Happy Ides to all who celebrate
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Does anyone else have an OC that was meant to be this scary, powerful, being but then over time the OC just like- turns soft… I have this one of and he was supposed to be a being that didn’t care about others and owns souls of others… now he cares and he still owns souls, but he secretly does drag…. And he’s gay …like WHEN DID THAT CHANGE HAPPEN 😭
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Wearing drag until it’s legal again day 15
No outfit today because I am resting from yesterday and letting my arm recover from a sunburn. But I did fix my amethyst necklace!
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Dressing in drag until it’s legal again day 14
ALTI am sunburnt, ran at a loss, but…I did get a single email sign up. So, that was one of my goals today met. A W is a W
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the thing im so fucking pissed off about is that i look damn cute in a skirt but ohhh nooo boys cant wear skirts especially not trans boys thats unheard of like shut up chelsea youre just jealous i wear it better than you
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NOT ME SHAKING HANDS WITH PATRICK STUMP WHILE WEARING A MCS SHIRT AND CARRYING A TAI TOTE
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Trying to find the time to post online has lately become quite a drag lately. I would find myself starring at the screen stuck mid-sentence or in the middle of scrolling through my gallery to post something. I had to take a hiatus from blogging as I lately have some level of uncertainty to putting myself out in the vast internet and had to deal with unresolved issues back at home. I had to take a break from them to give me time to recharge my energy to go back up posting again.
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Dressing in drag until it’s legal again day 13
Honestly, could be fun if more people start doing this! The more eyes on the Adult Entertainment Act, the better (and more fab) for us all!
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Has anyone ever done something that’s like drag, but for love instead of gender? Raising the concept of romance to soap opera heights, stylized/mocking scenes from ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, love songs sung in ways/with modifications to be about family love… I can think of a dozen ways to turn amatonormativity into camp, and I don’t think it’s a thing I’ve ever heard of people doing as a dedicated show.
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being a drag queen who has never watched a single episode of rpdr is like being in the seventh circle of hell. i have no idea what the hell anyone is ever talking about
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HTX Drag Feature No. 002: Chevelle Brooks
In Houston’s drag world, legacy is built not just on glamour, but on discipline. Few performers embody that principle as clearly as Chevelle Brooks—a pageant queen whose career spans more than three decades and whose reputation is rooted in precision, presentation, and community.
For many in Houston’s drag scene, Brooks represents a particular tradition: the polished, pageant-trained entertainer who approaches drag as both art form and profession. From national titles (Miss Gay US of A 2000; Miss Continental Plus 2002; Universal Show Queen 2019; and many more) to local recognition as Houston’s Entertainer of the Year, Brooks has spent over 30 years building a career that blends theatrical performance with the meticulous standards of competitive drag.
Chevelle Brooks photographed by Gavin Calais
Her story, however, begins far from the rhinestones and crowns.
Brooks was born in Louisiana but grew up in Houston after moving to the city at just three years old. By the early 1990s, Houston’s LGBTQ nightlife scene was vibrant and expansive, with drag performances happening not only at nightclubs but also at daytime art festivals and community gatherings.
It was in these spaces that Brooks first encountered drag—not as a distant spectacle, but as a living, breathing art form happening all around her. Watching queens move between venues and command audiences sparked something in her. Drag looked like freedom: a way to express creativity, confidence, and star power all at once.
That spark led to her first performance in 1991 at a talent show at Studio 13, one of the many clubs that helped shape Houston’s queer nightlife history. The debut, she recalls, was far from glamorous. “I didn’t have anything ready,” Brooks says. “No shoes, no dress, no hair.”
But Houston drag has long been sustained by the community. Friends and fellow performers rallied for Brooks, pulling together pieces of a look so she could still compete. What could have been a disastrous first outing instead became a defining moment. Oh, did I forget to mention that she won that talent show?
It was proof that the stage was exactly where she belonged.
Stay tuned next week for more on our beloved Houston icon!
Written by Rocky Wood
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I really need to get a better scanner because this simply isn’t picking up the pink shades here, but hopefully it’s still giving full The Only Naomy