For people who have been ostracized, who have been all the way at the bottom, there's only one way that we can go - and that's up.

Every day, I walk the streets with my head held high, but deep down inside, sometimes I'm like, 'I just hope I can get through the day.'

I was always scared about my voice.

The one thing I thought I would never be able to do was sing on television.

I'm ready to get a Marvel role, honey.

It's a blessing that I have my family in my life and they were supportive, but there were times when I needed to find an outlet for me to understand my people and my own journey, and I found that through my chosen family, which was the ballroom community.