It takes hours to create the look and illusion of a drag queen, but it takes years to gather the cosmetics of life and the know-how to apply it. The lip gloss, eyeshadow, and mascara for the stage might say Revlon, L’Oréal, or Sephora, but the foundation comes from life. So, what’s in a face?
Boys Don’t Cry
Those three words were among the many chisels hammered by society and my environment to shape the boy who would become the man I was expected to be. There were other carving tools: “Get up; that didn’t hurt,” “Stop your crying,” “Stop being a sissy,” and “Only girls do that.” The heteronormative world pounded and chipped at me daily.