So tonight I am doing drag again. Shocking huh? Anywho, I know that drag is a large part of the gay community and was wondering if anyone had any experiences with drag they would like to share? Or just a general discussion as to whether drag is helpful or harmful to the LGBT community as a whole? Or who is your favorite Drag Queen or King?
Well, I haven't gone to an actual drag show dressed up (seen them though), but I've always thought that if I did perform in a drag show, my costume would imitate a geisha (or in this case, gay-sha, lol) with the colors white, black, and red as the 'theme' for my kimono and a big paper fan to hide parts of my face to make it sort of a coy performance. It's not something I've seen at a show yet, so at least it would be unique. As for what impact drag has on our community, I find that a lot of straight people actually go to drag shows because they are so interesting to watch. While I'm sure a few walk away thinking "my god, what freaks" the majority seem really pumped and enjoyed their time. I don't think any one facet of our diverse community is really a bad thing because we see stories of people becoming our allies due to these things too.
My only experience with drag has been when the orchestra for our school musical this year decided to have dress-up nights and one night was drag. Even though a majority of the orchestra was straight, most of the people got into it, which was good fun. We went out for dinner at one of the local restaurants a huge group of us of about 25 people all in drag, which was entertaining for all involved. The area my school is in has a large LGBTI population, so it wasn't so out of the ordinary there, I think. I had lots of fun and I think I'd like to do drag on a more regular basis to be honest.
I dressed up in drag for a fancy dress thing at band camp a few weeks ago. I looked so hot . I'll put a pic up on my profile when i get home (trying out this new mobile ec thing atm)
I have a friend up in Toronto that does drag for a living. One show is usually enough to pay his rent, between the fee and whatever tips he gets. It's really fun to watch, and I know how much work and time he puts into developing acts, and he has an entire room that is just drag outfits. I think if people take it for what it is, which is an act, a show, a form of entertainment, it's a lot of fun. If people get too worked up over it, that's where the issues start.
The idea of doing drag intrigues me. It must be awesome fun to make a living doing something like that. I would actually like to try doing drag at least once myself. I'd probably get shot at by the farmers if I did though. I'd be worried about my super-broad shoulders, although my equally broad grandfather did drag once for a square dance and looked cool.
