A biography for Manila Luzonhasn’t been written yet.
“Antoine and Sahara Davenport were really able to help me learn about drag. We really fed off each other. Together, we just clicked. We were both part of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' so we both got to go through this experience together.”
“Now that we're seeing that you can be a really masculine football player and a homosexual, you can be a really girly boy who likes to dress in women's clothes, I think that it's just been adding to the whole discussion about homosexuality and society.”
“I always get nervous when performing. Always!”
“I don't think being Latin queen is a disadvantage.”
“Drag isn't always about expensive rhinestone gowns; it's about what's entertaining.”
“RuPaul's Drag Race' is my favorite TV show.”
“I live in N.Y.C.; Latin queens are sick'ning!”
“I've started a line of Manila dolls and they're all going to be wearing my favourite outfits - the spaghetti and meatballs one is the first one, I'm really excited.”
“Put your problems into perspective and it usually turns out things aren't nearly so bad. And when they are, look to those memories of happy times. Keep some happiness on reserve for those rainy days!”
“I was able to save up a lot of money over the years of working hard so that I can buy myself cute shoes.”
“If you're gonna win, you wanna beat the best.”
“Sometimes I feel like there's a little bit of woman deep down inside of me, that when I put on the drag, she's able to come out.”
“If you don't clap for Todrick Hall, guess what Mary, you're a homophobe.”
“I'm a really big fan of Monique Heart. I always think she has some really creative ideas.”
“A lot of the inspiration for my album 'Rules' was the cheekiness of Aqua.”
“My parents made me take piano lessons from 1st grade to when I graduated from high school, and music never came to me as naturally as my other more visual artistic talents.”
“I had no idea I would be able to have a career in drag that's lasted this long, at the level that I get to do it at.”
“You can wear whatever you want to make you feel pretty or fabulous.”
“I'm inspired by my surroundings. That's why I create dresses or videos around simple everyday things! I also love playing with nostalgic things from my childhood like cartoons. I like my art to trigger some sort of memory from my viewers, something they can relate to.”
“We need folks who are queer or trans, to have an opportunity to tell their story.”