Former Drag Race star Shangela Laquifa Wadley, known to her many fans as simply “Shangela,” performed for Beyoncé and Jay-Z at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night, adding to her already banner year. The drag queen, who was a runner-up on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3 and recently appeared in A Star Is Born, delved into a 7-minute medley of Beyoncé tunes — and she was so good that Queen Bey herself gave her a standing ovation. Shangela’s performance was designed to honor the Carters, who were attending the ceremony to accept the Vanguard Award, which celebrates folks in entertainment who advocate for equal rights for LGBT people even though they don’t identify with the community themselves.<doc-sep>Performing in front of Beyoncé is one thing, but performing Beyoncé's music in front of Beyoncé herself takes a level of confidence that very few people have, and Shangela is one of those people. On Thursday night, Beyoncé and JAY-Z attended the GLAAD Media Awards, where they were honored with the vanguard award for their ongoing support of the LGBTQ+ community. With Queen Bey and JAY-Z right in front of the stage, former Drag Race star Shangela treated the audience to a epic seven-minute performance of Beyoncé's hits, and it was so freaking good. Not only did Beyoncé give Shangela a standing ovation following her performance, but while accepting her vanguard award, Bey gave a shout-out to the drag queen. "I'm just super honored and overwhelmed," Beyoncé said. "I've already cried. I put a run in my shocking from Shangela." Ahead, watch Shangela's performance at the GLAAD Media Awards and see Beyoncé's incredible reaction.<doc-sep>Beyoncé might not be so irreplaceable, after all. The “Lemonade” goddess and husband Jay Z were honored by the LGBTQ community at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles Thursday for their contributions as allies who help to accelerate acceptance.<doc-sep>Last night Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z attended the 30th GLAAD awards to be honoured with the Vanguard Award, which has previously been given to Cher and Britney Spears, amongst others. Days after serenading Diana Ross and her guests for the music icon’s 75th birthday, Knowles herself was treated to a performance. Shangela, a RuPaul’s Drag Race alumnus, gifted the GLAAD audience, which included Bey and her hubby, a Beyoncé medley. Captured on Twitter, the unreal choreography, that came complete with a group of male dancers in hooded crop tops, saw Shangela receive multiple standing ovations, including one from the ‘Single Ladies’ singer herself. The seven-minute performance was declared ‘electric’ by viewers and tbh we agree. The mother-of-three enjoyed herself so thoroughly, she ripped her own tights. When the ‘Flawless’ singer took to the stage to accept her award she reportedly revealed: 'First of all, I’m overwhelmed,’ Beyonce said. ‘We were not expecting those incredible presenters… just super honoured and overwhelmed and I’m very proud of the run in my stocking from [cheering for] Shangela.’ This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The Metro reports the couple continued with a heartfelt speech about their LGBT fans. ‘I would say that one of the most beautiful memories from our tour was looking out from the stage every night and seeing the hardest gangsters trappin’ out right next to the most fabulous queens, respecting and celebrating each other,’ Bey explained. ‘And that’s the duty of my partnership, connecting people who at first glance seem worlds apart, and whether it’s friends or family, the LGBTQ community has always supported us and lifted us up. ‘We’re here to promote love for every human being and change starts with supporting the people closest to you, so let’s tell them that they are loved, let’s remind them they are beautiful, let’s speak out and protect them, and parents, let’s love our kids in their truest form. ‘I hope we continue to shift the stigmas in this community, especially the stigmas in black families.’ ‘Life is full of highs, lows, and a lot of learning,’ added Jay-Z. ‘This is a momentous night and I also want, because I didn’t do it last year, to honour my mother who received the award last year. ‘I’m following in her footsteps of spreading love and acceptance.’ Hear hear. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
RuPaul's Drag Race Close this dialog window Streaming Options From popping out of several boxes to popping off on stage at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Shangela’s career is having a halleloo moment. The fan-favorite icon of the Emmy-winning reality competition series (real name D.J. Pierce) brought the house down Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where she performed a high-energy medley of Beyoncé hits at the LGBT-focused awards ceremony as the Grammy-winning superstar (and husband Jay-Z) watched from the audience. glaad Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images (2) Shangela’s set included lip-synced renditions of hits like “Partition” and “***Flawless” paired with intense choreography as she rocked a glistening fringe leotard and a bouncy wig in honor of Beyoncé, who attended the event to accept the the Vanguard Award for LGBT advocacy. Social influencer Raymond Braun — who previously appeared as a guest season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race — shared a partial recording of Shangela’s performance on Twitter, capturing footage Beyoncé clapping along as the drag legend worked the room. Later in the evening, after Beyoncé and Jay-Z received the Vanguard Award, the former expressed appreciation for Shangela’s tribute. “I’m just super honored and overwhelmed. I’ve already cried,” Beyoncé told the audience. “I put a run in my stocking from Shangela!” In addition to stealing the show at the GLAAD Media Awards, Shangela has become one of the most successful Drag Race alums in recent years. In addition to landing a supporting role in last year’s blockbuster Best Picture nominee A Star Is Born as Lady Gaga‘s drag mother, she also appeared in an episode of Broad City‘s fifth and final season, appeared across three episodes of Alyssa Edwards’ Netflix docuseries Dancing Queen, voiced a lead character on season 1 of Netflix’s animated comedy Super Drags, and helped front the cast of fellow Drag Race star Bianca Del Rio’s full-length feature Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate. Read EW’s full recap of the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards here. Close this dialog window Streaming Options Related content: