First Colorado winner of RuPaul's Drag Race talks 50 years of Pride, personal journey

The State of Colorado is celebrating 50 years of Pride for the LGBTQ+ community. For one local drag queen from Denver, expressing Pride means accepting everyone's backgrounds and culture.Yvie Oddly is a Denver native who won RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 in 2019. She is also the first-ever Colorado winner. Oddly met up with CBS Colorado Your First Alert Traffic Tracker and said the win still feels pretty fresh.'It's a lot to live up to,' Oddly said.

Oddly tells us while in drag, she has one motive. 'To always push for a place where weird is normal, said Oddly. 'Where you can do whatever. Where you can tell stories and I was trying to get on Drag Race and show other girls that we deserve our place. Let's appreciate all forms of drag.'Now Oddly, along with the State of Colorado is celebrating 50 years of Pride. Oddly said showing your Pride doesn't come without sacrifices and risks.

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