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  • Oh, man.

  • Oh, Janet, that is a complete full circle moment because, yes, people know that I love with Houston.

  • But Janet was before Whitney.

  • I had Janet poster before I even knew about Miss Houston.

  • And so Janet really, really meant a lot to me.

  • I that iconic poster where her boobs were covered by mystery hands and Jim and I went backstage at the concert.

  • I was so nervous and she said, I saw you want a plane once, but I didn't want to bother you and I said, I saw you on the plane and I didn't want to bother you And she's so the next time Please bother me, Bobby, whatever you want.

  • Wow, that's the first huge cover that I got to be a part of.

  • Radhika Jones took over editor in chief of Vanity Fair and asked me to be her first cover, and it was a huge, huge honor, and I'm forever connected to Radhika, and there's no one else I'd rather be forever connected to than her and any legal.

  • It's really captured me and I've loved meeting her, and it was just an amazing moment, and I think was a big mama for the culture, So I'm really honored to to be assemble and t cover that Wow, I feel.

  • So long ago I had hair back then black drag queens invented camp.

  • And don't you forget it.

  • I love being advised to Meg Gala.

  • It is a hot ticket and play at the same time.

  • When I go to the man, I always want to say something What I'm wearing And I was honored to the muse appear Moss a k Kirby.

  • But the pinstripes are lyrics of songs.

  • My songs are about gay empowerment, his songs about black empowerment.

  • And I don't I do.

  • The theme was camp, and I really wanted to play with that.

  • And I said, Well, when I think the camp, I think about ball culture, I think about black drag queens and, um, you know, back in the eighties, really making a name for camp.

  • And I know that a lot of people were like, Oh, well, actually can't begin in this time.

  • And I'm like, Not from me.

  • I can't believe him out of ball culture.

  • And so I really wanted to Hunter damn that evening, and I'm glad that we got to do that, Don't they put a car before, you know, really bringing that idea it's a like beyonc is the best.

  • That's that's That's my Ted talk.

  • She is the best ever.

  • Do it, see the best I'll ever do it.

  • She's phenomenal as an artist, but I think I've got a chance to be around her little bit and spend a little time.

  • And and I think the reason why I am so drawn to her is because she still committed to the crash so committed to being a master of our craft.

  • And I think I am, too, and I think we, you know, we see each other on that one That way she never fails to tell someone that she's proud of them, and I think that means a lot to me when she says that because I am so proud to be a black woman because of her.

Oh, man.

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