Chappell Roan on realizing she's a drag queen

[@lemonheadalisa5402]

why is this upsetting people? chappell IS drag, she’s over the top she’s playing a character. she’s very inspired by drag already which got her into this conversation in the first place

[@BearlyAiden]

She is also knowledgeable and respectful of the drag community

[@forciaroandha9855]

They don't even know what this girl's name is.

[@brixg.8318]

​@@forciaroandha9855lol yes they do you are tripping

[@bluemystic7501]

Every pop star is an over-the-top character, that doesn't make them a drag queen.

[@L1vRosie]

Agreed fr if she didn’t call it drag I feel like ppl would be all “omg she is ripping of drag culture”. Cause it’s drag 😂

[@JamieHersheys]

Being called a Drag Queen by a Drag Queen is such a compliment. It's not only makeup and hair, its also about being accepted and feeling part of a community. It's such a raw form of self expression.

[@josegil8020]

and personality also!

[@pragyasingh2297]

Absolutely

[@L1vRosie]

Yes❤❤❤

[@GemmaKelly-tw1xm]

😂

[@billienova]

Exactly ❤❤❤

[@soupy_soup2]

Can we stop gatekeeping drag? Women are allowed to do drag too. Anyone can be a drag queen/king

[@SD-zz4ov]

i mea sasha colby and sonique literally won drag race

[@PuccioMA]

Lol 😂 who is gatekeeping it? U r late to this conversation, even drag Race welcome women now, not only trans women , for example clover bish and Victoria scone are CIS and are amazing. Also in the scene there’s always been women doing drag

[@soupy_soup2]

@@PuccioMA People in the comments are gatekeeping it lmao. I am well aware that women have always been doing drag, I just felt we were in need of a reminder

[@PuccioMA]

@@soupy_soup2 i don’t see anyone doing it babe, u just wanted to sound like a savior , admit it

[@soupy_soup2]

@@PuccioMA I’m not trying to be a savior. Good lord

[@jameslawmua8824]

Drag is for everyone! It is purely entertainment. It’s NOT THAT DEEP

[@GNICHO]

Drag is and has always been “deep”. Seeing drag being detached from art is what makes it so lackluster and sad. She, along with someone of the more popular queens are really reviving the art form!

[@MadAboutBrows]

​@@GNICHO THANK YOU

[@soulserenade.kcn1992]

Drag is not for everyone.

[@GNICHO]

@@soulserenade.kcn1992 it surely is for everyone, just not able to done by everyone!

[@jameslawmua8824]

@@soulserenade.kcn1992anyone can do drag therefore it is for everyone! However, I think cis females wanting to do drag you really need to do your research and make sure you know your history!

[@danielleingrisch1415]

Lady Gaga is considered drag too so this makes sense to me.

[@ajax4887]

Why?

[@POPPOP_PANDA]

Over the top outfits camp ect

[@christyogle_thedinnerbell]

​@@ajax4887 Campy costumes and over the top hair/makeup coupled with adopting an alternate persona to express parts of you that are different or hidden from your everyday life is the core of drag. As an art form, it is traditionally dominated by male presenting people adopting a feminine persona, but the art is not limited by everyday gender expression or identity.

[@brittanytorres6882]

@@christyogle_thedinnerbell this comment is eye opening, thank you.

[@metalicrobot66]

@@ajax4887 cis women can be drag queens. cis women are drag queens, kings or things. drag isn't just cis men impersonating women!

[@TheCassady34]

I think people don’t understand that drag is about Gender and about Performance and about Self-Transformation and hiding yourself and revealing yourself at the same time but 90% of it is about just having and being FUN. Making people laugh, and then cry, and then laugh. Being a doctor for the audience’s SOUL.

[@TheBL1216]

You mean drag is not about gender. It’s about transformation!

[@Bigb00bs_umchileanywaysso]

@@TheBL1216yes, typo exists. If you get it, move on.

[@L1vRosie]

THIISSS❤🙌

[@electr.cdreammachine]

I think gender is intrinsic to it but that only captures Chappells place in it even moreso. Her giving space between personal and persona is true to life and gender plays out in how you perform. As an artist, it's not all that thought out --if it's there it's there. If it's not there for you, you don't even have to move on but don't interfere with other people's self interpretation imo (General statement).

