Whenever I load an issue, I can briefly see the issue's status on the top right corner. It shows up as a dropdown. But as soon as the issue is done loading that dropdown disappears.

I have looked at "Issue Layout" under "Project Settings". Here is what I see:

There are hidden fields, "Status" shows up grayed out, and I can't move.
What do I need to do so I can change the status of an issue from the issue itself?
TYVMIA