His best friend and fellow queer creator Denzel Dion is crucial in keeping him on his feet, pushing him as he pushes back, keeping him grounded while lifting him up. "Denzel is the one that I love to death," Thompson says. The two met at a social media event in 2014, and Thompson says the connection was instant. The friendship has been mutually beneficial, largely as a result of theirs similarities — and their differences being just acute enough. "It's so great, because we do the same thing, but there's no competition," Thompson says. "It's honestly hard to find that . . . It's so good to have someone so real and so amazing like my best friend Denzel. He's always there to support me. He's always cheering me on, no matter what — and I'm so thankful for him."
Thompson also looks to public figures to guide him: Chris Tucker is his comedic icon ("And a lot of people always say that I remind them of [him]"), Rihanna is his fashion obsession ("I love that she's not afraid to push the boundaries"), and RuPaul is his trailblazer ("He has done so much to make for the community . . . He's taken LGBT things to the max").
Still, Rickey is most Rickey when he's Rickey: he's utterly disinterested in trying to emulate anyone else. Why would he? For example: his latest favorite video is also a fan favorite about being ghosted.
![His best friend and fellow queer creator Denzel Dion is crucial in keeping him on his feet, pushing him as he pushes back, keeping him grounded while lifting him up. "Denzel is the one that I love to death," Thompson says. The two met at a social media event in 2014, and Thompson says the connection was instant. The friendship has been mutually beneficial, largely as a result of theirs similarities — and their differences being just acute enough. "It's so great, because we do the same thing, but there's no competition," Thompson says. "It's honestly hard to find that . . . It's so good to have someone so real and so amazing like my best friend Denzel. He's always there to support me. He's always cheering me on, no matter what — and I'm so thankful for him."
Thompson also looks to public figures to guide him: Chris Tucker is his comedic icon ("And a lot of people always say that I remind them of [him]"), Rihanna is his fashion obsession ("I love that she's not afraid to push the boundaries"), and RuPaul is his trailblazer ("He has done so much to make for the community . . . He's taken LGBT things to the max").
Still, Rickey is most Rickey when he's Rickey: he's utterly disinterested in trying to emulate anyone else. Why would he? For example: his latest favorite video is also a fan favorite about being ghosted.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/EdC1fk1JLJjLuBv670NF_JMxvfc/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/05/29/738/n/38761221/11dda6df1ed48768_6079B_01__3.2__landscape/i/His-best-friend-fellow-queer-creator-Denzel-Dion-crucial.jpg "His best friend and fellow queer creator Denzel Dion is crucial in keeping him on his feet, pushing him as he pushes back, keeping him grounded while lifting him up. \"Denzel is the one that I love to death,\" Thompson says. The two met at a social media event in 2014, and Thompson says the connection was instant. The friendship has been mutually beneficial, largely as a result of theirs similarities — and their differences being just acute enough. \"It's so great, because we do the same thing, but there's no competition,\" Thompson says. \"It's honestly hard to find that . . . It's so good to have someone so real and so amazing like my best friend Denzel. He's always there to support me. He's always cheering me on, no matter what — and I'm so thankful for him.\"
Thompson also looks to public figures to guide him: Chris Tucker is his comedic icon (\"And a lot of people always say that I remind them of [him]\"), Rihanna is his fashion obsession (\"I love that she's not afraid to push the boundaries\"), and RuPaul is his trailblazer (\"He has done so much to make for the community . . . He's taken LGBT things to the max\").
Still, Rickey is most Rickey when he's Rickey: he's utterly disinterested in trying to emulate anyone else. Why would he? For example: his latest favorite video is also a fan favorite about being ghosted.")
