Shangela

“My first show was at Here Lounge in West Hollywood.”

“Truly, I hope to inspire people.”

“Becoming a drag entertainer and really embracing that helped me to embrace who I was as a gay person even more.”

“When I started in 'Drag Race,' I didn't know anything about drag - my makeup was a mess, my hair was a mess, but I love what I was doing.”

“You never know where I'll pop up, I'm Shangela, OK?”

“You can say a lot about Miley Cyrus, but at the end of the day, she is a professional.”

“Live your passion, and live it to the fullest.”

“She's quite the professional, but I think the true Gaga - the magic of Gaga - is she knows how to dive into any element and really just be comfortable in her own skin.”

“RuPaul's Drag Race' is the holy grail of drag.”

“There's no union for drag queens.”

“Lady Gaga is a professional, truly, and someone who I aspire to be like as an entertainer.”

“I'm from Paris, Texas, okay! I remember looking up and just dreaming to one day make it on an airplane.”

“I'm from a small country town and to now be moving around with some of the largest names in Hollywood is a dream come true.”

“If you can find your passion in life, hold on to that. Go for it and don't be afraid to put in the work: things will work out for you.”

“Life is about putting forth your best effort and showing up. When you show up to the gig fearlessly and put forth your best, who knows what could come of it?”

“A big thing in the LGBTQ community is finding family because some of us have loving families and some of us really don't, so we have to go out there and make our own families.”

“I would say my biggest piece of advice that I would offer LGBT business owners and people looking to segue their talent into a business would be to utilize all the resources that are available to you.”

“The way I've always dealt with disappointment or challenges in my life is to find the bright spot and focus on it.”

“It's harder to compete against queens you know, because you have that personal relationship with them already.”

“I am Shangela, I'm a working girl professional who owns her truth.”