The drag world's mainstream visibility is at an all-time high, and Shangela has been at the forefront of that booming popularity for a decade.

“I’ve just tried to always lead with great humanity because I think that love is the biggest thing that can unite us all," said the performer, full moniker Shangela Laquifa Wadley. "And to be an activist and be involved and also spread good messages, that’s what I’ve wanted to do as I continue to grow."

Shangela's 2010 and 2011 runs on the second and third seasons of "RuPaul's Drag Race," followed by a 2017 bow on the third season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," led to a featured role in 2018's Oscar-winning box office sensation "A Star is Born," starring in a McDonald's commercial and landing a guest spot on Ariana Grande's Grammy-nominated 2019 album "thank u, next."

Now, she's ready to teach America the power of drag.

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Shangela is joined by a pair of fellow break-out "Drag Race" stars, Season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen, and Seasons 9 and 10 competitor Eureka O'Hara, for "We're Here," a new docu-series where folks in small-town America are taught the empowering, transformational power of drag.

Premiering at 9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, on HBO, the six episodes of "We're Here" send the queens to different cities where they meet and mentor their adoptive drag daughters, climaxing with drag shows presented for the local community.

“It’s so not a makeover show because we’re not looking to come in like fairy drag mothers, waive a wand and make everything better," Shangela explained. "No, we’re coming in to partner with people who have these unique, special stories that are related to our community. We partner with them, we help to equip them with the best tools that we know. We’re open, we’re honest with them, and we help to equip them to try and reach their best version of themselves. And then we put on an amazing show.”

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"We're Here" finds Shangela in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, mentoring a young, gay makeup artist navigating a difficult relationship with his father, or in Twin Falls, Idaho, working to give a transgender man and his wife, both from religious families, a joyful, public celebration of their love.

The lessons and message of "We're Here," Shangela said, are universal.

“You don’t even have to be from a small town to identify with this show," Shangela said. "Because the experiences that these people face and the challenges and the hardships and also the journey to be their best selves, that’s something that’s a common thread through all of us, whether we’re queer or not.

"And I think it’s definitely great because it highlights queer stories but even people who aren’t directly a part of the LGBTQ community will still be impacted by this show and still feel it. If you’re a person who has a heart, if you’re a person who has compassion, if you’re a person who just has a dream in life, this is a show for you.”

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Shangela is currently sheltering in place in her hometown of Paris, Texas, as the world deals with life during the coronavirus pandemic. To keep her fans entertained while at home, earlier this month she released her 2013 comedy special, "LaQuifa is HALLELOOSIN' IT!" on her YouTube channel.

A new set of material, "Shangela is Shook," is set to be released in late May. It will offer a behind-the-scenes look at her time on "All Stars."

“Some people still aren’t over the fallout from 'All Stars 3,' so in a humorous and hilarious way I take them through this journey, episode by episode, of 'All Stars 3,' and we go back to find out how Shangela surely got shook,” she said.

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These are just the latest steps in Shangela's journey towards advancing LGBTQ visibility. Whether she's sharing a scene with Lady Gaga in a Hollywood blockbuster, cracking jokes online or making her presence felt in downtown Branson, Missouri, alongside Eureka and Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela is showing that visibility matters.

“When I was growing up, on television and film I saw hardly any out, gay, proud, black people at all, right? And so I felt like if I wanted to work in TV and film, it wasn’t an option because I didn’t see anyone like me on TV and film," Shangela said. "Now that there are so many different avenues, even with this show, 'We’re Here,' it’s showcasing to people that you don’t have to limit yourself because of who you are and that sometimes there are people who support you where you would least likely think to find them.

"And I’m so excited to continue to see greater visibility for us because the more homes that we can be in, the more conversations that we can inspire around what drag is and the presence of drag. The more we can show up, whether it’s as our fabulous, out-of-drag gay selves or in full drag walking down the streets of Branson, Missouri, heads will turn and hopefully hearts will open. And if they don’t, at least mouths will (open) to have conversations about ‘Who is that? What are they doing here?’ And hopefully it will strike up more visibility for us.”

"We're Here" premieres 9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, on HBO and will be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO on Demand, www.hbo.com/were-here.