LATEX Scottish Drag Performer & Artist Profile
Social Media Links: @theonlylatex (on all platforms) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlylatex Twitter: https://twitter.com/theonlylatex Youtube: https://youtu.be/LuJ8kXQE4M4 Performance Video Links: Available on Youtube, additional performances provided below and more can be requested if neccessary. Performance 1: https://youtu.be/-lC1j-wokP0 Performance 2: https://youtu.be/cYWLdo1yYbE
Latex wearing custom Oliver F.J Jones Blazer and Wigs & Co. Custom Styled Wig
Drag is so important to myself and I have never resonated with such a personal subject before experiencing the artistry of drag. It is creative freedom and I do drag to explore more aspects surrounding myself and my personal journey. I love everything that entails with the artform including hair, make-up, styling, editing, photography - anything you can think of. I see Drag as an outlet to excerise my skillset and dabble into the performance industry, something I have always wished to do but never been able to. Drag allowed me to do so and in that I was able to create my persona “Latex”. She is a fashion illustration brought to life. A chameleon of drag, you could say. Being able to shapeshift and play with fashion is such an important factor to my drag, I could not see myself doing anything else. I aspire to be Scotlands premire fashion queen and make a name for Latex throughout the entire UK. Scotlands drag scene has been one of the most welcoming communities I have experienced. The scene is filled with so many creative characters and to feel accepted in a country full of them is such a privilege.
Latex wearing custome Oliver F.J Jones Leather Painted Jacket & Hair by Styled by Vodka.
I have been experimenting with makeup and drag since i was 17. Hidden in my bedroom at night exploring gender and creating art. Since then I was able to grow/develop my skills and advance onto the scene in February 2020, where I made my debut performance at the “Suck” show and lipsynced for the first time to Ariana Grande “Thank U Next”. I performed two other times afterward and just as the rest of the scene was swept back into our bedrooms with the coronavirus pandemic in March all of this stopped. During the lockdown and not being able to perform was a strain but I tested my skillset and grew as an artist by focusing soley on digital content and creating a progressional growth into the queen I am today. During this time I also made various connections and friendships to a variety of artists across the country and in the Scottish scene. I am so proud of where I am and where my drag is progressing to. I hope to achieve a platform in which I can show off my individuality, my heritage and help younger queer artists explore and find themseleves throughout the artistry of drag.
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