Denim, Star of Canada’s Drag Race, Nailed Quirky Style This Season

Whereas finding out at college in New Brunswick, Denim started pursuing drag extra severely. “I used to be actually simply doing drag in my bed room, as a result of there was no queer scene. I used to be pulling appears to be like [and] posting them on Instagram.” Finally, that non-public self-expression was Denim doing dwell performances, and the conclusion that drag could possibly be a full-on profession. “The primary time I carried out on a stage was at a university celebration in somebody’s basement,” Denim says. “I carried out ‘Goodbye Earl’ by The Chicks. I used to be carrying a denim thong, so I stated, ‘My identify is Denim Pussy!’ The identify Denim caught.”

On this season of Canada’s Drag Race, that preliminary sense of flamboyancy and enjoyable was nonetheless very a lot alive and properly. It doesn’t matter what the problem was, Denim introduced a way of favor and humor to the display. “My drag is managed chaos,” she says. “It’s camp, it’s avant-garde.” Equally as necessary all through the season, says Denim, was discovering appears to be like that additionally felt true to her trans identification. “As a trans man doing drag, I’m at all times looking for methods of accentuating the options that make me really feel snug in my physique. I like taking part in with delicate options in opposition to actually harsh, masculine options—like having my flat, bushy chest out whereas having an excellent glam painted face.”