‘Don’t Give Up’: Charlize Theron Voices Support for Drag Community in Her Debut as ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Guest Judge
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This contains spoilers from the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 16. Charlize Theron expressed her strong support for the drag community in her debut as a guest judge on the season premiere of MTV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” In the opening episode of Season 16, the Oscar-winning actor and longtime LGBTQ told the queens that the groundswell of efforts to curb the rights of drag performers is driven by fear and ignorance. “Given the climate in our country right now, there’s a lot of energy being put toward your community not existing.
I truly believe that all of that is coming from a place of fear,” Theron told the contenders on the long-running competition series. “The beauty of what your community brings and the truth of who you are and represent will come out.
Don’t give up.” Contender Xuname Muse, daughter of Kandy Muse, praised Theron for speaking out. “I love that Charlize came here,” Muse said. “She is using her platform to protect our rights.
It’s affirming as an artist when our allies share the message of love that we bring when we do this.” Theron later sat down with the queens on “Drag Race’s” post-show “Untucked,” where she talked about fame. “I can’t say that I have ever gotten to a place where I’m used to it.
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