๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐บ, ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ขโ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐จ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏโ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ป๐ช๐ฑ-๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.
๐ฅ What would Rockell do? ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Drag legend ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ (18-year drag veteran, 30-year professional dancer, and Tampaโs most unapologetic truth-teller) storms the Skittle Squad stage with stories thatโll make you laugh, gasp, and stand the hell up.
In this exuberantly inspiring episode, Rockell reveals:
๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ (including her iconic Miss St. Pete Pride shoe malfunctionโ"I gave โem MC Hammer realness!")
๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ "๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅโ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐" (and how Tampaโs scene can unite beyond pageants vs. monsters)
๐ช๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ (losing every photo of her motherโbut never her grit)
๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฌ (from topless show awkwardness to Sesame Street Liveโs ramen-noodle budget struggles)
๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐+ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ("Baby, if the bars wonโt book us all, weโll build our OWN stages!")
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง?
Rockellโs journeyโfrom a Black gay kid in Mississippi to a Las Vegas showgirl, choreographer, and community lifelineโis a masterclass in turning "noโs" into "hell yes". Whether youโre a drag fanatic, a fellow artist, or just need proof that queer joy is unbreakable, this episode will leave you fired up, cackling, and ready to death-drop your doubts.
๐ง Listen now โ Your new mantra: โif what you want isn't there, provide it.โ @๐๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฅ_๐๐ฅ๐ฎ
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