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REDEFINING y o B n w o l Awkward C MASC AND FEMME
by Denny Patterson
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ebastian Liza Bowles is a premier drag prince in the Denver drag scene who is defying the odds and living an authentic life. Combining his trans identity with performance, Bowles is known as the Awkward Clown Boy and Denver’s worst Barbra Streisand impersonator. He may look kooky and spooky, but he is a child at heart who knows how to give audiences a good time.
Awkward Clown Boy is a lot of things. His style is very vintage and classic, yet young and surreal. Sometimes, he is hyperfemme, and sometimes, he is more masculine. “Oldtimey ghost boy” is usually how I sum that up. Sometimes, he is portrayed as different ages, but most of the time, he is a child. He plays and pretends to be other people, while other times he is nothing but a boy.
OFM caught up with Bowles to talk more about his drag style and being a trans-masc performer.
How long have you been doing drag, and when did you discover your passion for it?
Can you begin by telling us more about your drag style and the Awkward Clown Boy aesthetic?
I started doing drag over 10 years ago, right out of high school. However, I was doing more traditional drag as a drag
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