RuPaul's Drag Race winner Jaida Essence Hall wants black kids to remember: 'Who I am is enough'
It's 9:48 p.m. on Friday night, a mere 18 minutes after Jaida Essence Hall found out she'd become the 12th crowned queen in thekingdom. From her apartment in Milwaukee, the newly anointed royal fights back tears of excitement as she speaks to EW on the evening of her coronation, the emotion in her voice thick and palpable as her signature, buttery smooth confidence gives way to unbridled exclamations of pure joy.
It's a position Hall doesn't take lightly, especially given her status as a black, queer entertainer celebrating a distinct moment of joy while Americans concurrently protest police brutality in the wake of several black citizens' recent deaths — particularly the, whose death Monday has since sparked a wave of nationwide demonstrations against racism.
I chose the song because it’s one that I love to perform and entertain people to. We had to lip-sync from home, and I thought, if I’m going to be at home, I want to showcase what we’re all going through! I’m at home, in my robe, chilling like everybody else. In my mind, [the narrative] was like if quarantine was ending… I’d pull off my housecoat to have a party!
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