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Rihanna DMed Monique Heart, Is a 'Drag Race' Fan
"Facts are facts, America."
April 01 2019 9:37 AM EST
May 26 2023 2:28 PM EST
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"Facts are facts, America."
Monique Heart is one of RuPaul's Drag Race's undisputed meme queens. Period! What more proof than a slew of celebrities who use her quotables, the latest of which is Rihanna?
In a recent post to Instagram Stories, Heart compared one of her recent print looks to one of Riri's. "Feeling like my sis @badgalriri" she wrote above side by side photos of her and Rihanna. Rihanna's look was originally posted in February. "#Browncowstunning," Heart also wrote on the diptych, quoting herself from Drag Race. Animal prints (mostly cow, but sometimes cheetah) have become a staple for Heart.
The Bajan princess agreed that there were similarities, according to a screenshot of a DM from Rihanna herself.
"Facts are facts af," Rihanna responded back. Well America, we have a winner.
Whether Ri is a long-time fan of the show (her stylist Mel Ottenberg is a fan so it's plausible,) or whether she's just seen footage circulating online, is unclear, but what we do know is that Heart has truly won in the game of pop culture resonance. Rih now joins others like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as having quoted the Drag Race alum.
\u201c.@Rihanna responds to RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race alumni, @IAmMoniqueHeart on Instagram. \n\n\u201cFacts are facts af!!!!\u201d\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1554075903
Being a meme queen is a status that Heart has spoken about before with a bit of skepticism. Earlier this year she told Out that while the fandom may quote her and turn her into memes, "it really doesn't seem like the fandom is there [to support] if you want me to be completely honest." So while the quoting is great and all, we hope that at the least Miss Brown Cow Stunning is getting a follow back.
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.