The Drag Race host sparked anger after saying he would ‘probably not’ allow trans women on the reality showWithout drag, Monica Beverly Hillz might not be alive today. Hillz made headlines in 2013 when she came out as a transgender woman while competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the hit reality show that brought drag queens to audiences across the globe. She was the first to come out as a trans woman during the competition, and the show largely embraced her. “RuPaul himself would not have the career he has and the platform he has if it wasn’t for the trans women who came before us,” said Pearl Teese, a San Francisco drag performer who is also a trans woman. Photograph: Courtesy Bionka Simone GeminiHoney Mahogany, a San Francisco performer and former Drag Race contestant, noted that trans women could feel unwelcome in spaces that are traditionally dominated by gay men.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2018 09:00 UTC