![]() Drag Kings and New York’s Queer Communityĭrag kings have been a significant part of the queer community since the late 1980s. It can be burlesque, lip-syncing, performance art, or poetry.” Courtesy of drag king Mr. “A drag king is anyone who has the intention to perform some version of masculinity,” Valone explains. ![]() Performing Masculinity and Drag Kings Makeup Cash a flamboyant twist.ĭrag Kings and New York’s Queer Community Lee Valone Velour, a drag king who gave the character of Mr. It looked like him, moved like him, and sounded like him. On a warm night at Bizarre Bushwick, a bar in Brooklyn, I saw Johnny Cash walk on stage. It’s like a dream.”Įlsewhere, Danny and Cheddar won a shout-out from Shirley Bassey – “Shirley f**king Bassey – because that’s her real name” – but the most important praise, of course, came from RuPaul.Photo courtesy of Katelyn Landis (left image) and Kelsey Fain (right image). “They all represent something amazing, and it was a nice little boost at that point in the competition to go: I could be sat in one them thrones… it gave us that fire.ĭanny adds: “I remember Willam (a legendary Drag Race queen) said to me at a show: ‘Welcome to the sisterhood.’ And I kinda didn’t get it – but there is this weird network of girls around the world that have … let’s call it ‘shared trauma’, and have all gone through the same thing. I love Viv – she’s my sister and has been so supportive through the whole of this journey.” “Each one of those winners – just like our top four – brings something completely different to drag, and it’s weird to think I’m sat with them now. Of course, the Drag Race alumni are a community of their own, one that Danny’s already been welcomed.ĭuring the episode, crowned queens The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace made an appearance, welcoming Danny Beard into the fold – something that she says meant the whole rhinestoned world. We’re part of the LGB TQ plus community as well.” Danny Beard stole the Drag Race UK roast. You should want to bring each other up drag is about that community of people. “If you’re confident enough in what you do, you don’t need to be shady or try and bring other people down – there’s always room for shade, but not in a negative way. Hopefully I proved that we don’t all have to be carbon copies.”ĭanny Beard also stressed just how important it was for the wider LGBTQ+ community – with an extra emphasis on the ‘TQ+’ – to come together and be celebrated, both on and off the show. More non-binary queens, more queens of colour… I know a queen in Newcastle in a wheelchair and she’s just amazing. “I’d love to see drag kings on the show, I’d love to see more trans girls on the show, trans guys on the show. She hopes that her reign kicks open doors for ever more diversity. I don’t want to sound cocky… I was literally it’s like someone kicked me in the willy.” RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 4 finalists (World of Wonder, Guy Levy)ĭanny had already made history as the first bearded queen to compete on Drag Race UK – now she’s first bearded winner anywhere in the world.ĭrag Race UK’s Danny Beard on taking the competition by storm, the reign of Beard and how her winning lip-sync was the second she’d ever done. Whether it was a double crowning, Cheddar, but… in my heart of hearts, it felt right. “I’ve gone between every scenario you can think of times, a billion times. She thought it would go to her opponent, but like a true winner, says the outcome feels correct. “The second time I’ve ever was what you saw in the finale… I just felt every moment.”ĭanny went head to head with Drag SOS star and all-round drag legend Cheddar Gorgeous, who was the queen to beat this season. ![]() I felt Shirley Bassey’s voice coming out of me – and I never sound that good. “I had this whole new admiration for lip-syncing when I came off the show. “I’m a singer, that’s what I do – I sing and tell jokes and call people c**ts,” says Danny. Speaking the morning after she – and the fandom – learned of her win, Danny admits that the first time she’d lip-synced (in her entire career) was during the Drag Race UK girl group challenge. Drag Race UK crowned Danny Beard its next drag superstar after a barnstorming lip-sync – which, it turns out, was Danny’s second ever.
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