“Drag has always been family-based.
Thats how houses are built.
We need families to feel like were part of something.
Mayhem Miller for EW
“No matter what, were all family joined by this bond of going through a reality television show.
[It puts you] through the wringer.
We all connect and bond in a special way.
Shea Couleé for EW
We will always be family and always be sisters, no matter what.”
“Something thats different for drag queens is: We dont go to college and major in drag.
“We have to rely on ourselves.
We didnt major in this.
Nobody taught us how to do anything in school when it comes to drag and branding your stuff.”
Coulee recalls, fighting back tears.
“[My answer] came from such a pure part of the little boy inside of me.
I remember writing on that line, I just want to belong to this family.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 5airs Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on VH1.
Read EW’s full digital cover story on the new season here.
