"If I come across somebody that wants to hate me or hates drag or hates trans people, I'm like, 'Hey, let's go have a cup of coffee, get to know each other,'" he said. "We're experiencing the same things, and we will win. It's about connection - with the audience, with myself, with the music, with nostalgia," King Molasses said. "Drag isn't scary or really that serious. I'm an English drag king and a lot of English drag comes out of pantomime and so is about performance and character creation - obviously this is a generalization and drag people from all over can do many different types of drag, but drag is not just what you see on RuPaul's Drag Race Drag Kings and Things create some of the most beautiful. "I work very hard every day to turn anger into action," he said, adding that he reminds himself that it's "the small minority of voices" that are "getting the loudest attention." On the morning of May 10, 2022, standing in front of stock tickers for some of the worlds most valuable companies, drag queen Mont X Change proclaimed. Hill said he won't let the hate and discrimination he sees and feels deter him. got to deal with that as a country and as a society. "What's going on now, we're forgetting the humanity of everybody," Hill said. "You can have multiple kings on a cast."Ĭider also encouraged fans of drag to "be an ally" and speak up when attending a show that has no kings in the cast.ĭespite the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this year, largely focused on the transgender community, but also the drag community, these drag kings said they refuse to be pessimistic about the future. "Every opportunity, when possible, I also remind people that I don't have to be the only drag king on the bill," he added.
Hill also said it's important to speak out when you hear people with prejudices and to educate them "that queer people are not the enemy." This, he said, is the "most important thing" you can do.Ĭider said that despite his success on television, he still has to "fight for every gig" as a king. You can follow them on social media, buy their merch or go to their shows. Hill, who has been doing drag since the 1990s, said he's seen a "huge evolution" throughout his career.Īs for how fans can support the community, "it's literally just supporting them," he said. Considering how Drag Race has managed to create successful spinoffs over the years, it’s perhaps the right time to include drag kings in the pages of the Drag Race herstory. "I am forever grateful to Lola and Alaska for creating this platform and giving me the chance to share my art with the world." Uplifting drag kings, instilling hope for the future "Visibility as a drag king is hard to come by in this queen-dominated industry, and winning the pageant helped me break through that stronghold," he said. Tenderoni said being able to compete in the pageant showed that "professional drag entertainment is not limited to one style" and that taking home the crown gave his career "a huge boost." "There's much more subtlety and nuance involved in embodying masculinity, and then to make it compelling on stage on top of that is very impressive." "Honestly, I think it's harder to embody a masculine-presenting character on stage," Alaska added.
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