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Janelle Monáe Is Just as Emotional Over Queer Eye's Lesbian Hero as We Are
"You are my personal hero," said Monae.
Season 3 of Queer Eye dropped on Netflix last Friday and episode 5, titled "Black Girl Magic," centers on Jess, the show's first openly lesbian hero.
Antoni, Bobby, Jonathan, Karamo, and Tan come into the home of the self-professed "lumberjack lesbian," who was kicked out of her adopted parents home for her sexuality and whose fear of rejection holds her back.
Over the course of the episode, Jess comes into her own, discovers her confidence and beauty, and even finds both her chosen and biological family. The episode is leaving many people emotional, including the one and only Janelle Monáe.
"A friend hit me & told me to watch ep. 5 on @QueerEye," Monáe tweeted. "@jesslayica you are my personal hero."
\u201cA friend hit me & told me to watch ep. 5 on @QueerEye \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\nThis entire season is special . Please watch . \nAlso @jesslayica you are my personal hero\u201d— Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90 (@Janelle Mon\u00e1e\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\ude86\ud83e\udd16\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\ude90) 1552892347
We know this is monumental for Jess because early on in the episode, she named Monáe as her style icon. When Jess woke up and saw the shoutout, crying emojis were only the beginning of her reaction.
"Janelle, you inspire me and i look up to you in so many different ways. Your light has taken me out of the dark on so many tough days. This means so much to me... I’ll be crying for the rest of today."
\u201ci just woke up to this \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2djanelle, you inspire me and i look up to you in so many different ways. your light has taken me out of the dark on so many tough days. this means so much to me..i\u2019ll be crying for the rest of today\u201d— jess \ud83c\udf08 (@jess \ud83c\udf08) 1552908134
I'm not crying, there's just something in my eye...
The power of Queer Eye didn't stop there though. In the episode, Jess says she dropped out her Computer Science major at the University of Kansas because of debt. Now someone has set up a GoFundMe to send the "strong black lesbian woman" back to school.
\u201cthis is so sweet. i have no words. i\u2019m dehydrated at this point\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d https://t.co/bpKHVQjJNp\u201d— jess \ud83c\udf08 (@jess \ud83c\udf08) 1552782381
Okay. I'm crying.
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
