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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bosco has established herself as Seattle’s “demon queen.” In an Instagram post on February 11, the drag performer revealed that she is trans, placing herself with Kerri Colby and Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté, one of season 14’s trio of groundbreaking trans women. The trio aims to represent queer equality zones.
In an interview, Bosco talked about other Americans’ struggles regarding their identity. Kerri and Kornbread were there for her during this time which helped boost confidence even more so than before.
When asked about how her life has been affected by her recent announcement – coming out – she replied, “It’s been lovely. Somebody described it as “taking the plunge,” which felt accurate. I’ve been fortunate; I’ve been out since the summer in Seattle, which lives in its own bubble. It never came up nationally. It would feel weird to not talk about it at this point, so I was grateful for the reaction.”
When asked about her journey, the teen said she had always been a “gender fluid person.” At a young age, her identity was unmistakable. But, she continued, “I was afraid of my family’s reaction if I wanted to pursue things further.”
She had to think many times before deciding on a choice that would change her life forever. However, right now, with the support she’s getting, she told herself, “I can do this.”
Talking about financial instability and anxiety over acceptance, she says, “It felt important to me to highlight that being a trans person, even in this time of extreme visibility, is really f——ing hard. I’m crazy privileged to have this queer platform and be known to the queer community in a way that allows me to feel safe, but I have so many trans women and trans men as friends who don’t get to navigate their life with the power that’s RuPaul’s Drag Race helping them. It felt necessary to talk about that. It’s fun for pop culture to look at it as this beautiful swan tale, but for a lot of people it’s bumpy, scary, and financially perilous.”
During the show’s season, Kornbread and Bosco didn’t come out. However, they have planned to do it within the year of finishing the show. She stated, “Kerri and Kornbread’s presence helped center me. They’re really cool people.”
