The pop star says she’s “interested in feminizing the workout space.”

Miley Cyrusloves to work out but don’t expect to catch her wearing sneakers to the gym.

“My mantra is, like any athlete, ‘Practice how you perform,'” Cyrus said.

Miley Cyrus and Marilyn Monroe

Miley Cyrus and Marilyn Monroe.Neilson Barnard/Getty; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

“So that’s why I practice in my heels.

I train in heels, mostly.”

Cyrus’ godmother,Dolly Parton, is also all overCowboy Carter.

She’s the same way.

Part of our relationship is the safety between us.

Our personas have a relationship, but thenwehave a relationship.

And I love that."

Standing between Beyonce andRihanna, Cyrus recalls them being “five feet ten inches and in heels.

Their hips were, like, up to my shoulders.

They were protective of me.”

Perhaps that had an impact on her desire to model powerful femininity at the gym.

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“I’m fully out of drag today,” Cyrus told the interviewer.

But then there’s a level of my life that’s super intimate, sacred, and secret."

Read Cyrus' full interview atW Magazine.