Hot off her win in the Drag Royalty category of the 2019 Queerties, Shangela proved once again — as if there was any doubt — that she is a queen who delivers.
Taking to the stage Thursday night at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, which honored Beyoncé and her husband Jay Z with this year’s Vanguard Award, Shangela powered through a Bey medley that included “Baby Boy,” “Single Ladies,” and Destiny’s Child’s bops “Bootylicious” and “Independent Women.”
The crowd was shooketh by the Hi-NRG performance, jumping to their feet at the end to shower Shangie in love.
Beyoncé herself was among those praising the Drag Race fan fave and A Star is Born actress.
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Check out some videos of the performance shared by Raymond Braun below:
OMG. @itsSHANGELA IS PERFORMING A BEYONCÉ MEDLEY IN FRONT OF BEYONCÉ AT THE #GLAADAWARDS. pic.twitter.com/VNS0oGurxF
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
So happy to see @itsSHANGELA living her very best life performing in front of Beyoncé!!! #glaadawards pic.twitter.com/CE7BgH9kwA
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
Never felt a room this electric! @itsSHANGELA honoring Queen Bey in front of her. #glaadawards pic.twitter.com/3eaKgdHhno
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
Beyoncé gave a well-deserved standing ovation for Our Queen, @itsSHANGELA! #glaadawards pic.twitter.com/qhsmu4uvXu
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
Beyoncé was SO into this performance! She was clapping and beaming the entire time. @itsSHANGELA is born to entertain and she took this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and DELIVERED. #glaadawards pic.twitter.com/AQwr7UnDHB
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
.@itsSHANGELA capped off her marathon 7-minute Beyoncé megamix performing the iconic Single Ladies dance and received an electrifying standing ovation from the entire #glaadawards audience, including multiple standing ovations from Queen Bey herself. It’s what she deserves! ?? pic.twitter.com/oHTlWRDEev
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 29, 2019
Drag Race season one winner and All-Stars season 3 finalist Bebe Zahara Benet was stanning along with everyone else:
We stan a professional! ??
— BeBe Zahara Benet (@BeBeZaharaBenet) March 29, 2019
The official Drag Race account offered more accolades:
Shangela Laquifa Wadley, you have come so far my dear!!! SO epically proud of you!!! @itsSHANGELA
— RuPaul’s Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) March 29, 2019
Beyoncé and Jay Z gave an emotional speech after the performance in which the “Single Ladies” singer paid tribute to her gay uncle. Watch:
Here’s Shangela earlier this year accepting the Queerty Award for Drag Royalty, a title she more than defended with her performance.
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whatsaywhat
They are great examples of love and acceptance for communities that still harbor a lot of fear & homophobia.
MonkeyMan
This was just so great. I still don’t understand why anyone was coming for them for being nominated? Whatever you think of their music and personas, them accepting this award and showing support like this is a milestone. I can barely think of any black and straight celebrities of this level of fame who have shown support for the community openly and without a filter.
Thanks to Beyonce and Jay-Z and whoever made this happen. This is monumental!