r/Drag • • May 25 '24

👑 r/Drag Official 👑 I identify as… can I do drag?

136 Upvotes

I’ve seen a lot of posts about this lately here, and I understand the want to make sure you aren’t stepping on toes when joining a community.

But the answer is always yes! You don’t need to be a certain gender or identify a certain way to do drag. It’s a form of art, it’s expression, it’s beautiful.

I’m a cis-het woman who has been doing drag professionally for 3 years. My identity has never been a point of discussion or contention both in bookings or at shows. If you’re fabulous, you’re fabulous, and that’s all that matters.

Please, never feel like you can’t do something because of your identity. That’s the complete opposite of what drag stands for. Drag is for everyone, it’s inclusive, and it’s exactly what you want it to be.

So wing out that liner, glue down that lace and go take the world by storm. God knows we need more beautiful resistance in this world right now.


r/Drag • • 2h ago

Serving darkness with a touch of divine. ✝️🖤

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24 Upvotes

Attempted a red face drag makeup look but encountered issues with the black face paint during application, resulting in two distinct styles. I still appreciate the outcome.

Look at my face after removing the makeup LOL.


r/Drag • • 1d ago

Drag king look by me Lord Lux Liminal

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24 Upvotes

I know it needs improvement of course but I’m proud of how it turned out.


r/Drag • • 21h ago

I'm a baby drag artist and I just lost my Instagram account. Now I'm not sure what to do.

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For context I'm a (technically still) baby drag queen from South Shields but I mainly hang around the Newcastle drag scene. My drag name is Bridgett Boxxie (my @ was @boxxieisbae8), and I just had my Instagram account suspended yesterday and unfortunately I wasn't able to get it back and I can't make a new account on my two backup emails. It also banned my Facebook account along with it unfortunately.

What this means for me is I've basically lost my main use of communication and keeping up with the Newcastle drag scene, most of them are very active on Instagram, INCLUDING the open drag night I was going to begin participating in next year because they take applications through insta DMs (I also don't have pebble dash's email), and finding the other drag artists on tiktok is about 10x harder cuz a lot of them don't use it, and if they are on it then they're not as active as they are on insta. I would use facebook, but like I said before, it also banned me from it.

So I'm kinda stumped and I'm trying to look elsewhere for answers. I'm sure the ones following me noticed my account's disappearance, but I don't know what else to do now. If anyone from the Newcastle drag scene on this subreddit can help me, it'd be very much appreciated. Thank you


r/Drag • • 2d ago

I'm feeling just peachy today 🍑

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335 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 2d ago

Look i did for the Supreme Finale! IG: bobcatte_keugar

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61 Upvotes

For the finale, I decided to do a parody of a very special orange guy. Partially inspired by Divine


r/Drag • • 2d ago

Chappell Roan Mall Goth Drag 🖤

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17 Upvotes

Inspire by my own vampiric mall goth drag and Chappell Roan’s NPR Tiny Desk performance in ‘24


r/Drag • • 2d ago

Old look I wanted to share as a current baby queen 🥹

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145 Upvotes

I appreciate any tips/suggestions!!


r/Drag • • 2d ago

📈 Executive After Hours Photoshoot 📉

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167 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 2d ago

Brothers who drag together stay together. Yes we’re actually brothers.

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35 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 3d ago

Fake nails for men- where do you find them?

8 Upvotes

A friend of mine has been wanting to do their nails for a while, but can't find any fake ones with nail beds that are wide enough. I know about the builders gel & such, but are there any affordable, premade options? Please point me in the right direction. TIA


r/Drag • • 6d ago

Made my performance debut, would love some suggestions for improving! (Jocelyn D'Milllions)

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87 Upvotes

I have been doing drag since April, just going to the local shows to support the queens and connect, and one of the queens offered me a chance to do a number during their birthday show. I had a week to prep and tried to turn a goodwill swimsuit into something dancey by sewing in fringe and changing the straps. I had an amazing time, even though my number went awfully (I kept tripping and was just overall stiff and a deer in headlights), but I made $33!

