“We love trans women; all of us know that drag wouldn't be an art form without trans women. I know that, RuPaul knows that, everybody in the gay community knows that. Trans women have always been a part of and the face of drag. And I can guarantee trans women will always be a part of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'”

American television personality, singer, broadcaster, producer, and actress

Michelle Visage is an American television personality, singer, broadcaster, producer, and actress. She first came to wider attention as a member of the dance-pop group Seduction, active on the Billboard Hot 100 in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She later became the lead vocalist of The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., whose 1993 single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" reached the top of the dance charts. Her career spans music and television, with work across performance, hosting, and production.