She might not have a RuPeter isn't all about the expensive clothes and tells us how she has learnt to do such an exquisite face of make-up.
At 21, you're the youngest queen in the competition. Was it hard going in knowing that you probably didn't have as many expensive outfits as the others?
I actually think the magic of drag is that you don't need expensive products, expensive wigs and expensive clothes – if that's not your thing. Tia Kofi doesn't have expensive clothes and she's still done well. I'm not coming for Tia, by the way, I love Tia! I love looking at expensive clothes and I aspire to have them one day, but at the moment I just don't have the resources, so I've had to learn how to sew and make them myself. I would say that 99.9% of what I brought to Drag Race, I made for myself, and I'm proud of that.
Your makeup skills are amazing – how did you learn to paint your face like that?
I'm still learning today, but I've been doing it for six years now – whether that's actual 'drag makeup' or just putting a brush of something to my face. You know, I didn't even have makeup when I started. I just used some face paints from my aunt's house: I took the brown, the black, the red, the blue and the black, and tried to improvise. That's always been the thing about my drag: I don't have all the resources, so I've learned to do with what I have.
You've really blossomed through the competition, but were you nervous to begin with?
I mean, I think it showed on day one that I was nervous. I was aware of my talents and I knew what I could accomplish, but I didn't want to push that in people's faces. I wanted to keep to myself and try and see where I could fit into the group. And then once some of the other girls were dumped out, I could come into my own a bit more, which is what I think you've seen happen in the last few weeks. But at the start I wasn't here to cause shit with Tia Kofi. After a challenge I just wanted to have a Red Bull and go to bed.
What's your plan for after the show?
Well, it might be hard to start with because of Covid, but once things start getting back to normal, I'm really hoping to get out there in a big way. I'm still pretty new to drag and I've only performed outside of Scotland once, so I definitely want to book shows all over the country this summer. Dundee is quite a small city so I want to experience the true diversity of queer nightlife in London, Manchester, Birmingham, everywhere!
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