Featured Queen: Delilah Diamond
Mark is a drag queen from New York City who goes by the drag name of Delilah Diamond and started doing drag in Spring of 2011. Read our Q&A with Delilah below.
What inspired you to start doing drag?
"I started drag because I have had so many people like pop stars and hollywood trainwrecks make me happy through the years and I wanted to make people smile and laugh like they have made me throughout the years. I wanna inspire and make people feel good."
How does drag make you feel?
"Drag makes me feel sexy , fierce & even more fabulous fabulous version of my self."
Who are you inspirations for your drag persona?
"Britney Spears , Madonna , Miley Cyrus , Jenna Jameson , Mariah Carey , The spice girls , Marilyn Manson , Fifth harmony , Kylie Jenner & Pamela Anderson. & LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY MOM"
Who are your three all time favourite Queens?
"Myself, myself and MYSELF"
Do you have a specific look you like to go for, or does your look vastly vary?
"I try to look like a spice girl on a bath salt meets Britney spears chic meets rebellious catholic whore. "
Do you perform in drag?
"I do, party's, Bar mitzvahs & for friends.. Nothing too crazy yet. "
Which songs would you like to perform?
"I love doing Im Slave 4 u , Worth it & Dirrty ( theres so many fuckin songs I love to do so its hard lol) The reason I love them so much is because im a dancer & love anything with heavy. Choreography that comes along with it. "
If you could only have 3 makeup products to do your complete drag makeup look for the rest of your life, what would they be?
"Eyeliner, Glitter & lipliner"
What is your one favourite piece of fashion or accessory from your wardrobe?
"Most of my Moschino items & red body suit."
Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
"I really don't like to look into what the future because I'm excited about whats happening in my life as a drag queen now. I cant even think about 5 years from now."
What's your opinion on the recent increase in popularity of drag, due to things such as RuPaul's Drag Race?
"Minus all the drama and Opinions people have I think drag race is fuckin awesome and has done amazing things for the community as being recognized as real talent and not seen as strange."
Anything else we should know about your drag persona? (Interesting facts etc.) If so, please list up to 10 things below.
"Blonde is my fav color "
--------------------------Thank You To Delilah For This Q&A--------------------------
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Twitter: @DelilahDiamond_
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