‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ has its first Native Hawaiian performer. Sasha Colby is her name

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After 15 seasons ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ has forged its first Native Hawaiian entertainer.

Sasha Colby is initially from Waimanalo however now lives in Los Angeles. She’s the youngest of seven youngsters and has since made a reputation for herself within the drag neighborhood on a nationwide degree.

“I’m simply so excited to symbolize all of the issues that I like about Hawaii,” Colby stated about being on the hit actuality competitors present. “It’s solely the second week, and it’s insane… It’s a whirlwind, I need to say.”

Within the massive cities with top-notch entertainers, Colby typically sells out giant venues and nightclubs at any time when she takes the stage.

She gained the coveted title of Miss Continental in 2012 and is utilizing her voice to amplify the struggle for transgender equality.

“To have this politicized on a regular basis, it’s so exhausting while you’re simply making an attempt to be an precise trans individual strolling via life — not making an attempt to pressure your beliefs, or appears to be like or something on anybody, simply desirous to stay your life the way you wish to,” she stated.

Her journey from a small city to the most important stage in drag has been certainly one of luck, good timing, and self-discovery.

“There’s a variety of issues that you simply understand you didn’t know you can do on the present bodily. However then realizing there’s a degree of vulnerability that you need to present and launch — it’s cathartic to be on the present and current your trauma and your life to everybody,” she stated.

Via her performances, Colby expresses individuality and encourages others to stay authentically, regardless of acknowledging not everybody accepts trans and drag performers.

“On the finish of the day, drag is an artwork kind. Drag is an outlet to create. And like another artwork, whether or not it’s sculptures, music, or excessive artwork — it’s subjective. And you’ll like sure artwork, and you’ll not, and I believe as soon as we actually honor what we’re right here to do — which is to be a vessel to create, and to work via trauma, or to unite individuals in a typical mind-set or one thing in a different way — that’s what drag does,” Colby stated.

And whereas Colby continues to soar to stardom, she retains Hawaii, its individuals, and its meals in her coronary heart.

“Favourite conventional Hawaiian (meals)? Laulau poi Lomi salmon. Straight up,” she stated. “Finest favourite snack is Foodland poke, the spicy ahi.”

On the subject of meals, she additionally stated a kalbi BBQ Rooster blended plate with additional mac salad is prime of her checklist in terms of native grinds.

She added that she feels the love and assist from Hawaii all the best way in LA, and her circle of different Hawaii natives in California helps hold her grounded.

“I like taking that on and representing all of the Hawaii queens I grew up loving and admiring. So I’m simply so completely satisfied to be the one which will get to at the least push the dialog additional in trans rights, equal degree enjoying discipline for everybody,” Colby stated.

You’ll be able to watch Colby compete for the $200,000 grand prize in new episodes of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ each Friday on MTV.

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