King Perka $exxx is equal parts insanely talented and hilariously honest. I recently got the pleasure of sitting down with the drag king to discuss his first-ever competition win on “Drag Me, King,” the lack of representation drag kings receive, and how his drag persona influenced his gender identity as a transgender man. How did you get into drag and why did you decide specifically to be a drag king? It first started at [Atlanta] Pride 2017.
I saw [drag king Mystery Meat] at Piedmont Park and he said, “Oh, I’m going to a drag show.” I had seen drag from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and at first I was like, “That’s cool, it’s pretty, but it doesn’t seem like my gig.” I went to that drag show in Piedmont Park, and it was amazing.
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