“For so long, my mom was just against every choice and every instinct I had.
I didn’t want to be a doctor.
All I wanted to do was sing and dance.
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Cox then drops a bombshell: “She doesn’t even know I do drag…
Without missing a beat, fellow contestant Jaida Essence Hall offers up some maternal support.
“That’s usually what parents want for us.
Sometimes they just think they know what’s best.
Sometimes they just have to see it lived out and see the reality of what it really is.”
“I can’t allow her disapproval to define me,” Cox concludes.
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