“At the time of being cast I was a part-time drag queen of 2.5 years that lasted 10 competitive episodes of my favorite television show. I am forever grateful for this incredible opportunity and thankful to RuPaul for changing my life, but giving me the platform to showcase the art I’ve always wanted to create. To my sisters- I am so honored to be part of such a legendary cast. Our resilience will go down in history considering the factors held against us and I will fight for you to the end. I love you all so much. On that note- any energy or feelings you have towards my elimination should be directed towards LOVE and celebration. To my city- I hope I’ve made you proud. You’ve inspired me beyond measure and helped me push the boundaries of my own creativity by being subversive, authentic, innovative and so beautiful. I will forever be grateful for the community my drag was raised through and I love you. To Abhijeet, Loren, Trey, Eda, Natasha, Tenderoni, Chamilla, Manny, Joshuan, Laila, Bambi, Aunty, Alex and everyone in my chosen family that helped me prepare, I am so thankful and so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you endlessly. To Transit Productions, thank you for these incredible gifts. Producing these videos with a team I trust with these delicate messages has been so liberating and unbelievably healing. You’ve been an integral part in creating my most prized rewards from this entire experience. To these incredible fans, thank you for joining me on this insane journey! I came home feeling so unsure of my reception and with a lot of unanswered questions and newly formed wounds. I hope you know how incredibly healing every word, every DM, every bit of support has been for those wounds. I love you all so much. And to you- Cordero. You did that! There is so much room for growth and improvement, but take a moment to see how far you’ve come and what you’ve accomplished all from being a dance-y little kid and a daydreamer. I’m so proud of you. A love letter to the world and to myself, thank you so much for everything. This is only the beginning. I love you.”- Denali