Rainbow Crew is an ongoing interview series that celebrates the best LGBTQ+ representation on screen. Each instalment showcases talent working on both sides of the camera, including queer creatives and allies to the community. Next up, we're speaking to RuPaul's Drag Race UK icon La Voix.
Star of the stage and screen, La Voix is a beloved member of the British drag scene. A true champion of classic variety show performance, the RuPaul's Drag Race UK star promises us she’ll be entertaining audiences till her "last dying breath".
Viewers will know the drag icon from her TV appearances on Britain’s Got Talent, Queens for the Night, and her spectacular run on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season six, which saw her place second behind winner Kyran Thrax. She’s also keeping busy with new music and her 2025 UK tour The Show Isn’t Over.
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Chatting in this exclusive new interview with Digital Spy, La Voix reflects on her impressive career, battling imposter syndrome, and being a role model in the queer community.
Let’s talk Drag Race. Do people still tell you that you should have won?
I think I will get ‘You Were Robbed’ tattooed [laughs]. No, it was an amazing experience, and I got on so well with Kyran. Kyran is so much younger than me and at the start of so many exciting things, it's nice for them to have that break so early on in their career.
When I went into Drag Race I knew I would be a bit older than some of the contestants, maybe more established, and I really wasn't sure if that would go against me and whether they would vote me out in episode one to make an example. So, I went in not knowing what to expect. But to get right down to the finale and to have so many amazing experiences along the way, it was the most fun thing I’ve ever done.
Having more of an established career already, did it feel like there was an added pressure on you?
Of course it did. A lot of people have that whole imposter syndrome. You think, ‘Oh God, this is the moment I'm going to get found out. Where I can't actually do what I've been telling everyone I can do and go public on the TV.' I was so worried.
But most importantly, I think I just wanted to go out there to prove to myself that I could do these challenges.
You shared some emotional moments on Drag Race too. How did it feel to walk the runway alongside your father?
You have no idea who they're going to bring in, you have no idea who it's going to be. When I saw my dad walk round the corner I was like, ‘Oh my God’ but he was just so game for it every step of the way. I saw a different side to him.
I think in this current time, we're all so on our phones and all so busy. To have an entire two days with no phone in a room, just talking to my dad, was a time I'll never forget. We just talked about things so openly and wonderfully. Then for him to make that speech on the runway, I just think he was so eloquent.
I knew he was supportive, but I didn't realise how deep that support went. It was just a beautiful, beautiful moment I'll never forget. And he's still wearing the heels to this day [laughs].
Why do you think Drag Race means so much to so many people around the world?
There’s the lip syncing, the glitter, the costumes, that whole creative fun side of it. So, I think if you're an out proud gay man, there's that great interesting touch of the high camp level of the show.
I think on the other side there are kids that because it's been on for so long now they’ve grown up with it being on their telly and they might have come across it at a really vulnerable age. They can see there is a community out there and there are other people out there. The little mirror talks about coming out, of acceptance, all of those conversations… they can witness these people talking about something they might be relating to.
I just think that side of it has a really strong message. It puts awareness out without some people even realising they're watching a show about sexuality or gender, they are actually getting entertainment from something. All of a sudden it just makes everything feel a bit more accepted.
How does it feel being a role model for young LGBTQ+ people?
Well, that's crazy to even think about that. Isn’t that bonkers? I think you never really see your own progress and I certainly don't think you feel the years. Britain’s Got Talent was over 10 years ago but for me that feels like it was three or four years ago. It's madness. You don't realise the time, the gigs you put in, the work you put in, even the changes you make. You know, you don't realise that you are changing, adapting and developing. So suddenly, for someone to see you as an inspiration is amazing.
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What advice would you give to your younger self?
I think it’s just if you can believe in yourself from an earlier age, don’t worry what other people think, you’ll be so much stronger.
People will forget what you say, they’ll forget what you did, but they’ll never forget how you made them feel. That’s a great way to move forward.
La Voix is booked and busy – How excited are you to get on the road again in 2025?
I’m super excited. This is my first year post-Drag Race, so I feel like I'm in a bit of a relaunch. I've been touring all the theatres all around the UK and abroad for the last 10 years with my show, but it's been so lovely since Drag Race to be playing bigger venues than I've ever done.
Your new single The Show Isn’t Over feels very uplifting and empowering. Was that important to you personally?
Yeah, of course. I'm glad you said that because I wanted it to be an uplifting anthem. I wanted to create one of those songs from my youth. There are some more songs to come out this year and all of them are a similar upbeat, catchy, positive message to try and get everyone uplifted because the world's a very unfunny place sometimes.
You’re right, there can be so much negativity. So, does it feel nice to bring people together in the queer community?
That’s why I love doing the theatre shows. Live theatre has always been my passion because of that. You’re in a room with people that might be having a bad day or a terrible time, or it might be raining — however big or small the problems are — they're all sat in that theatre and for two hours you can take an entire audience to somewhere fun, full of laughter and happiness. They can forget their problems for two hours.
I'm a big believer that comedy and live entertainment is just the best therapy for anyone. You can just escape things, feel a bit lighter and lifted when you go out and hopefully take on things in the world a bit a bit easier. All just by the power of laughter and live music.
Ticket’s for La Voix’s UK tour The Show Isn’t Over are available now.
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