Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 458 February 26, 2020

You can’t know the
NYC drag scene
and not know the
force of nature
that is Brita Filter. Brita is
known for being one of
the leading talents on the
New York scene right now,
and her hard work has
paid off, as she’s part of
the cast of “RuPaul’s Drag
Race”! I caught up with
Brita as she and her fellow
New York City sisters
prepared for their close
ups, and we talked about
New York City talent and
she shared the secret
to New York City drag
success!
So, it’s official: You are
on Season 12 of “RuPaul’s
Drag Race”!
It is wild. I still don’t
believe it.
What does it feel like right
now?
It feels incredible! It
feels like all my dreams
are coming true. It has
been a secret for so
long, and now that I can
actually tell people, it’s
finally feeling real. It
actually started feeling
real recently when I was
having a conversation with
RuPaul at the “Saturday
Night Live” after-party.
I am really just sitting
here having a good old
kiki with Mother Ru, and
she’s complimenting my
look; it’s just wild. It was
incredible. It was just nice
to talk to her as a human
being and just get to have
that conversation. It was
such a beautiful night.
You are on this season
with so many of your
New York sisters, who
are all so talented. What
is it like taking the ride
with so many of your
hometown sisters?
It’s the best of the best,
honestly. All of these girls
I respect, and their drag
is all so different, we all
do different things. It is
so nice to have family
here. We have all grown
up together in the scene.
It was so nice to be there
and have people that we
could really lean on and
people that we can cuss
out when they’re being a
bitch, because they’re our
sisters.
You recently were the
toast of the Women’s
March in Washington, D.C.
What was that experience
like?
I am a spokesperson for
not just our community,
but for women, and that
is why I dress up like
a woman! It was really
important for me
to be there. I think
that especially with
the fame and the
popularity that we
all are going to
have, it’s important
to use that
fame and that
popularity for
good, and
that has
been
my stance
since I started
drag. It is important
to me to go stick
up for people, and
I can now be the
spokesperson for
so many people who
don’t have a voice or
are afraid to have a
voice. Being there meant
the absolute most. I was
honored with an award by
the Women’s March, also.
It was an absolutely
beautiful weekend.
You are on the show with
such a diverse cast, but
you are known in New
York City as one of the
girls who has really made
it happen for herself. What
do you think it takes for a
true New York girl to make
it in the drag scene in New
York City?
You just have to keep
on working. You have
to have new ideas and
not compare yourself
to anyone else. Keep
challenging yourself. It’s
truly how I made my own
name. I never compared
myself to anyone else,
I just always tried to
outdo myself the next
time, to make sure that I
was always on my toes.
Honestly,
people get
so stuck in
their heads
and always
comparing
themselves,
even with
the Glam
Awards.
I always
say, the
only
way you
will win is
to challenge
yourself the
next time better
than the last,
then, sis, you got
it!
@thebritafilter
FRIDAYS