Drag Race star Jasmine Kennedie bravely comes out as trans: ‘I couldn’t be happier’

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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jasmine Kennedie has received a swell of support from fans after coming out as trans on Friday’s episode of Untucked.

Kennedie, 22, credited fellow trans queen Kerri Colby for helping her to “affirm” her gender identity on the show.

Holding Colby’s hand while opening up, Kennedie said: “Seeing Kerri, seeing how confident she is in who she is, it just further affirms what I’ve been feeling my whole life.

“I definitely do feel that I am trans, and I’ve been so scared to say it. I have held back from it for so long because I didn’t want to hurt my dad. But, I can’t lie about it anymore: I am trans.”

In a statement on Twitter, she said: “Thank u Kerri Colby for making me feel comfortable to talk about my identity. If it wasn’t for you, I probably would have never came out.”

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Jasmine Kennedie also explained: “I am now at a place in my life where I feel confident enough to finally start living my truth and stop worry [sic] about what others think.

“I started my HRT (hormone replacement therapy) a couple of months after coming back from Drag Race and I couldn’t be more happier.”

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