Maren Morris on Country’s Treatment of LGBTQ+ Community – Billboard

Maren Morris obtained emotional as she fulfilled a “decade-long dream” of serving as a visitor choose on RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The nation star appeared on Friday’s (Jan. 13) episode of the collection and that night time tweeted: “I’ve done some cool s—. #DragRace is rivaling it all. Getting my jacket framed next to my Grammy. It is DONE.”

In a post-episode Untucked clip, Morris was teary-eyed as she spoke from her coronary heart to the room.

“Coming from country music and its relationship with LGBTQ+ members, I just want to say I’m sorry,” Morris stated. “And I love you guys for making me feel like a brave voice in country music. So I just thank you guys so much for inspiring me.”

“I’m gonna cry,” she admitted.

In August, Morris confirmed her allyship when she known as out the “unapologetically conservative” spouse of Jason Aldean, Brittany, who unfold hurtful anti-trans misinformation on her Instagram account. When Brittany known as gender-affirming take care of minors “one of the worst evils,” Morris and Cassadee Pope jumped in with feedback, with Morris calling Aldean “Insurrection Barbie” and telling her to “not be a scumbag human.”

When Fox News’ Tucker Carlson known as Morris a “lunatic” for her feedback, the singer created T-shirts that learn “lunatic country music person,” and later donated greater than $100,000 value of proceeds to GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program and Trans Lifeline.

In November, Morris spoke out in opposition to Candace Cameron Bure for her plans to“keep traditional marriage at the core” of content material on her new community, Great American Family. Morris commented “Make DJ Gay Again,” a reference to Bure’s most well-known position as Full House‘s DJ Tanner.

“We love an ally! So grateful @marenmorris stopped by #Untucked to support our Queens with this heartfelt message,” the official Rupaul’s Drag Race Instagram account posted on Saturday (Jan. 14).

Watch Morris’ Untucked clip under.