![]() Q: What’s the worst part of drag in Seoul, and what do you think is the solution to the problem?Ī: I went and performed at a drag king show in the States, back in October when I was visiting home, and I’m going to go back in May and do it again, it was specifically a drag king troupe, which we don’t have here. If I take on a male character, it makes more sense. If I do a male song, it feels weird to dance around to a man singing. Like in burlesque stuff, I was always leaning towards female singers for song performances. Like, I always shop in the men’s section of HnH, because it’s just cheaper than the women’s section…. I’ve been wearing guys clothes for as long as I’ve been shopping on my own. On stage at: While she’s figuring out her commitments in Baltimore and further afield, follow /bettyohellno for updates about “Grindhouse” and other recurring gigs.A: I’ve always been interested in androgyny, and playing with gender. Thoughts on Baltimore drag: “We’re a weird family, because we’re all hustling together and trying to figure out how to survive off make-up and sequins.Brooklyn and I host the Drag Awards every year, and that’s when you feel the love the most, when everyone comes into one room and celebrates each other." She calls back to that nostalgic imagery with “Grindhouse,” her recurring burlesque show that celebrates women-led exploitation movies from the ’70s. “It’s campy but can also be super glamorous, sparkly, body-positive, that’s what I love.” “I’m definitely a vintage burlesque queen, that’s my forte, my love,” said the performer. ![]() Story: One of the area’s most famous drag queens - in no small part thanks to her glorious mug on the cover of Baltimore magazine’s Pride issue - Aaron Barlow’s, who performs as Betty O’Hellno, near-decade-long career invokes the old-school glamour of Divine and the Two-O’Clock Club. ![]() (Katherine Gaines/Courtesy of Betty O'Hellno/Katherine Gaines) Betty O’Hellno Now, they’re inviting you to their 65th wedding anniversary to perform because they love drag queens."īetty O'Hellno. At the beginning of my career, you weren’t getting straight people who even wanted to look at you when they crossed the street and you were standing outside. Thoughts on Baltimore drag: “Brooklyn, Iyana and I have done wedding anniversary parties, which is the oddest thing for me doing this for a decade. “We’ve been at Bookmaker’s about a month now, and they know: don’t put anything on the bar for my second number, because I’m probably going to walk on it.” “Every bar I’m in, for whatever reason, I have to climb furniture," she said. She’s also known for her physicality, using her gymnastics training to amp up crowds with daredevil antics. “I’m that Britney Spears, ’90s-esque dumb blonde situation, and it comes with that bubblegum pop genre.” “I think my drag persona is always perceived, because I have a very large chest and am particularly fond of blonde hair, that I’m not that smart," said Ferrah, who declined to provide the name on their birth certificate. Story: This veteran drag performer, who frequently performs with Brooklyn Heights and Iyana Deschanel throughout the DMV, describes herself as very “bubblegum pop.” ![]() (Kelsey Younce/Courtesy of Bambi Ferrah) Bambi Ne’cole Ferrah ![]() “They provide therapy, and doctors are trained and have spent time researching the LGBTQ community, as opposed to maybe a regular family doctor without the outside perspective,” she said.īambi Ne'cole Ferrah. That show benefited The LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton, a major community health institution. Along with frequent collaborator Brooklyn Heights, she recently organized and co-hosted “ How the Queens Gave Christmas,” which featured over a dozen drag queens. She’s organizes and hosts the recurring Sundays are a Drag.Brunch in Hanover - billed as “Maryland’s largest monthly drag queen brunch” - among other monthly and weekly drag shows that showcase veteran and emerging drag talent throughout the area. Story: Devon Mitchell, who performs as Evon Michelle moved her way up the ladder (and up the East Coast from Florida, where she started performing) over the last half-decade to become one of greater Baltimore’s busiest drag queens. (Nicholas Rudolph of Studio 5 Baltimore/Courtesy of Evon Michelle) Evon Michelle ![]()
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