I don’t know if it’s a “liberation,” so much as it is an “empowering.” The cool thing about drag culture is empowering a certain caricature within [of] who you are, depending on who you are. A lot of drag characters are caricatures of a certain [quality] about somebody, and it brings out a lot of things for a lot of men…and women, so for me, it does bring out this very sassy — I won’t say composed because Hedwig obvious has a lot of hurt and a lot of turmoil within her — but it brings out this rock ‘n’ roll energy that can’t be messed with, so that’s super fun to play with.”
— Darren Criss, who just took over as the lead in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, in a recent interview with Playbill
Mikah
Darren Criss has the potential and talent to become one of those favorite actors that everyone loves,like Neil Patrick Harris.I really like this guy.
Sameer Nurani
Come out, come out wherever you are!
nature boy
Yup… doing drag provides a character challenge every man should confront at least once…. it really makes you think about what your concept of women is, what kind of woman would you be, and then sort of shatters it in an overall positive way. Not that you’re really becoming a realistic woman of course, but you are forced to think about it, and female stereotypes, in detail in a very new and very personal way. Which then informs your understanding of your own masculinity when you go back to being yourself.
And of course when you do drag you are trying to create a fun alter ego… I don’t think anyone sets out to create a boring sad drag queen who just sits at home alone. There was one or two years I did drag a few times. Haven’t for decades since but they’re great memories (and photos)! If you haven’t yet, put it on your bucket list. If it makes you uncomfortable then all the more reason to force yourself to do it. Just find some good friends to do it all together, and make sure at least one has some experience with makeup and wigs. Makeup is hard !!!