Yukiro Dravarious is a Swedish-born model, musician and drag queen. She has been entertaining Tokyo audiences for the past decade under the name Die Schwarze Frau and runs the horror drag event ¡°Casket of Horrors,¡± which aims to showcase the talents of drag performers from Japan and abroad.
1. How did you first come to be a drag queen? I watched ¡°RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡± and thought it looked like fun! I created my drag persona from what was already close to me: Evil queens in fiction; horror movies such as the works of Brian De Palma (¡°Carrie¡±) and Dario Argento (¡°Suspiria¡±); and 1980s alternative music.
2. Did you look to anyone in particular for inspiration? Yes, Sharon Needles from the fourth season of ¡°Drag Race¡± really got me into doing drag shows.
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