They spot you out, they see you, they talk to you, and they look at you like a piece of meat. They all are looking, and one thing you’ll notice is if they’re looking, they’re curious. Once Brandi’s ready, the two go out on the town and start meeting people - and Saya comments on the strange dichotomy of being perceived as a woman and all the objectification that goes with it. It’s fascinating to watch the layers of makeup go on - at first, it’s just patches of makeup to get the broad shapes, but as Saya works, Brandi takes shape. He shaves from head-to-toe and goes through five layers of makeup. I think it’s really fucked up, but they do that.īut the real meat of the video is in watching Michael become Brandi Naomi. They don’t book multiple Black drag queens, because they feel like they’re all going to do the same songs, and that’s just terrible. You can go to a show and you will see all white drag queens, one Black drag queen. Saya talks about the struggles he faces as a Black drag queen and how he’s forced into competition with other Black queens:
But this short documentary is more than that - it’s an exploration of drag culture and gender.
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