Leisha Hailey

And then I wanted the pictures and the wigs to be the moment. So I wanted it to be like top of the line classic, like so high. I want it to feel high end. The reaction that people had when they rounded the corner, people lit up in a way I've never been a part of. Like, I've never seen people so happy. I had a line out the door.

Like, I'm not going to say they were climbing over each other to get to it, but it was sort of rabid. RuPaul himself even came by the booth.

Like, I'm not going to say they were climbing over each other to get to it, but it was sort of rabid. RuPaul himself even came by the booth.

Like, I'm not going to say they were climbing over each other to get to it, but it was sort of rabid. RuPaul himself even came by the booth.

It's suddenly all feeling very official. It felt, you know when Annie walks into, in the musical, when Daddy Warbucks, you know, she walks into the house and she's looking around, like, almost like that, like, am I going to like it here?

It's suddenly all feeling very official. It felt, you know when Annie walks into, in the musical, when Daddy Warbucks, you know, she walks into the house and she's looking around, like, almost like that, like, am I going to like it here?

It's suddenly all feeling very official. It felt, you know when Annie walks into, in the musical, when Daddy Warbucks, you know, she walks into the house and she's looking around, like, almost like that, like, am I going to like it here?

She starts as confidently as she feels. One of the first things out of my mouth was, I'm about to blow your mind. This, unsurprisingly, was not the first time this guy had heard this. But then Leisha goes in for the hard sell. I think I talked a lot about the void in the market, the missing piece.

She starts as confidently as she feels. One of the first things out of my mouth was, I'm about to blow your mind. This, unsurprisingly, was not the first time this guy had heard this. But then Leisha goes in for the hard sell. I think I talked a lot about the void in the market, the missing piece.

She starts as confidently as she feels. One of the first things out of my mouth was, I'm about to blow your mind. This, unsurprisingly, was not the first time this guy had heard this. But then Leisha goes in for the hard sell. I think I talked a lot about the void in the market, the missing piece.

the finishing touch to every costume out there, the billions of costumes that are sold every day, to pets, to owners all around the world, yet they're not completed. Because that was a real frustration of mine. It honestly was. It drove me crazy that you couldn't complete a costume.

the finishing touch to every costume out there, the billions of costumes that are sold every day, to pets, to owners all around the world, yet they're not completed. Because that was a real frustration of mine. It honestly was. It drove me crazy that you couldn't complete a costume.

the finishing touch to every costume out there, the billions of costumes that are sold every day, to pets, to owners all around the world, yet they're not completed. Because that was a real frustration of mine. It honestly was. It drove me crazy that you couldn't complete a costume.

He said, OK, let me see him. And I put him on the desk and presented my my pitch deck. And the first thing he said was, great. I'd like to place an order. I think this would be great for Halloween. Let's launch it Halloween. Oh, my God. I know. And right away, the questions started coming at me. How much can you make them for? Where are you making these? How are they packaged?

He said, OK, let me see him. And I put him on the desk and presented my my pitch deck. And the first thing he said was, great. I'd like to place an order. I think this would be great for Halloween. Let's launch it Halloween. Oh, my God. I know. And right away, the questions started coming at me. How much can you make them for? Where are you making these? How are they packaged?

He said, OK, let me see him. And I put him on the desk and presented my my pitch deck. And the first thing he said was, great. I'd like to place an order. I think this would be great for Halloween. Let's launch it Halloween. Oh, my God. I know. And right away, the questions started coming at me. How much can you make them for? Where are you making these? How are they packaged?

How fast can you turn these around? Do you have insurance? You know, just on and on.

How fast can you turn these around? Do you have insurance? You know, just on and on.

How fast can you turn these around? Do you have insurance? You know, just on and on.

Zero. I had nothing.