[@alinelohn9624]

Q lindooo 👏

[@OriginalDoll1]

There is an ancient saying „you’re born naked and the rest is drag“

[@paj4949]

low key calling rupaul ancient is kinda funny ngl lol

[@OriginalDoll1]

@@paj4949 coming from a GenY haha

[@beepboop8973]

Long ago, inscribed in some cave wall paintings

[@natsinternetdiary]

LOVE THIS

[@Blanch590]

I’ve never heard that but I’m taking it and running

[@heckstar]

Good lord what is up with this comment section. First of all no crayola (the drag queen who opened for her) did not “slander” her by comparing how she performed to drag. Clearly Chappell didn’t feel slandered because if she did she wouldn’t have incorporated drag into her performance style or referred to what she does as a “drag project”. As well as that there is a general vibe here that comparing Chappell Roan to a drag queen is disrespectful or negative in some way. That is some baggage that I don’t have time to unpack today lmao.

[@pragyasingh2297]

lmaooo, fr like Crayola just accepted her into a loving and accepting family, idk how that's shade

[@Kagomai15]

Didn't know who this was, the next yt short was her in a fancy red bedazzled corset and gloves explaining how she wanted to be a cheerleader in high school and she wrote Hot to Go, and looking at her, yeah, that's lovely drag!

[@wadio817]

as a retired drag queen, I support her for understanding how drag works. drag is my way of performing entertainment for ppl, it the same for chappelle

[@phoenixmode6909]

This is a really great perspective. I like her, she seems like just an honest ordinary person taking up space in this world unapologetically. As we ALL should. ❤

[@floristfindspeace]

as a dancer, this makes so much sense, and i might actually start using this mindset in my own way. thank you, chappell!

[@honeycomb937]

there are lots of women, both cis and transgender, who do drag. i'm glad that chappell gets to feel confident and express herself through the art form!

[@JanetheScot]

It's a great compliment, you embrace the character of Chappell Roan completely and fully drop yourself into each of the characters you're singing about. 🎉 Crayola nailed it ❤️ I saw it when you were singing the Pink Pony Inn. Thank you fortranaporting

[@HaKarina]

I love that that's what drag is. It's a transformation into a persona

[@EC-wo9yw]

why does there need to be a label?

[@emily-on3fp]

@@EC-wo9yw drag is a term used to encapsulate the art forms that are incorporated into drag. such as gender expression/freedom, costume/design/makeup/fashion, hypermasculine/feminized theatre, dancing and music. that allows it to also b used as a job descriptor. everything has a label/name and drag has a meaning and specific objective behind it that can’t be applied to other art forms just like Circus being the label for any traveling company performance that includes acrobatics, clown performance and knife throwing, etc.

[@preston.wiggins]

These comments are insane lmaoo

[@JTheDiva]

Literally, everyone’s got their panties in a bunch and just need to chill

[@Panda-gx2rs]

​@@JTheDivawhat are they saying. I don't wanna look at the bad comments

[@Craigy2818]

Taking on an entire persona, dressing up and wearing transformative make-up is what Drag is. It's a character.

[@Frank-costanza]

Sounds like any stage acting.

[@Themudeater]

@@Frank-costanzathe difference is a drag queen or king isn’t trying to believably portray being the opposite gender, but they perform in order to exaggerate feminine or masculine features of the opposite gender in order to become something new in performances to entertain others.

[@Frank-costanza]

@captivecat5858 thanks for the clarification. The comment I was responding to didn't really offer that level of detail.

[@kawaiikandypop486]

Yesss!!! Anyone can do drag💖💖💖

[@Halfmoonbaee]

He is really listening which is crazy. Rarely do interviewers do that.

[@yael9455]

Tom is a great interviewer, his is the only show I bother to watch lol

[@ashtoncavanagh1622]

Tom Power is a national treasure here in Canada

[@katholeenloveit8923]

Drag is for EVERYONE! Sometimes im a drag King and sometimes I'm a queen depending on what im feeling

[@clammyfaye]

Same.

