“I wanted them to see what they’re trying to eradicate,” Sasha exclusively tells EW.
“I wanted to normalize this trans body!”
The world is officially in itsSasha ColbyEra.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15 winner Sasha Colby for EW.Mettie Ostrowski
And the Los Angeles-based Miss Continental pageant winner tells EW that was no coincidence.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations!
You might be the first person to winDrag Racewhile naked.
Sasha Colby wins ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15.MTV
How does that make you feel?
SASHA COLBY:Exactly how I wanted to be.
It was a specific choice to be naked in these times.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15 winner Sasha Colby for EW.Mettie Ostrowski
I wanted them to see what they’re trying to eradicate.
Because they’re probably eradicating it because they’re attracted to it.
Usually that feeling is lust hidden under hate.
That’s what they’re uncomfortable with.
As a trans woman, I still get clocked.
I walked through New York City yesterday and was called a man.
Every time they do that is them showing their own cards.
I can’t deny the fact that I was brought up religious.
Something that connects you.
You have to believe your performance if you want anybody in this audience to believe it.
You have to sell it.
Everything I showed you in this finale is a different interpretation of the goddess….
I realized today that you’re the first winner of AmericanDrag Raceto have also won Miss Continental.
What kind of validation is that foryou?
It makes all my dreams as a child come true.
I understand the eyes on me, which is why I wanted to be naked.
I wanted to normalize this trans body!
I need to check myself and have these pinpoints of, it’s bigger than me.
You told Ru you wanted to act and have your own show.
What irons do you have in the fire?
Acting has always been deep in me…. How do you feel seeing that because Ru clearly sees it, too.
Ru’s definitely not trying to give me her job!
The fact that I get a RuPaul seal of approval is exactly why I wanted to join the show.
Win, lose, or draw, what I wanted was a long, thriving career.
The way I saw myself getting there was getting a stamp of approval from RuPaul.
Not only has she done that crowned me but she saw the whole me in filming.
Let’s talk about specifics of the lip-sync and stripping down.
What was the significance of having the rod that you pulled out to reveal yourself under the coat?
I made more than enough costumes to maybe switch when it was needed, but things fell into place….
I wanted to take up the whole stage.
No shade to anybody next to me.
I sat on this for about 15 years.
We were going to do it for Continental, but it wasn’t right.
We ended up finally being able to use it for this.
I’m a Millennial, so it’s everything I’ve saved for the last 15 to 20 years.
I was able to make all my Pinterest boards come true.
Did the performance change at all based on who you were going against in the finale?
No, whoever it was, it was going to be exactly what I was going to do.
Sasha and Kylie had amazing lip-syncs in their finales.
We know you’re the queen of lip-syncs, but did you consult with them?
I didn’t talk to anybody about this.
I needed it to not be tainted with anything but what I needed to say.
I wanted to make them all proud.
Has Kerri called you yet?
I don’t know, I haven’t been able to look at my phone!
I see you tearing up as you’re thinking about them.
It’s so amazing.
Anything else you want to say?
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