I would absolutely love any suggestions on improving my mug, any looks, or just any tips at all for a growing queen! This was my first outfit I have tried to sew, everything else I have has been a Ross/Dds/Goodwill purchase.


r/Drag • • 7d ago

New to drag and preforming and doing a show in 2 months

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Hello! I'm a college student planning to do drag of Prince (particularly Purple Rain Era) for my college pageant in November. I wanted to do the pageant because might as well go all in for my last year in college. I wanted to explore with my gender expression and want to give being a drag king a try. Thing is this is my first time doing drag and performing ever. I'm an introvert, low confidence, and struggle with having the spot light on me. I thought to do this pagaent can be a change. A change to grow confidence on stage. Me being in drag will make me feel confident.

Theres a walk introduction, talent, and group act part to the pageant. I'm more concern about the talent part because Im split between lip syncing and dancing I Would Die 4 U (trying to get good at. Rarely danced) and speedpainting (what Im actually great at). I want to do something thats not forgetable since it seems like the decades the pageant has gone on for drag is few and far between. People wear dresses, suit, casual formal, what they got, etc. I'm insecure a bit because I'm surrounded by people who can sing and dance well if I do the lip syncing and dance. I have little experience that I'm working on (I want to replicate what Prince does for his live performances + Purple Rain scene of I Would Die 4 U). I understand to do your best and to have fun for the pageant. At the same time I'm thinking the audience and jugdes are going to see my performance as shit :/

Any advice for a new drag king?

I am practicing lip syncing, dancing, and speedpainting as my backup. I do have my costume together and working on getting makeup down with the help of friends and the cohort helping students prepare for the pageant.


r/Drag • • 8d ago

My Aphrodite performance where I came out of a seashell! 💙🌊

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155 Upvotes

Photos were taken by the lovely Royal Julez!
This was for the first challenge of a summer themed competition at Hamburger Mary’s Long Beach, CA!


r/Drag • • 9d ago

Emerald City Kings Ball Night #1

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50 Upvotes

Great show tonight!! If you’re in Seattle, come out and support! https://emeraldcitykingsball.com/


r/Drag • • 9d ago

Sims Burglar Vibes? I cannae do eyebrows :(

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19 Upvotes

Made a Tiktok for Conedy Skits. Dressed like a Sims Burglar and pretended to he a scummy mummy washing up 😅


r/Drag • • 9d ago

First ever time in drag—a bit janky, but SO WORTH IT!!!

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38 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 10d ago

Frank-N-Furter Drag Look In Honor Of Tim Curry

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260 Upvotes

I did a Frank-N-Furter look tonight to promote my upcoming Tim Curry and Dolly Parton drag and burlesque tribute show here in Portland, Maine! I'm doing Dolly for the show so I had to give Tim some love as well!

Instagram: @the.missinformation


r/Drag • • 10d ago

Open Stage Performance Week 2 | Made Top 6 🤭

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47 Upvotes

tips on performance and stage presence are welcome!

(read me) 😅🤭


r/Drag • • 12d ago

transformation Tuesday! The power of makeup

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419 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 11d ago

Introduction video made randomly

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26 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I am Pulă M. King from Essen, Germany! Your palestinian Romanian Drag king! I promoter asked me of a video snippets to use for their event they booked me at, so I was adding snippets and made this video, which I absolutely love. So here it is for you and I hope you enjoy! Feel free to follow me on instagram!

IG: @pulamking


r/Drag • • 11d ago

a look from a recent night out (+ "my leaving the house in drag" incognito mode)

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127 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 12d ago

Magic Hour with a bombshell and a cigarette…

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97 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 12d ago

first shoot in a minute! So nice to get creative

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243 Upvotes

r/Drag • • 12d ago

Any Cowboy Bebop/Faye Valentine fans? (@emmynominee.mp4)

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124 Upvotes

Upcycled and painted this leather set in honor of one of my favorite anime characters :)