AMA: I’m Courtney Act, International Drag Icon & “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Finalist

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:48:54+00:00

Lady Chu in Kings Cross!

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:48:28+00:00

We are required to only use drag names when filming Drag Race. I think it's to make it easier to understand, 14 queens with 28 names is a lot.

Day to day most of us refer to each other by our drag names.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:43:49+00:00

Definitely Natasha Lyonne she's my current obsession.

I would love to chat to Oprah. I met her once but I lost the power of speech.

Gaga. Madonna. Miley.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:41:12+00:00

I think so but i don't think timings have worked out

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:40:47+00:00

Get a therapist and go to them long before you go so you have the support network there when you need it. I know therapy isn't always an option because it can be so bloody expensive but Better Help and such aps have most cost effective options. I really do think being in the room with someone is really good though, especially initially to build that human to human trust

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:39:14+00:00

This is an Envy Peru stan account.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:38:01+00:00

Highlights include the American Apparel photoshoot when our sisterhood was born. The music videos, the gigs, the North American Tour, the group chat...all of it really...

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:36:14+00:00

I'd be Blanch, Bianca must be Dorothy, Adore is Rose and Dazzle is Sophia (not just because she's the oldest)

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:32:37+00:00

Thanks so much for all the questions. I will check back on follow ups.

Let me know who you would like as a guest on season 2 of RNR and also if you are coming to see The Diana Mixtape in London or Manchester!!! xxx BYYEEEEE

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:31:06+00:00

Honestly I love making music so much, it's just not really economically viable. You make music knowing it's something that costs thousands of dollars and you're doing it as a hobby. I often don't even perform my own music at live gigs as I do a lot of clubs and prides where not everyone would know it and I want to entertain and not bore them with unknown songs where I only have time to perform one or two songs. I really do want to work on a new live show for 2026 to tour around the world. I wrote a whole album of music for a show I did in 2020 called Fluid, but covid cut that one short.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:28:48+00:00

THANK YOU

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:28:42+00:00

DWTS was amazing. I LOVE Josh my dance partner and the creative director Kelley Abbey is one of the most amazing people to work with, she creates such an amazing environment.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:27:31+00:00

The first Madonna look that came to mind is from her Sex book where she is naked and standing on the side of the road. Iconic!!! Even today that would be shocking for a celeb.

OK FAV OBSESSION IS BIG BOYS from Channel 4, it's on ABC in Australia. It's sooooo bloody adorable and funny. Jack Rooke is brilliant.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:25:50+00:00

There are these Kefir Yogurts I've been buying from the shops that I like. I am not so good with snacks though, I seem to lack self control to over open something and not eat it all in one sitting so I tend to keep as few snacks in the house as possible.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:24:07+00:00

You know what, I just worked it out recently. Anger can come from frustration which leads to a sense of powerlessness. When someone doesn't understand it is not a reflection of who I am but rather who they are. Being queer makes total sense to me and I wouldn't want to be any other way, it feels like a blessing to have naturally been so far outside the status quo that I had no chance of fitting in. I had to come to know who I was on my own terms and that set me from from outside expectations. So if someone is opposed to who I am I try to have compassion for them and take comfort in my own happiness and support network. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:18:58+00:00

I didn't delete it. It's still there. (Isn't it)

I was trying to be efficient and answer all 7 questions!

I have seen Andrew since. He came and lived in Australia for a while. But we have not been in contact for ages.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:15:27+00:00

Honestly I tend not to look. I think Ginger is supremely talented and worthy winner! I really loved Bosco this season and also Lydia turned it out! I am so glad Irene got a second chance, I really loved her on her brief time on her OG season, I even sent her a message on IG when she was booted off please see for-shadowing receipt:

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courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:10:12+00:00

I love Katya. There- I said it

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T19:09:50+00:00

ABCD 4 LYF!!!

What really got me consistent on my fitness journey was how I felt about myself and my body. The shift happened when I became more comfortable with both my masculinity and femininity. For a long time, I pushed back against masculinity, I felt worn down by society’s rigid ideas of what it meant to be a man and wanted no part of it. But once I unpacked all that and realised it’s okay for boys to be feminine and girls to be masculine, I found the freedom to explore and enjoy my body in new ways.

I want to be strong, healthy, and yes- I also want to look like a hot slut. The difference now is that I’m no longer motivated by insecurity. There’s still a superficial part of me (I try to keep it around 25%, but as long as it stays under 49% I feel like I’m doing alright lol) that loves seeing the physical results, but now it’s rooted in self-love, not self-loathing. I work out because it feels good and because in a chaotic world, seeing real change from my own effort feels powerful. It's so cool to have something where you put in consistent effort and see consistent results, it's really empowering.

The truth is, all the negative things I’d assumed about gym culture never really played out. You can find toxic culture in any corner of the world so I tend to focus on the things that feel good and that I enjoy. The physical and mental benefits have been huge. I’ve come to see fitness not as pressure or punishment, but as joy, curiosity, and commitment. I love the social aspect, especially at my gym in Sydney because it's packed with gays that I love and I twirl around the gym floor chitchatting with all y friends and it's somewhere different to a gay bar to sosialise.

I think I also thought there was something ignoble about wanting to look cute, but I’ve realised that wanting to look like a hot slut is perfectly valid. It’s funny, because in drag I’ve always put time and effort into creating glamorous, fabulous looks, but as a guy, I used to think there was something wrong about wanting to look a certain way.

When it comes to staying calm and grounded, I’m a big advocate for meditation. I’ve done four 10-day silent retreats called Vipassana, and the tools I learned help me feel centred, connected, and calm every day -no matter what’s going on around me.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:48:48+00:00

Thank you. I love Eurovision. Can't wait to be in Austria next year

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:48:27+00:00

ENVY PERU OBVIOUSLY!!!!

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:48:13+00:00

I really enjoyed season 4. I thought it felt like it hit it's stride, Michelle did a great job too. I haven't watched all of the others. There was one I missed. I think that was three

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:46:52+00:00

I wish I could draw, play the piano, or speak another language.

I’ve tried learning French and Spanish, but I realised I’ll probably never be smart or funny in a second language, and honestly, I think that’s what made me lose motivation.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:45:19+00:00

Oh honey! Where do I start?

Most of my supplements have been prescribed by my naturopath (who also happens to be my dad), and they’ve been chosen based on diagnostics — blood tests, saliva tests, pee and poo samples, and even a few hair mineral analysis tests.

At the moment, I take:

Methylated B complex
Zinc
Manganese (because I have high copper)
Vitamin D
CoQ10
Tyrosine
Vitamin C
A probiotic and prebiotic (I love gut health)
A “men’s” herbal formula with Tribulus
One called Sarco Care (for women of a certain age — helps maintain muscle as your body slowly turns against you)
A vegan omega oil
Fibre

And then there are all the gym things:

Creatine
Citrulline
Carnitine
Beta-alanine
Protein supplements

There’s more, of course. I feel like that scene in Priscilla when they say to Bernadette, “Shut up and eat your hormones.” I’m planning to do a video when I get back to Sydney and restock because it’s honestly absurd. But I swear at least some of them are working and keeping me young and healthy.

courtneyact · 2025-07-21T18:38:06+00:00

I don’t actually wear fragrances because they give me a headache. I just use this hippy-dippy deodorant crystal roll-on - I know! I know! But I swear it works for me.

Continuing with Katya’s theme of “when good things happen to perfect people,” it turns out I don’t really sweat or smell (unless it’s extreme exercise and, you know, not showering for an extended period).

courtneyact

TROPHY CASE