FOF #2583 – A Drag Queen in Paris – 02.23.18
Sasha Kills treats her entire body as an extension of the canvas. Photos: Sasha Kills.
Drag queens all around the world love using French words & names as part of their act. But what about drag queens in France? Surprisingly many of them use American sounding names and English expressions from their favorite TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Today Parisian drag queen Sasha Kills joins us to talk about the drag scene en France.
As a painter of the canvass and the body, Sasha Kills blurs the lines not just between genders but also between beauty and horror.
Listen as we have a tête-à-tête with artist Sasha Kills about how American drag is en vogue in Europe.
“Parc Humain” #2 76x56cm, Arches white paper, ink – artist: Marc Socié.
Plus,
➤ Salvador Dalí & Marcel Duchamp as the original artsy French drag queens.
➤ What is the proper spelling of the word “chanté?”
➤ Life after Violet Chachki got kicked out of a sex club in Paris.