Drag Race UK’s Lawrence Chaney calls out ‘misogynist’ fans attacking first cis woman queen
Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney says trolls attacking season three star Victoria Scone should just ‘admit that they’re misogynists’. (YouTube/BBC Three/Instagram/@victoriascone)
Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney has come out swinging for fellow queen Victoria Scone once again, saying trolls attacking the season three star are āmisogynists”.
Victoria made Drag Race herstory as the first cisgender woman to ever be cast in the franchiseās 12-year saga.
While manyĀ celebrated the series for casting the self-titled ācelesbianā ā short for ācelebrity lesbianā ā a handful of trolls questioned her right to be there
The flurry of backlash prompted Lawrence Chaney, the reigning Drag Race UK winner, to artfully cut critics down to form in a searing interview with Metro.
She described how some Drag Race viewers were angry when she won season two earlier this year. Lawrence claimed the real reason these viewers were upset that she took the crown was because āIām fatā or āthey just donāt like meā.
And when it comes to trolls attacking Victoria, Lawrence just wants people to admit the truth behind why they donāt like her ā misogyny.
āWith Victoria Scone, I just want these trolls to admit that theyāre misogynists,ā Lawrence said. āThatās truly what I want them to admit because Iām sorry, how can it ever be wrong for a show to be more inclusive? How?ā
She told MetroĀ itās ānot just men in wigsā at drag bars and shows. Lawrence explained there are loads of transgender people, non-binary individuals, women (both straight and queer) and bisexual people who frequent such events and spaces.
āI think this is the right time, and I think her [Victoria] shaking up the world is what we needed right now because when you look back at drag at its roots, drag is meant to shake it up,ā she said. āDrag isnāt meant to be normal.ā
In aĀ chef-kiss-worthy Twitter thread defending Victoria Scone last month, Lawrence Chaney pointed out that she too is part of the LGBT+ community. She added that her friend has been āsubject to a lot of misogyny in the drag communityā because she is a cisgender woman.
āWomen are seen as less than in so many social situations, so trust me, Iām so happy she is on Drag Race UK,ā Lawrence said.
The gorgeous queen described Victoria as someone who is āgoing to change the worldā and will āshow a new audience that they can not only do drag but they are validā.