[@vamosahacerloorganizaciony345]

Being called a drag queen means you are a hardworking artist who is able to entertain at a super high level without much support from the mainstream industry. What a compliment!! ❤

[@automatic5]

drag has already become mainstream. it is very much no longer underground, it is definitively, 100% mainstream now

[@lazyfoxplays8503]

But she is supported by the mainstream industry. She has a team of make up artists, fashion designers, producers, song writers, instrumentalists, touring money; She’s literally backed by a giant label making a profit off of her. She literally collabs with Sabrina Capenter and Olivia Rodrigo. Main industry artists…

[@swankyangelo]

@@automatic5and the conservatives that hate it, helped to cement it into the mainstream 😂 how ironic! It’s honestly hilarious

[@PiperAndMe]

people that don't agree just don't understand drag.

[@tunnelvisionss]

YES

[@sdtigerlily]

The definition keeps changing.

[@dimithetree]

I literally held my breath for like 20 seconds after that bridge. Damn. Amazing.

[@astropioneer3296]

Roan surpasses all expectations on stage. Fantastic voice, incredible style, amazing human being. 👏 🌈 ❤

[@Kez16h]

It makes more sense now why she doesn't like fans calling her Kayleigh. We don't know her personally, only her drag project, Chappell Roan.

[@HolldollMcG]

I love that drag is so popular and almost mainstream. Yes, her whom aesthetic is very campy and over-the-top, like playing a caricature of woman. That's drag. Crayola was being inclusive and paying her a compliment, and she ran with it. I love her for that.

[@pragyasingh2297]

We love Mama Crayola for helping Ms. Queen step into her own

[@indigo_0]

remember, drag is meant for everyone regardless of their gender! you can be beautiful no matter how you identify :)

[@ThuggyMacho]

No 🧡

[@catsock]

@@ThuggyMachoyeah 💜

[@ThuggyMacho]

@@catsock no 🧡

[@catsock]

@@ThuggyMacho you clearly don’t know very much about drag. drag is an art form defined by making a character, and dressing as that character. has nothing to do with the gender of your character, your gender out of drag, or your biological sex.

[@ThuggyMacho]

@@catsock no 🧡

[@Kaoss134]

She seems so soft spoken and sweet 🥺

[@princessbolden3111]

I love this point of view. And I like her , she seems very sweet and soft spoken, this is the first interview where I’ve seen her out of makeup and just…..Kayleigh.

[@Anarchangel349]

I love her speaking voice! She does not want people to use her real name btw

[@vickywheels]

She used her real name in this interview​, tho. @@Anarchangel349

[@princessbolden3111]

@@Anarchangel349 oh okay , thank you for letting me know

[@GriffinDuyThespian]

Did stand up before a drag show in Boston one time, then stayed. Do not regret it one fockin' bit. What a damn time that was. We're all theatrical in some way. Freedom of expression is our soulful & giving currency. Wealth is in the mind.

[@michaelkapfhamer9447]

You are fierce! Thank you for gracing us with your presence!

[@KendallKelly]

That's a really healthy way to view your career, actually. You have to be able to separate your persona from who you are as an individual. And I hope she makes it through celebrity as unscathed as she can. She's a great songwriter and artist!

[@mikel1814]

As a GenXer, it's so refreshing to see this concept come full circle.

[@gothicmango]

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Crayola the Queen. She was absolutely fantastic, in real life, and her act was amazing. I don’t really know or listen to Chappelle Roan but what an amazing performer she is, and it’s cool I met someone a famous person went on to meet lol

[@ChristPriestess33]

I LOVE this woman!

[@Creofficial]

I really love this. I identify with drag culture so heavily and have found so much inspiration for it, though I’ve never received that “blessing” shout out crayola lol. But fr the boulet brothers changed my life and ever since then I knew I wanted my character “Cré” to be over the top as well, it’s art, its expression, I’m telling a story. Myself is so reg. But Cré is vivid. And I love this. I grew up as a theatre kid, so it just makes since. Most performers would probably resonate with this But when YOU are your own performer/project, yes, it’s like you have to create an alter ego- so that you can also preserve your sense of self on those off moments. Bc we are beautiful all the time. But the art is art!!! 🖼️ LOVE this

[@MeowsyMcdermottEsq.]

