“I was always made to feel that men were desirable because of their masculinity, and for a boy, being feminine was not something you should be proud of. But, I came to realise it's OK for boys to be feminine, for girls to be masculine and we should all express ourselves however we want.”

Australian drag queen, singer and television personality

Shane Gilberto Jenek, known by the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer, and television personality. He first came to wider notice on the inaugural season of Australian Idol in 2003. He is one of the public faces of contemporary drag performance in Australia. After Australian Idol, he signed with BMG Australia and released his debut single, "Rub Me Wrong," which reached No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart and went gold. He was later a runner-up on season six of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014, and is a member of the drag girl-group The AAA Girls.