![]() Drag is exaggerated gender performance, and gender social commentary and anyone of any gender can choose to do this. But not only has drag expanded into performances including Drag Kings, really anyone can do drag. When a lot of people think about drag they probably think about gay men’s performance of hyperfeminity, and this is typical of most of the contestants on Drag Race. And you will definitely feel that when you visit commercial drag, it feels like one big drag family. To Dust that means a community space that has a lot of love and builds people and the community up. Dust’s goal with starting commercial drag was to have a show with “a lot of heart”. Though their makeup is still fabulous.Ĭommercial Drag was started by Dust as a response to what they thought was missing in the Vancouver Drag scene. Dust also embraces the “campy” nature of their drag and have chosen to forgo big fancy wigs and ball gowns that are often associated with drag. Dust identifies as a Drag Person rather than a Drag Queen, as they feel they are not “the Queen” of the show and do not “rule” over anyone, including the other performers. ![]() A drag thing is a person whose drag is not focused on performing any gender, but instead encompasses the fluidity of gender.ĭust, the host of Commercial Drag, embraces this idea of fluidity not only in their personal drag style but in their role as host and organizer of Commercial Drag. In Vancouver, we are lucky to have drag performers like Rose Butch, who identifies as being a Drag Thing. But overall, Drag is an opportunity to play with gender, and is oftentimes a social commentary on gender and gender norms. There are also Drag Kings who perform a heightened version of masculinity. Drag, as we see it on Drag Race, is oftentimes a performance of hyper femininity. ![]()
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