Growing up, and even today, we always hear about actors having to stay in the closet for fear of being blocked out of straight roles.
The haters are revealing their own judgement. Sure, she’s hyper and loud and in your face, but there are a lot of women who are like that and they deserve to be represented too. Also, there’s nothing wrong with how Julissa is. I’m not making fun of women, this is actually just a part of who I am, and Julissa is a vessel for that. When I first started doing Julissa, I got a lot of flak like, “Why are you making fun of women?”. When I have the hair or the nails or the lash or even the lipstick, I feel empowered. But for me, as a gay man, feminine energy is strong energy. I’ve grown to feel powerful in who I am without any bells and whistles. This reminds me of a RuPaulism: “The power you can access in drag is also available to you out of drag.” So many of the things I say as Julissa I’m celebrated for, but if I said them as myself, people would be like, “Oh shut up.” But when I get to do it as a character, I’m more confident. When I do videos as myself these days, I’m cringing. I was a scared, shy kid, and it wasn’t until I joined drama that I opened up. You can’t be yourself in the real world so you escape to the Internet. Whereas online, I could create my own experience of who I wanted to be in the world and how I wanted to navigate that, which I feel is a very queer thing to do. I wasn’t a fan of going outside and playing with the neighborhood kids because I’d get made fun of or feel inadequate. Yeah, I love it! From a very early age being online was my safe haven. Suit – Acne Studios, Tank – Comme des Garcons, Ring by Spinelli Kilcollinįrom Instagram to Tiktok to Twitter, you’re pretty much everywhere on social media, sharing a quip, a sultry selfie, or a clip of you voguing. Earlier this month, it was announced that Sibilly would be joining the cast for Peacock TV’s reimagining of “Queer As Folk.” Adnan Qiblawi sat down with Sibilly to talk about Hollywood, his future, and staying true to himself. The show won three Emmys for best lead actress, outstanding writing and outstanding directing in a comedy series, three wins of its fifteen Emmy nominations in its first season. He soon played the somber, important role of Billy Porter’s boyfriend and AIDS patient, Costas, on the iconic, queer-101 show, “Pose.” Last month, he landed at the Emmys thanks to his role alongside Jean Smart in HBO’s “Hacks,” where he plays Wilson, local water inspector and neighborhood babe. Sibilly first gained attention by doing hilarious character impressions on Instagram with his iconic persona Julissa, a loud, opinionated Latina who could have grown up down the block from Cardi B. Fernandez using Glossier and Oribeīetween his near omnipresence on social media platforms and his full-throttle work ethic, Johnny Sibilly has formulated his own secret recipe for stardom, and he cooks it all up with a limp wrist. Tank – COMME DES GARÇONS SHIRT, Shorts – BCALLA / Tank – COURRÈGES, Boxers – ERL
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