Chappell Roan admits she was 'scared of flamboyantly gay' people before coming out

When you look at Chappell Roan as she performs on stage, it's hard not to notice her queerness, but the Midwest Princess hasn't always felt comfortable with her sexuality.

Roan is the latest cover star of Rolling Stone magazine, where she opens up about her sexuality and being raised in an environment where out loud queerness wasn't welcome.

Roan was born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz in Willard, Missouri, a town of 6,500 people, far cry from her record-setting Lollapalooza set early in August that saw 80,000 fans singing along with her songs.

Her small-town Midwest roots still heavily shape her.

"I have family that are very Republican, and they love me and I love them," she told the magazine. "It's so hard for kids who grew up on the coast to understand why maybe I can… understand. And I understand all of it that was in me came from fear because I just didn't know."

"I was scared of flamboyantly gay people because I was taught that," she added. "[I realized] people hate flamboyantly gay people because it just exudes femininity, and people hate women. Just little things like that, you're like, 'Oh my God, this is just so fucked.'"

Roan, who was raised Christian, says her parents have been immensely supportive of her coming out and her career, but she still struggles.

"It took a lot of unlearning, and there's still things I"m still confused about, and [it's] why I feel so uncomfortable being gay sometimes," she admitted. "I don't get why this is such an issue for me. It shouldn't be, but something's just going on and I need to just accept that."