I love the way she speaks.

[@iitstre_4550]

She’s so pretty. Like just genuinely; truly, “normal” pretty. As a grown black man… I believe in Chappell Supremacy 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@yofranklin21]

I love her speaking voice

[@c.hlorine]

There's many girls doing drag. Drag queens, kings, etc. This was never an issue. It only is one to people who are not from the community. Chappell is doing drag. :)

[@clammyfaye]

Same. I’ve been a drag performer for over 20 years and I’m a cis female. Really it’s all just gender exaggeration no matter what gender you are underneath.

[@dessertsister313]

Yay, Crayola! How freeing to make the distinction. The hubbub around it reminds me of the period of time when Garth Brooks referred to his onstage persona in 3rd person, I don't kbow if he still does. It seems the distinction is important for both mental health and humility.😊

[@yourpalfred]

I love this for her. If this helps her conceptualize the art as a separate thing and protect her from fame a bit, it can only be a good thing. Too many young women get destroyed by the spotlight

[@LoLo1k2k3k]

Chappell roan isn’t even her real name GIRL YESS YOURE A DRAG QUEEN😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@9THDEATH]

I don’t see why people want to segregate women from being drag? Huh?

[@SD-zz4ov]

women have literally won drag race

[@lorikeeland4238]

Drag is a type of performance and a fashion choice, not a gender identity. Anyone can be a drag Queen.

[@marktruslow1376]

I’m so close to buying her album.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Do it 🕺

[@nataliyanabakova7419]

it’s so interesting to see her here vs in her tiny desk performance! in both she is talking about herself and her work but seeing her here is so clear that tiny desk is very much the persona

[@sofiamacabre]

As a drag queen I’m so proud to say she really is a drag QUEEN and she has done sooooo much for our community by validating us as performers. I love her so much

[@lexiemedina8215]

She is so Campy and I LIVE for it!!!

[@kittpy9997]

my persona not my drag persona but mine is Aaliyah, when i write poetry ik ppl will see it as a pen name but i really feel like her when i talk it’s like she is a new person a more well spoken one that can get her feelings out better (i do really want to do drag as well)

[@ezrafriesner8370]

We all have to start somewhere, perhaps your drag identify could incorporate your writing 😁

[@jenniferjames9730]

The definition of original. Love it. ❤️

[@ClassySavvy]

Her alter ego. I love it!

[@sofiadeliomahernandezasens8726]

Her voice is so relaxing

[@xxcallmeniaxx3272]

I truly don’t get the confusion here, drag is performance art. The make up, hair, and outfits chappell wears IS drag in its most authentic form.

[@sabrinasoriano]

this is the perfect rotation actually :)

[@AshaSara]

wait it's pronounced like chapel?? I've been saying shuh-pell 😭

[@matleeena]

I thought it was intended as a drag name 😅 chaperone

[@SUN_MOON_SKY93]

Yesss queen drag is for all ❤ real queens invite us to drag ❤

[@charlierose2389]

This helps me personally so much.

[@pizaclatonddd3081]

Makeup is to enhance your self Drag is to transform

[@sandytorres5845]

She Deserves So Much More Than some Singers right now🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@Type_null14]

I love her ❤ the inclusion is so warming to my heart

[@camdecay]

girl seems so sweet… yall need to leave her alone cuz it seems like she was having a really fun time performing at smaller venues to a more intimate crowd, and it’d really be a shame if she stepped back from music bc the fame/virality got to be too much (saying this cuz of her recent statements). she seems really talented and truly artistic, i hope the stalkers and crazy stans let her continue to create in peace

[@PoptartPockets]

Thank god I had this presaved

[@liketheroman]

I was like, and he was like, and she was like…ad infinitum.

[@larrymorgan3841]

I love Chappell Roan AND Kayleigh!!!

[@davidhenry7536]

Drag is just the art of gender expression. Its not only men dressing up as women.

[@emmysuexoxo413]

I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her I love her

[@Mezzy..]

