This year, Reneé Rapp stepped into Regina George’s Louboutin heels in the new musical movie adaptation of Mean Girls. While Rachel McAdams is legendary as the original Queen Bee, Rapp was a revelation. “My name is Regina George, and I am a massive deal,” she sang in “World Burn” — and the world believed her.
Case in point: In January alone, Rapp teamed with Megan Thee Stallion for a song, went viral for chaotic and iconic interview answers, and came out as a lesbian in an SNL sketch with Bowen Yang and Jacob Elordi. This fall, she’ll take her bow as Leighton Murray, a lesbian character in Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls.
Along with Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish, Rapp is part of a new wave of young singers bringing lesbian pop to the radio. These artists aren’t just releasing bops. They’re also teaching young women across the country that lesbian isn’t a bad word; it’s a fun, sexy, and powerful identity to embrace. @reneerapp
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