Author:Evan Ross KatzPublish date:Jul 9, 2019I'm in the basement of an empty Times Square theatre in the final hours leading up to World Pride weekend in New York City. It's not where I expected to spend my Friday afternoon, but when you're told that's where you'll be interviewing "RuPaul's Drag Race" royalty Aquaria and Naomi Smalls and they mention there will be air conditioning, you don't ask questions — you simply haul ass.
Aquaria: I definitely use a lot of my energy when I'm in drag, so a lot of times, I don't feel so inspired to put together something nice because my brain reads wearing a stylish outfit as "drama, that's your job." But even just putting on a cute shirt and some shorts, I try to stay more inspired to keep the boy alive.
Naomi: The thing that people don't realize — and I didn't really realize when I first started doing drag when I was 18 — is just how expensive drag is. Like, $1000 is real cute and it does not get you far in drag. Naomi: It's a lot easier for me to style Davis. In my drag, I like to do a lot of monochromatic or a lot of everything going together, so when I have a look made, it's pretty much all in one bag. But for Davis, I get to mix and match and wear this short with that pant, so that's a lot easier to have fun with and pull options from. With Naomi, if I'm going to change the look, I'm probably going to accessorize and keep it in the same genre because it's a tailored look.
Aquaria: Well, I know this sounds dumb, but I'm feeling pretty cute right now in this straightforward, not boring but regular, every day outfit because I'm usually in my Adidas trackies and slides 24/7 with a different band T-shirt on. To dress pleasant and presentable for the world gets me very excited nowadays.
You both are regarded by many as fashion queens: lovers, appreciators and emulators of the art form. At the same time, you always seem to be setting the bar rather than chasing after it. How conscious are you of that?
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