RuPaul's Drag Race star Shangela may be giving your city a makeover in HBO's makeover show We're Here. The drag icon took Marie Claire's survey to find out more.

1. if i wasn't an actor/drag entertainer: wedding planner.

2. the best career advice I ever received The elevator to success is broken. You have to take the stairs.

3. most polite response to a rejection/career setback: "Thank you for this opportunity. Leave the stage.

4. most ungracious response to a rejection/career setback: throw your drink after the "I don't have a sugar daddy" speech.

5. most successful moment: when she performed Beyonce for Beyonce and Jay-Z.

6. most agonizing career decision to date: Choosing not to go back to working in PR after losing RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and pursuing my dream of becoming a full time entertainer.

7. Easiest career decision ever: to compete in Drag Race again.

8. job I would do for free: film critic.

9. favorite part of the job: traveling the world.

10. worst pitfall of the job: early morning flights.

11. change you would like to see in the industry: more opportunities to tell the story of LGBTQ people of color and their unique experiences.

12. how did you earn your first dollar? Writing a check to my grandmother.

13. who do you admire? Jennifer Lewis. Because she has had a 40+ year career in entertainment and still has the excitement of working and creating.

14. song you would like played at your own funeral: "You Were Loved" by Whitney Houston.

15. the first album I ever bought: "The Writing's on the Wall" by Destiny's Child.

16. food you unashamedly love: fried chicken and biscuits at Popeyes.

17. my perfect day ends at 4pm

18. my perfect day ends: gel patches under my eyes.

19. the one store I can't leave without buying something: Target.

20. how i feel better after a crappy day: watching reality shows.

21. the moment you thought you fell in love: when you decided to have dinner together.

22. something a woman should do at least once in her life: go out dressed as a woman.

This article appeared in the May 2020 issue of Marie Claire.

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