainstream artists who use the aesthetic of drag to entertain.”