“Drag Race' was, like, my outlet and finally being able to see myself in television and that was through Manila Luzon, who was a 'Drag Race' contestant. Manila was the first Asian queer person that I ever saw on mainstream media and 'Drag Race' really did that for me.”

Filipino American beauty influencer and social media personality

Bretman Rock Sacayanan Laforga is a Filipino American beauty influencer and social media personality based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He became widely known through YouTube and Vine, after a contouring video went viral in 2015. He has 99 quotes on the site. Rock is known for makeup tutorials and for a comic, outspoken take on everyday life. He later starred in his own reality series, MTV's Following: Bretman Rock, in 2021, appeared in several music videos, and in October 2021 became the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of Playboy.