The celebs we interviewed for Black, Out & Proud may be world-famous now, but they grew up looking up to someone just like us. In our interviews, they told us all about their Black queer icons, from fashion girlies like Rihanna and Zendaya to luminaries like James Baldwin and Janelle Monáe. Read on to see who else they named and be sure to check out more from our interviews here.
Reality star Ts Madison: "My fashion icon is Miss Lawrence. She tears fashion to pieces! My Black queer icon in general is none other than mother, Ms. RuPaul Andre Charles. If I could be anybody else, it would definitely be RuPaul."
