he queer-speaking world (and its allies) unleashed a unified gay gasp earlier this year when RuPaul’s Drag Race announced the long-awaited Sasha Colby (we had to). As a former Miss Continental and the “first child and grassroots startup queen” of her respective house (one of the most distinguished drag houses in the U.S.), Sasha’s participation on the Emmy-winning franchise was likened to - as Bosco said - “. Now widely referred to by fans (and us) as “MOTHER!” - or as she puts it, “goddess slut” - Sasha stomped into the werkroom in her Hawaiian warrior garb as the de facto frontrunner, and has since demolished RuPaul’s stage with the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent that has contributed to her enduring legacy as a drag juggernaut. As of writing, she’s conquered three maxi-challenges, two of which were consecutive: she neck-cracked her way to victory as God (fitting) in episode three; crystalised the runway in Drag Race’s landmark 200th episode; and cuchicuchi’d the improv with Spanish flamenco icon Charo “without subtitles”. (Imagine explaining that sentence to a straight?) There’s more: her LaLaPaRuza lip-sync against Anetra to the beat of Fifth Harmony’s I’m in Love with a Monster, featuring a plethora of flips, kicks, splits and other quintessential Sasha Colby tricks such as her ferocious hairography, has been lauded as one of franchise’s most iconic battles to date. (“I could see us looking like Swiffers at one point, just completely mopping the floor.”) The smackdown is still going viral on the social medias, as well as other hidden gems of Sasha’s spellbinding performances including a clip in which she dowses her hair in water and drenches the crowd to Paramore’s pop-punk anthem Misery Business. Following - receivingherduesona global, mainstream level as a drag trailblazer and the trans icon the world is in desperate need of right now. “I did not expect the fanfare and the crazy outpour of love and energy,” gushes Sasha. “It’s overwhelming, and it’s made my 20 years feel worth it.”
