IM A CERTIFIED DRAG QUEEN

THE ART OF DRAG by: Jessie Glova

Make-up Artist Jessie Glova as Gaia

Jessie Glova in Gaga inspired look

Jessie Glova another winning piece

jessie Glova Grand Prize winner Female category for best in Costume

I Am Jessie Glova A Certified Drag Queen

welcome to my world of fantasy and Entertainment !!!!

DRAG QUEENS
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NO! NO !NO! NO !... being a DRAG QUEEN it takes a lot of talents , skills ,and knowledge... its an incorporation of different Art forms . Theatrical arts , Make-up artistry , Science , Technology and attitude..... DRAG QUEENS are ARTISTS who celebrate life and beauty ...

THEATER Jessie Glova As Cruela De Vill

Why it involves THEATER or THEATRICAL in approach ....??? Being in DRAG or commonly defines "DRESS AS GIRL "we have to be in Character .. must have to study and embrace each personality that a drag is portraying ,..we are like actors , we totally wear a different person with different attitude , like in Theater everything has to be bold and exaggerated ..,... it has to be extraordinary for us to get attention and be able convey a message of character we are portraying .

jessie Glova as Snow Queen best in Costume trip to Singapore ART of MAKE-UP


Make -up is one of the most essential factors in achieving a Drag Look .... there's a specific Category of what you call DRAG Make-up it works on the Facial Structuring or its like painting that u exactly copy features of a Celebrity or Icon that you wish to portray or impersonate. Make -up is the tool in helping you achieve the essential look and will transport you to the world of illusion ...and it takes a talent and skill on how to create different looks ... one requirement to be a great DRAG Queen is to be a good Make-up artist. So as the Mode of Dressing or creating a total Image.
jessie Glova at the GAY PRIDE PARADE
A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman an image of an ornate individual often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists in different specialties and they vary greatly, from a common comic who does perform in pageants and parties and professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same city. Although many drag queens are gay men, there are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons or purposes. Women who dress like men for the same purpose are known as DRAG KINGS

Generally, however drag queens are males who dress in a female gender role often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) its like more lashes , feathers more sequence and glitters for comic, dramatic or satirical effect. in other words DRAG doesn't know the word minimal not in their vocabulary. They are a display of over the top and to the Maximum height specially when it comes their Costumes to their Customized wigs. Other drag performers include drag Kings , who are women who perform in male roles, FAUX KINGS who are women who dress in an exaggerated style to emulate drag queens and faux kings, who are men who dress to impersonate drag kings. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY It is pretty much an advantage for someone who reads and pay attention to details and a good DRAG queen should posses this quality talking about Science ... a DRAG QUEEN should master the Human anatomy specially on facial and body structuring on where to highlight and contour and where to stretch and tuck ,,, you what i mean ... lols ...and some really consider cosmetic surgery like , nose jobs .. cheek and lips enhancements and etc. but not all DRAG QUEENS are considered Transgender, that's a different topic. with the advancement of Technology ...we consider as well new trends and new approaches like using prosthetics jessie Glova as Black Swan ... judge Now to close this blog .... I AM A DRAG QUEEN and I WILL ALWAYS WILL
The term drag queen usually refers to people who dress in drag for the purpose of performing, whether singing or lip-synching dancing, participating in events such as gay parades and pageants , or at venues such as bars, cabarets and discotheque In the United Kingdom alongside traditional drag work such as shows and performances, many drag queens engage in 'mix-and-mingle' or hosting work at night clubs or at private parties/events. Drag is a part of Western Gay Culture and now countries in Asia specially in the PHILIPPINES its becoming VERY ACCEPTED AND THE SOCIETY IS RECOGNIZING THE ART .

Make up Artist Jessie Glova