I eventually realized I don’t need a mask for people to think I am a boy: I am a boy. It was literally a mask for me to put on and be who I wanted to be. That’s how I discovered my trademark clown-white face. And I was like: “This is everything.” I found this weird balance, where I wasn’t too feminine, so I wouldn’t be triggered. It was only when I put on my drag that people thought I was just another cis boy at the club.
Because I was assigned female at birth, I used it as a mask. Gottmik: When I started drag, it was almost the opposite. It’s all very “Wizard of Oz”: I had it all along. and getting on “Drag Race,” I’ve learned that my drag is me, I am that person, and it’s been me the entire time. Then I discovered drag and saw these beautiful creatures and thought: “Oh, you get to put these things on and become a different person.” I had that mind-set for a very long time, but then, moving to L.A. I was Black and gay too, so I had all these things stacked against me. Instead, there are parties featuring drag queens, so it’s about the look and whether the queen has a personality that makes you want to be there. is interesting, because there aren’t many drag shows. You need a personality so people want you at their party. Symone: It’s not enough just to look the part. As in, Symone is the prettiest girl in the club, whereas I’m this clown, freak thing, that’s also pretty. Symone and I both have this very feminine, glamorous style of drag, but with a twist. is all about who’s the most beautiful, whereas in New York, it’s more about artistry. Gottmik: On a more physical - not as cute - level than what Symone just said, the drag scene in L.A. You have to brand yourself and stand out from the pack. Symone: In L.A., you have to figure out what makes you you: Home in on it and exploit it. What makes your drag representative of the L.A. And it’s the home of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ placing the queens in close proximity to the ecosystem that surrounds the entertainment industry and the show.” It has become the new destination for queer creative types. “These days, everyone’s coming to Los Angeles. “I feel like we’ve been fed how fierce New York queens are for so long,” adds Luzon, who was a New Yorker herself when she first shantayed into the werk room a decade ago. queens slaying so hard,” says L.A.-based drag icon and Season 3 runner-up Manila Luzon.
Meanwhile, Symone delivers an “unapologetically Black” blend of sass and class to “Drag Race,” matching her L.A. Gottmik (who prefers she/her pronouns when in drag) is not only the series’ first-ever transmasculine contestant but her punk-rock “gorge” looks and wicked humor have also made her a front-runner to snatch the crown. Meet Symone and Gottmik, two queens with wildly different aesthetics and a similar trailblazing spirit from Season 13, currently running Fridays on VH1. As fans of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” know, each season of the Emmy-winning reality competition delivers a breakout star whose charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent, to quote the series’ namesake, earn them a place in the spotlight - even if they don’t go on to win.
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