Drag Doesn’t Kill People — Guns Do
August 9, 2002 was the first day I went out in drag. I had just moved to Nashville for college and had touched nearly every theatrical production I possibly could but had yet to venture into the world of drag. The second I did, Nashville welcomed me with open arms and I quickly realized with the help of other queens, that this would allow me to celebrate my creativity in a whole new way. And thus, Veronika Electronika was born. I have used drag in a myriad of ways in the past 20-plus years: to cultivate community, call for political […]