![]() Trans and gay people are not seeking out children. People are convinced that all of society is thinking about their children specifically. “These anti-drag bills that are threatening us actually have nothing to do with us as drag performer and more to do with us as trans people. ![]() Being a drag queen is being brave enough to stand in front of people and say, ‘This is who I am.’ And to many that is an act of defiance in itself.”īanks-Couleé also blasted legislation restricting and attacking drag throughout the country. It’s important to give queer youth a place to express themselves and be in a safe enough place to experience the emotional toll of what it means to be queer. “For a long time I felt that drag was just commitment to the art of performance and fashion but currently I’ve noticed a shift in what I find important. “Drag is about community,” veteran drag queen Bambi Banks-Couleé said. Credit: Kathleen Hinkel for Block Club Chicago Credit: Kathleen Hinkel for Block Club Chicago Bambi Banks-Couleé performs during the Saturday night drag show at Berlin. They should try to be nice human beings and do their own thing, and let other people do their thing.” Bambi Banks-Couleé performs at Roscoe’s Tavern on Jas part of the lineup for “Mayhem: Mutilation of the Mind,” which occurs the first Thursday of each month. They should concern themselves with taking care of their children themselves. Of the anti-drag legislation initiated in other states, she said: “Let them be showgirls. She was quick to take up the AIDS awareness in the ’80s. Performing means you can get people happy and motivated to have a good time.”Ĭhilli Pepper is known for raising visibility for the LGBTQ+ community, appearing on her friend Oprah Winfrey’s show in 1987 to answer questions from the audience in days when the drag community was barely acknowledged. Since winning the first Miss Continental Pageant in 1980, Chilli Pepper has been a fixture in Chicago’s drag community and is considered a legend of drag, although she doesn’t care much for the term, quipping it “sounds too much like the Indy 500.” ![]() You go to a Chamilla Foxx show she’s so Latina and confident.” Iconic Chicago showgirl Chilli Pepper poses near her apartment on the Gold Coast on May 21, 2023. You’re kind of untouchable.”įoxx is an inspiration to many, including fellow queen, Rah Rah Girl: “Chamilla Foxx is someone I look up to because I’m Mexican. “This is how queer people can show their creativity and their artistic side. Chamilla FoxxĬhicago-born drag queen Chamilla Foxx, a fixture in Chicago’s drag community, has been performing locally for over 15 years. Straight people have NASCAR, we have drag. Chamilla Foxx performing at her weekly Sunday Social event at Meeting House. Meet some of the legends and newcomers driving Chicago’s drag scene. Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park Open dropdown menu.South Chicago, East Side Open dropdown menu.Pilsen, Little Village, Back of the Yards Open dropdown menu.Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park Open dropdown menu. ![]() Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Northalsted Open dropdown menu.Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park Open dropdown menu.Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham Open dropdown menu.River North, Gold Coast, Near North Side.Bridgeport, Chinatown, McKinley Park Open dropdown menu.The Art Of Drag: A Tribute To Chicago's Vast, Beautiful And Creative Drag Community Close
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