We hear it all the time: representation matters.

That is just as true on hallowed ground as it is in Hollywood or anywhere else."

Therein, Flamy finds inspirational power.

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Drag queen Flamy Grant performing.Courtesy of Flamy Grant

“I don’t want to be associated with that!

I think leaving is actually probably the best decision for most people.

I support that, I champion that.

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Drag queen Flamy Grant.Haley Hill

Get out, girl.

Find a place where you are wholly celebrated and loved for who you are,” she writes.

“The problem is there will always be more queer kids coming up in church.

Who is going to show them a hopeful future?”

I found myself writing about spirituality through the lens of a drag queen."

Though she boldly carries it, lifting that torch isn’t easy.