'Drag Race' star Amethyst comes out as trans

Anytime someone is ready to open up to the world about who they truly are, it's a reason to celebrate. Today that reason is RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 star Amethyst sharing with the world that she is trans.

The 29-year-old comedy queen from Connecticut took to Instagram over the weekend to share her story in a moving, hand-written note. She kicked things off with a message about her upcoming music, which arrives in a couple of weeks. But then moves on to share what she has gone through in her personal life.

"The truth is, I've been struggling severely with my gender dysphoria more than ever in recent months," she wrote. "It's something that I've always concealed in the back of my mind, and through the years has slowly crept its way to the front."

"Last year was when things really started to hit me hard, and this mental warfare has really just escalated since then. I let it get to a point where it was eating away at my life, my thoughts, my relationships, my confidence, but most importantly my sense of self,” she revealed. “I knew what needed to be addressed by always told myself that I’ll get to it when I’m ready.” Happily, that time has finally come.