MICHELLE VISAGE
Talent Grand Marshal
Michelle Visage is a singer,
radio DJ and author; but
is most recognized in the
LGBTQ community as a
judge on the smash hit reality competition
show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and its spin-off
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.”
She started her career in the spotlight
during the late ‘80s / early ‘90s as a
member of the singing trio Seduction,
then as the lead singer of the R&B dance
music group, The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.,
hitting No. 1 on the Dance Club Party
chart in 1993 with the single “It’s Gonna
Be a Lovely Day” from “The Bodyguard”
soundtrack.
Visage fi rst started working with
RuPaul in the mid-19 90s on his NYC
radio show, later joining him as co-host
on Ru’s VH1 talk/variety show “The
RuPaul Show.” They continued their
working relationship in 2011 when Visage
joined the judge’s table on “Drag Race.”
“Drag Race” isn’t Visage’s only
foray into reality television. She
also appeared on season 15 of UK’s
“Celebrity Big Brother,” placing
fi fth, and she is currently a judge on
“Ireland’s Got Talent.”
In a love letter Visage penned to the
LGBTQ community she wrote, “We
must keep fi ghting until using the word
‘equality’ isn’t necessary because we will
all be living as one. You are beautiful. You
are loved. You are perfect just the way
you are. Never change. I LOVE YOU!”
30 COME OUT WITH PRIDE 2018