Drag Race UK’s Sminty Drop wants to prove homophobic bullies wrong and be an ‘idol’ to queer kids

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season four contestant Sminty Drop says she wants to inspire young, queer kids in her hometown, after being a victim of bullies when she was growing up.

The 23-year-old “sexy cyberpunk” drag queen comes from a small town in the Lancashire countryside called Clitheroe.

She sailed through the first week of the new season, but says her journey to life as a Ru-girl has been a long-time from her rural beginnings – and wants LGBTQ+ youth in her hometown to look to her as inspiration.

“I come from a very small town in the middle of the countryside.” She told PinkNews and other media.

“I don’t think anybody where I’m from thinks that somebody here can be big, you live and die here. Very few people venture out from here.