This week, I’m joined by RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 queen Elliott with Two T’s — a classically trained dancer turned Las Vegas performer who grew up as a gay kid on a Texas farm.

We talk about how dance became her safe place, and how her fiercely supportive mom helped her build confidence early on. Elliott shares what it was like performing in drag for the first time at 15 through a Dallas LGBTQ youth center charity event — and how drag quickly became more than performance. It became creative control.

We get into auditioning for Drag Race during COVID, filming under intense pressure, and what life looked like after the show — nonstop touring, burnout, and learning when to “bed rot” and recharge.

We also talk about advocacy. Elliott reflects on how LGBTQ rights have shifted from gaining ground to fighting to protect what we have — and why youth safe spaces matter more than ever. She credits the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with teaching her how to understand and use her legal rights in school. Plus, she shares surreal moments from lobbying in D.C., including AOC running over to meet her.

This is a conversation about resilience, performance, advocacy, and finding your voice — onstage and off.

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