Eliminated RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Miz Cracker has opened up about her hopes of using her drag career to help members of the LGBTIQ+ community in Uganda.
The fan favourite, who was eliminated from the reality program just short of the finale, has been raising funds for the cause since 2016, hosting various fundraisers and benefits in New York City.
"I came into this season saying that I was going to use drag to make the world a better place and god dammit I’m gonna do it!" Cracker said during an interview with OUT.
She continued: "Starting with Pride Uganda, which is an underground Pride festival in Uganda where being gay is illegal."
"I’m going to teach drag skills to underground drag queens god dammit, because I showed you drag can change lives in the makeover challenge and I’m going to take that magic to a place where it’s very much needed."
The trip, which is set to take place "late summer or early fall of this year", came about when Cracker was approached by war photographer Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi.
"She was like, ‘You have to look at this community’," Cracker recalls.
"And since I spoke with them [gay Ugandans] I have been stuck. I love them and I just am always trying to keep up with what they’re doing and I want to get out there and meet them in person."
She continued: "It’s been in the works for a while but I’ve been broke and Ugandan Pride has been broke, but now there’s finally some menney henny – thank you America!"
Homosexuality remains illegal in Uganda, where members of the community can face life in prison for "aggravated homosexuality".
Miz Cracker is a regular contributor and columnist for Slate.
