Queen in the making

Ratchapong Thongpanit

ratchapong.thongpanit@gmail.com

What does it take to become a Drag Queen?

Witness ‘Foiegras’ @thefoiegras.s , a professional Thai drag queen, as she prepares. She spends hours making costumes, doing makeup, styling wigs, and pushing her body to its limits. Behind every beautiful look is the struggle to exist, to be seen, to be free.

As a drag queen, drag is queer ambition. It's resistance against a world that doesn't see us. It's a way to claim power, to exist boldly, to become who we were meant to be. It is real work, it is real art, yet in Thailand, we are rarely recognized for our skill, our courage, and our dedication.

Our labor matters. Our struggle is real. And our strength deserves respect.