
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is the latest subject of the fantastic web series Portrait of a Queen.
While she prepares for DragCon LA (and stressing over an absent designer), Vanjie shares tales from her life and career. She discusses growing up in central Florida and meeting her drag mother Alexis Mateo. She also talks about her first experience in drag and the origin of her (now iconic) stage name. Of course, she also shares tales from her (brief) experience on season ten of Drag Race and return to the Werk Room for season 11 (and her “showmance “with Brooke Lynn Hytes).
And, if you need more tea, she talks about working on Drag Race Live in Las Vegas and working with another central Florida queen, Roxxxy Andrews, on All Stars. I love Miss Vanjie and this in-depth interview is a must-watch.