One of “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s” most memorable contestants, Laganja Estranja, has come out as a trans woman.
Estranja made the big announcement on Instagram on Tuesday in conjunction with the release of an interview with Entertainment Weekly. In her caption, the choreographer and cannabis activist thanked her fans for the “overwhelming amount of love” and also thanked “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,” she added.
In the interview, Estranja detailed the story of coming to terms with her identity, describing herself as “nervous” but “not scared” to share it with the world.