Laila McQueen is an edgy queen who (spoiler alert!) was sent home too early on the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. While you may have only gotten to see a few of her avant-garde looks on the show, you haven’t seen the last of Laila.
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Laila, following her elimination, and got to learn more about this artistic queen. Stayed tuned for all the juicy details she gave us in the full interview. In the mean time, whet your appetite with this list of 10 fascinating things you never knew about her. Enjoy!
Related: Loving the Art of Laila McQueen
10. Laila has a rare anxiety disorder known as “Misophonia“
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9. Most of Laila’s drag career has been spent in New Hampshire
8. Laila has a degree in Fine Arts and enjoys creating art in addition to drag
7. She has a sick obsession with American artist Keith Haring
6. Laila can finish a family-sized tub of hummus in one sitting
5. As a child, Laila was always a witch for Halloween (not a wizard, a witch)
4. Laila is terrified of both turkeys and sharks
3. For vacation, Laila almost exclusively goes to clothing-optional facilities 😉
2. From age 15, and up until she got onto RuPaul’s Drag Race, Laila hand-made all of her merchandise for her fans
1. When she was 19, Laila got banned from the University of Maine because of her drag
Watch Laila on the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. New episodes premiere every Monday at 9/8c on Logo.
Related: Getting To Know The Queens Of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 8 (Part Two)
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DCguy
“”Misophonia is not recognized as a disorder by standard diagnostic criteria, and there is no evidence-based research on its prevalence or treatment.””
David Gabaldon
Nobody cares!
Doecelyn Marie
Rare anxiety. … get out of here with that
David Gabaldon
Bad group of queens this season
Ree Flack
Kieran Allen it’s your queen x
oilburner
@DCguy: Thank you Doctor. We ( as in no one ) appreciate you adding your expert opinion.
Steven Hobday
Aaron
Giuseppe Riviella
I loves Laila. Once I.saw her lip synching to Marilyn Manson at a bar, I was like dayum she rocks!
Natalie Perdue
Guess what David? Nobody cares about your opinion! ð???
DCguy
@oilburner:
No actually that is the determination of the American Psychological association. See, that’s why I put the quotes around it. Sorry, I assumed that everybody on this board had been through 3rd grade English classes and understood that meant the comment was a quote.
This is totally my fault, I should not have assumed that, so don’t you feel bad for being wrong, it was my error to assume you had made it that far in school. And I completely apologize for putting you in that embarrassing position. So head out into the world with a smile on your face, don’t worry about your mistakes, You go be you!
AxelDC
@oilburner: Except he’s correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
Misophonia is not recognized as a disorder by standard diagnostic criteria, and there is no evidence-based research on its prevalence or treatment.
The diagnosis of misophonia was not recognized in the DSM IV or the ICD 10, and it is not classified as an audiological, neurological, or psychiatric disorder.[1] It was not included in the DSM-5.[3]
Franky Ma
Lyla Johnston
21stCenturyBear
@DCguy: @AxelDC: Just because this isn’t recognised at the moment doesn’t mean that it won’t be in the future following further research.
DCguy
@21stCenturyBear:
True, but it should be listed that way.