I kind of did things backwards and discovered Drag Race first and then my local divas. My inspirations from drag come from all over but they majorly come from my local scene. So what are some of your inspirations in drag? What keeps you motivated or gives you that creative edge? Every year that I worked on ships, my love for drag grew exponentially to a point where when I finished touring I decided to pursue it professionally. Any opportunity to throw on a sad Revlon lip and walk into crew parties in a heel and I was there. Season five was my first introduction and I was obsessed. I’m a professional ice skater outside of drag and worked for years on cruise ships where The Gays™ onboard would all gather on Sundays and watch Drag Race. How did you get started in drag? Was it something you always wanted to do or did you kind of fall into it by coincidence? As far as the BLM Movement, it’s about time! Our country has needed a shake-up as assertive as the movement currently and I couldn’t be more supportive and happy that black voices are being uplifted and long overdue social issues are being addressed I’ve thrown myself into a lot of creative projects as well which has been very cathartic. Lowkey said raisin has truly helped me look inwards and address a lot of mental health issues that I otherwise probably would have just continued practicing if it weren’t for a global pandemic that said, “hey, maybe we should stop with all these band-aids and get to the bottom of things.” As much as it’s added a bunch of anxieties, it’s been weirdly introspective and healing. Like, you’ve ruined the entire muffin and it’s time to be done. I’d describe 2020 as the never-ending raisin that snuck it’s way into a pastry. Hey Denali! Okay, so first off, 2020 has been a pretty crazy year! How have you been dealing with all of the chaos so far, from the pandemic to BLM movement?Ĭrazy is a bit of an understatement. We spoke to Chicago glam queen Denali Foxx about the Chicago drag scene, 2020 as a whole and about her amazing full drag lip-syncs…on the ice! Check it out!
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