In this interview, Justice Smith talks to Amber Saint Lexington, a drag performer in the Richmond drag scene. Amber shares her journey from practicing makeup on her cousins and using her own portraits as models for her portfolio to becoming a drag performer. She also...
With Black Girl Magic, Melanin Monroe has created a series of drag shows exclusively featuring queens of color. The next edition, featuring The Vixen from RuPaul's Drag Race, comes to Fallout on Sunday. Richmond drag queen Melanin Monroe is preparing for the second...
For Richmond drag performer Melanin Monroe, drag has been the key element in moving beyond her struggles and achieving her full potential. For Richmond drag queen Melanin Monroe, drag is medicine. “Performing is an escape. It’s therapeutic,” Monroe said. “Drag...
Local drag performer Chicki Parm focuses on the funny, hosting a monthly comedy show in Richmond between tours across the country. Chase Keech has turned his love of drag and comedy into a full-time career performing as Richmond’s drag star Chicki Parm. “I would...