How can people look at her in her feather outfit or in all blue body paint and say “oh thats standard everyday woman makeup” lol

[@TheBL1216]

Great explanation!

[@Esther33967]

She is sooooo unique a true artist of this generation "Congratulations Chappell Roan"🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kupotenshi]

She seems to have a healthy mindset about her very public musician job, I hope she continues to keep her feet grounded as she gains popularity 👍🏼

[@dani.dreaming]

Yes and we love her ❤

[@imapishard]

seeing clips of her onstage, i've been thinking this. i guess i'm not the only one

[@LatinaKamilla]

POV: you’re looking for all the mean anti drag comments. 👀

[@joshuacoleman8000]

Guilty! 👉👈

[@jessinaclarke5553]

I did drag in high school for a Pricilla queen of the desert performance I absolutely enjoyed it I was a young girl at the time and thought nothing of it dressing up is fun and creative for girls and boys why not enjoy life

[@phoenixagreste8007]

a DRAG queen? a drag QUEEN? i… am the Queen of Drag 💅

[@Twinkdoesdrag]

Love this so much

[@ruby8863]

I felt something similar but not to this extent, my local drag queen asked if i was a burlesque dancer by the way i carry myself and dress. That stuck with me and i now want to peruse that.

[@iAmAlexRafael]

We all have those “aha” moments where we are told something or realize something that just flicks a switch in us. I love that she fully discovered her artistry. She is a great musician!🫶🏼👑🗽

[@Edson07bs]

“Traditionally, drag involves cross-dressing and transforming ones sex through the use of makeup and other costume devices. However, under newer conceptions of drag, conceivably performing an exaggerated and heightened form of one's own gender could be considered a drag performance.” - wikipedia

[@MellowJelly]

This reminds me of when my autistic friend told me I'm autistic lol I felt validated and it was eye opening

[@MrDLOCSaunders]

There is power in drag that most dismiss. Kayleigh is smart to listen. ❤🎉😊

[@citonita2207]

I love that separation for her

[@parasynesis9260]

its so true. Chappell Roan really is her own persona

[@MaidenHelll]

Love that eyeshadow

[@jadenaddams3674]

AFAB Queens, also know as "Bio-Queens" have been a mainstay in drag for DECADES. They put on a "Persona" for the stage, like any other drag artist. It is not an exclusive field for men to dress up as women. There are facets, like any other subculture. It's representation neither begins, nor ends, at "Drag Race".

[@InsaneLaughter01]

That’s like having an official Disney Princess say ‘Oh honey you ARE a Disney princess’. To be acknowledged by THE professional as one of them. A HUGE honor and so affirming.

[@nicholasburns1990]

What? It's not like that at all.

[@rachelmeyer8771]

Actually there was something that reminded me of Elvira. I'm not very familiar yet with Chappell Roan but the first thing I thought watching a video was there was Elvira energy.

[@LaurenElizabethxxxx]

You can tell the difference between her performing and her during this interview, it’s definitely a persona/drag queen difference and I think that’s it’s amazing she makes that distinction

[@Isaac-yf5sn]

plane jane punching the air rn

[@MewMewmie]

Yea cause thing is, drag is the performance, the transformation of it all And both aren’t dependent on sex/gender :3

[@RebsApollo-n3j]

BEAUTIFUL

[@Josh-Stewart]

Makes sense.. and as Mama Ru says.. Honey you betta Werk!!

[@ericalynne7375]

Yep. "Bio Queen" some ppl say and there's other terms but, it's the art form and transforming into a character. You dint have to gender bend to do drag.

[@SD-zz4ov]

people dont say that anymore

[@Ty-ih9cu]

Not bio queen.

[@JaniPRicanluv]

It’s just Drag please stop

[@Junoyouknow]

I really do love her so much bro

[@cjsdizzy]

I love these comments 💕 it all comes down to being happy and respectful to

[@Doomthepixarkid]

We’re all born naked…

[@ezraxelle]

…and the rest is drag

[@tunnelvisionss]

YES HAHAHA

[@Jason2468p]

omg I didnt know Chappell was a drag persona. slay

[@DamBrooks]

Cgappell you are my favourite drag queen 👸🏻 🫶🏽💗