🌹🌹🌹La Poderosas Valentina @allaboutvalentina aka James Andrew Leyva Performer, actor & 📺 personality best known for her presence on the 9th season of #RuPaulsDragRace & 4th season of #RuPaulsDragRaceAllStars Valentina was the show’s☝🏽first-generation 🇲🇽 reina, who spoke openly about her immigrant identity, her #Latinx experience & proudly showcased Latina culture. She paid homage to many Latina superstars like; Veronica Castro, Lucía Méndez, and Maria Felix. When asked by RuPaul why her fans were so protective of her and often lashed out to other contestants her response was simply: “My following is very underrepresented in the media. I represent something similar to what #Selena represented in the ’90s — Chicano, Mexican, first-generation, talented — so they’re overprotective of that, and they’ll fight anybody.” Video credit and full interview on #Vogue.
