RuPaul apos;s Drag Race Alum Laganja Estranja Comes Out As Trans Woman

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'I tried to be male and be in-between and nonbinary. The truth is I'm a feminine entity and I can live this life,' Estranja explained to on Tuesday.
'Being a drag queen in itself is inherently political and being trans is even more so. As more people like Elliot Page coming forward as trans, like Demi Lovato coming forward as nonbinary, the more the landscape can change, and the more that people have to accept the truth. Gender is a construct, and we're all tearing it apart. I'm going to be part of a wave of change.' 
The 32-year-old dancer-choreographer wrote. 'I feel so empowered that I don't have to hide in the shadows as I make this journey. I want to thank all the trans brothers and sisters that came before me who fought so that my coming out could be joyous! I am so proud to identify as TRANS and to be living my truth. Happy PRIDE, you are beautiful as you are!'
Laganja (born Jay Jackson) first hinted at her gender affirmation on June 6 when she wrote: 'I've truly never felt more beautiful and comfortable in my own skin' 
'The truth is I'm a feminine entity': Estranja - who came out to her family last week - has no plans on changing her legal or stage name and revealed she has not yet begun hormone therapy
The tongue-popping Texan - who came out to her family last week - has no plans on changing her legal or stage name and revealed she has not yet begun hormone therapy.
'That will come. Glam doesn't make you a woman; it makes you a woman to people outside, in the world,' Laganja - whose drag mother is Alyssa Edwards - told the mag.
'Gender is performative, and what we wear is an extension of what we feel on the inside. That's the real truth here: once this is out and once people know, I'm going to be more free to explore what it means to be a woman on the inside. The dressing part? I've got it down, Magnetscheibenreiniger für Aquarien kaufen but that's not what makes you a woman.'
And for someone who once screamed 'I feel attacked' during season six, Estranja certainly received an outpouring of supportive comments from her RPDR colleagues.   
'Okurrrr!' And for someone who once screamed 'I feel attacked' during season six (pictured), the tongue-popping Texan certainly received an outpouring of supportive comments from her RPDR colleagues
The official RuPaul's Drag Race account congratulated Laganja, tweeting: 'Thank you for living your truth and inspiring us all!'
America's Got Talent judge Heidi Klum sweetly commented on Estranja's post: 'The world






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