Niecy Nash-Betts named Out100 Icon of the Year, shares what it means to her

Niecy Nash-Betts is named the Out100 Icon of the Year and sharing why she's "beyond proud."

The Emmy-winning actress, producer and advocate who is known for her roles in "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," "Reno 911!" and more, opened up to the magazine and shared why being the Out100 Icon of the Year means to her.

"It feels amazing, I'm basically the queer of the year," she said. "It means an awful lot for me to be a role model for the LGBTQ+ community."

She added, "I love being Black. I love being a woman. And now I'm a Black queer woman in a relationship with another Black queer woman, and it matters."

Nash-Betts recently celebrated five years of marriage with her partner, singer Jessica Betts. The duo first met on social media in 2015 and reunited in 2018 when Betts w