How I Became A Drag Queen

So, as you may have realized by now, either through my discussions or watching my performances on dragging our heels , Rowena Whey is very confident in her body. Aka, she likes to show skin, and to do this requires not wearing tights! This also means I never wear hip pads. In fact, I don't own any. While I enjoy the freedom of an uncovered leg and ass, I can't always rely on that body-ody-ody.  This past week I decided to take a new step in my drag adventure and experiment with some new (to me) outfits and shapes. Cue my hip-pad creating adventure: 1. Buy foam. Begin the Walmart search for a suitable mattress cover that could double as my foam source. I ended up going with a memory foam pillow, cause Rowena is a classy hoe, and having technologically advanced hip pads sounds right up her alley. 2. Cut said pillow in half to make two 2-inch blocks of foam 3. Made a stencil of my hips and ass. So I half-assed this (pun intended). I did not create a stencil for enlarging ...

In reality these two steps should be reversed: the body & the clothes, but if you're like me (you know, shopping addiction), you can fit your body to the outfit if you really need to. SHOPPING FOR WOMEN'S CLOTHES I know a few drag queens who refuse to try on women’s clothing in stores, and I understand. It never fits quite like it will when you have your body done up, and your hair did, and your face transformed into its look. There’s also the baseline awkwardness and social stigma against men who dress as women. While I hope this goes away, it is still present, and some queens try their best to avoid those situations that promote it. However, I am not like those queens. I take no shame in trying on women’s clothing at a store, despite all the side-eyes and full comments I get from people, especially women, who see me perusing the aisles of the women’s discount sections at Winners and Value Village.  The other day I was looking for an evening gown to wear t...

Yeah yeah yeah, this is self-explanatory, but it’s actually pretty important. Determining WHY you want to do drag will help you to figure out WHO you want to be as a drag queen. There are many different types of drag, styles of makeup, fashion, performance, or simply impersonation, and if you don’t know WHO you want to be, you will never be able to determine WHAT you have to do to get there. This tutorial won’t go through each type individually, but it will give you the guidelines you need to find out how to get to where you want to go. Don't put yourself in a box. Allow your drag to evolve, grow, and improve. Just because you think you want to be a pageant queen, doesn't mean you can't do comedy, or cosplay. Drag is about being who you want to be. I have directed my drag to the club scene. Not because I don't want to do pageants, or whatever, and I'll never rule that out, but because I wanted to perform, dance, have people shove bills into my bra and p...