“Normally when you go to a queer space the people often look like you, they are the same age as you and so on, but at Mardi Gras and at queer events in general, everybody is different, everybody comes together. And that is what I love about Pride and Mardi Gras and those sort of events.”

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.