phrase General Slang

opulence, you own everything

· phrase · ballroom

Junior LaBeija's legendary Paris Is Burning ballroom chant — spelled out, O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E.

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The signature call of ballroom emcee Junior LaBeija, immortalised in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning: 'O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E! Opulence. You own everything!' He spat it out while judging a queen, and it became one of the film's most quoted lines. It's a hype chant and a fantasy — the idea that on the ballroom floor you embody the wealth and ownership the world denied you offstage. Decades later it still echoes through drag and queer pop culture.

“She hit the runway and the crowd went off — opulence, you own everything!”
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opulence, you own everything In A Sentence

She hit the runway and the crowd went off — opulence, you own everything!

Origin & Usage

Coined by ballroom emcee Junior LaBeija (House of LaBeija) in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

Variants opulenceO-P-U-L-E-N-C-E
Tags #ballroom#lgbtq#paris-is-burning#vogue

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