Also, that I can put glitter on, and everyone loves it.Sashaying into its 13th season on VH1, RuPaul’s Drag Race took off on the runway with episode one, “The Pork Chop,” named for Victoria ‘Porkchop’ Parker, who was the first queen ever eliminated from the show going back to season one in February 2009.Īs always, the competition was fierce for the competing drag queens to impress the host, mentor, and head judge RuPaul for the coveted crown as America’s Next Drag Superstar, and a cash prize of $100,000. It’s just amazing to do drag, to realize I can go out there, and if something isn’t exactly perfect, yes, I will be critiqued I’ll get read, but I’ll learn from it, and that’s the best part. Is there anything else you’d like to add? We created a sisterhood, and they will always be my friends and really close to me because if it wasn’t for them, I also wouldn’t be here. I think that’s one of my favorite parts, too, being able to hold the mic and introduce the queens. I’m gonna junior MC for Dragutante, and that’s amazing.
I’ve been brainstorming it’s gonna be better than last year! I’m also MCing. I get to be someone else.Ĭan you give us a sneak peak of what you’re going to bring to this year’s Dragutante performance? Being able to dress up and be a different character is great. I’ve always loved to dress up, whether it was my sister’s dresses playing tea party or a pirate going to the store. Just being able to dress up! We went to Joann Fabrics to look for stuff, and they have sequin-y fabric! I love being sparkly and the fact that I can dress up. If someone says something negative, they’re not going to affect my life, and they’re not an important person in my life. Before drag, I was worried people would judge me, and then I got that excuse to dress up and do what I love and have a support system and not have to worry. I knew that I could do it if I put my mind to it, and I realize that I’m me I will always be me it doesn’t matter what other people think. All the popular girls want to talk to me now I have a shield of popular girls. I was a little worried about how people at my school would feel, and they were surprisingly supportive. How has your drag been accepted by friends and classmates? I could be a pink alien one day and a pretty, suburban soccer mom the next. It’s because of the makeup and wig I have a mask on I’m not worried if people will judge me. I’m getting better at public speaking I can put the mic in my hands and say anything and do anything, and I don’t have to worry. How do you express yourself visually and artistically? Are you a pageant queen, a singer, a dancer, etc?īecause I haven’t really found my persona, I do know I like to tell a story with everything I do. Also, I can have some fierce brows, and I can wear heels wherever I want to go. I’ve got this power that I can do what I want to do, and people will accept it. I can curse without being reprimanded I can make funny jokes without being like, ‘Should I have said that?’ I can say something that could be seen as off-color and everyone cheers. What does being Ophelia allow you to do that you can’t do as your daily self? How is she different, and how has she impacted your daily life? Dragutante taught me that there are more people who do what I do, and I’m not just this person who puts on a wig. My grades have been great ever since I’ve been more confident it’s been easier for me to explore what I like to do because of drag. I was like a superhero one day I’m Bruce Wayne the next day I put on a wig and nails, and I’m Batman. I was comfortable in my own skin, knowing I could be myself. How has the event Dragutante helped you grow and change, and what do you want for your drag in the future?įor my 13th birthday, I did drag, and the next quarter, I got honor role.
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