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Xtina Draguilera
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Xtina Draguilera, 25
Background
Born in Glasgow and brought up in a little village in Yorkshire and trained as a ballerina at the Northern School of Contemporary Dancein Leeds. I was there for three years but got thrown out for being naughty.
What are you working on?
I’m trying to develop a show about Princess Diana which I tried out at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s club. I’m doing a little number at Tranny Lip Synching, every Saturday at Bistroteque, mainly lip-synching Christina Aguilera.
How did you get into drag?
I used to idolise Catwoman and my sister was a big influence on me, so I dressed up in her clothes when I was little. About a year ago I was pretty broke so I entered a lip-synching competition and won £500 – which I paid my rent with – then I was asked to do a show at Coco de Mer.
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Tell us about the London scene
There’s a lot more competition these days. There’s been a lot of club wear but now people are dressing up a bit more. There’s this whole Shoreditch scene, which started at ‘Family’ at Bar Music Hall on Curtain Road before it shut down and is now centred around ‘Boombox’ at Hoxton Bar & Grill on a Sunday night. A lot of people have got into it through the Tranny Talent parties and Gay Bingo at the Tea Building and Trannyshack at Too2Much, where you get people who spend their lives as transvestites, a lot of transsexuals, and a lot of straight men who are married and stuff, what we call ‘tranny chasers’. I think the word ‘transvesite’ has been readopted by the scene. It’s much more celebratory.
Who is your style idol?
Christina Aguilera, but not when she was in ‘Genie in a Bottle’.
How do you dress when you’re not in costume?
I like American Apparel. Simple little T-shirts and some nice jeans – H&M, Levis.
Most outrageous look?
Princess Diana covered in blood wearing a long wedding dress.
Drag heroines?
Jonny Woo is my idol because he’s not afraid to make a fool of himself.
Style mantra
It’s not what you wear but the attitude you wear it with.
Eternal beauty tip
If you want to make a real statement with your lips, wear red Rimmel lipstick and then apply some glitter on top. It's my signature look.
3 comments
Any ideas where to find my partner a pair of 1920's flapper style shoes? He's off to a fancy dress party on Tuesday night as Daphne from Some LIke It Hot. He's unfortunately a size 11 or 12 :-(
I'm coming to London on the 23rd so can check out any shops you recommend. Cheers to anyone with a suggestion!
Cadi the Frazzled
i think it's absolutely nasty that ppl treat us girls the way they do, i definately agree with sabrina coz i live in australia so i guess its less common over here though but live with it stupid breeders its called fun and a job too!!!! xoxoxox
i have been a dragqueen for 5 year's. i think people shud try befor the say what ther say to us.