JAY / JOYSTIQUE

Jay

I live in Zundert a little village near Breda. I am 19 years old.

“Being accepted by everyone would be a great world!”

My name is Jay Oostvogels and I’m 19 years old. My Drag name is Joy Stique because Joy would have been my girls name. The surname Stique comes from the joystick, as in the d*ck. I live in Zundert, a little village near Breda.

I’m a Drag queen for almost one and a half year. So it’s all fresh and kind of new. When I’m in Drag I feel like I’m almost Lady Gaga. The whole package of wearing high heels, wearing a long hair wig and all this make up and of course the dress makes you feel like a whole new and other person. It makes you like a ‘real’ women. People mostly don’t know you so you behave like you’re someone else. You feel yourself a lot more confidence. I think as a drag queen you have to stand there as a performer or an artist.

A lot of people think Drag queens are transgender. This is not true. We all know what a transgender is and I’m happy that the world is on his way of accepting this more! But a Drag queen is not a transgender. We are totally happy with being a men and having this body! Drag queens just like to be that women that’s kind of inside of us for some times. We love to feel ourselves fierce on high heels, with long blonde hair and lot’s of make up. It’s just that girls can do a lot more with their hair and clothing than men can.

“Just treat us like normal people and you will see we are not that bad at all. You can even laugh with us!”

This year Drag is coming much more populair than before. More people getting to know it, more people are starting to accept it. I don’t think Drag will be accepted very soon because the world even can’t accept being gay 100% yet so why would they already accept gay men dressed up as women. But it’s coming with baby steps and that’s already nice to see!

Most of the queens are gay, but people mostly forget that there are also Drag queens who are straight men or are even married. They are just as open minded and isn’t that what the world needs?!

There’s a place in amsterdam, which is called ‘Club Nyx’ where most of the Drag queens come together.

The thing I hate the most isn’t even the prejudices. It’s the point that people already yell nasty words at you by just seeing you being gay. The only thing they probably think is “grose” without even knowing how we are, what we do, how we live our lifes. They think we are too feminine. So what? We don’t do you anything. And yes, ofcourse we have sex. But we don’t ask you to watch! ;)

JoyStique

“Joy would have been my girls name. Stique comes from joystick, as in the d*ck.”