Berea Pride Royalty 2023 – Skarlette Poison
Berea PRIDE Royalty 2023
Skarlette Poison
An Interview with Skarlette Poison
What made you want to perform for the Berea Royalty Pageant?
I wanted to perform to prove to everybody that I could do something and pay homage to my aunt who passed from cancer and who never got to see me perform.
What’s your number one makeup or costuming tip for upcoming performers?
Contour is your best friend! After you put on makeup and foundation, contour your face, and always wear nails. If you’re not doing nails, you’re not doing drag. Eyelashes are a big deal; go big or go home, and get really good lipstick.
Pads and tights are essential for performing.
What (or who?) inspired you to try drag for the first time?
I’ve been watching RuPaul since I was 13, and it really inspired me to pursue my dreams and fantasies.
My drag mother and PA, Crystal Shade, also inspired me to do drag.
What does drag mean to you as a performer?
Drag means a way to express myself in ways I can’t do in normal day-to-day life. It gives me confidence and security and safety to be part of something that I like doing. And I love to dance. I can show a completely different side of myself that no one sees when I’m not on stage. I get to be a superhero
How did you pick your drag name and build your persona?
I love Marvel and DC and chose Scarlet Witch from Marvel and Poison Ivy from DC; a little bit of witch and a little bit of poison. I’ve been through like three name changes!
What’s been your most embarrassing moment? And what’s been your most empowering?
Most embarrassing: Boobs fell out during a performance, but you keep it going and make it funny.
Most empowering: I pulled off a cartwheel and landed it in heels!
How can communities better support and understand the art of drag, in your opinion?
Understand that we’re normal humans just like you. We have a normal life, some of us might be trans, non trans, or whatever. We still feel and hurt and cry and bleed the same.
We do this to make people smile and bring them entertainment and joy, and we’re not monsters (some of us might dress like monsters sometimes but we’re not!)
Support us by not thinking that we’re weird or believing what the stereotypes and media project is to be. We have lives and families and people we care about, and you can support us the same way people support you. Understand that we come from all walks, and the soul has no gender. We also have to better support each other within drag as well and support one another as best we can and lift each other up instead of breaking each other down.
Contact Skarlette Poison for Bookings:
Email: (coming soon)
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