Chappell Roan on realizing she's a drag queen

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[@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 ❤❤❤

[@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!

[@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 😂

[@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

[@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

[@jameslawmua8824]

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

[@Nikthehermit]

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]

​@@Nikthehermit THANK YOU

[@viciousLUA]

Drag is not for everyone.

[@Nikthehermit]

@@viciousLUA it surely is for everyone, just not able to done by everyone!

[@jameslawmua8824]

@@viciousLUAanyone 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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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 👏

[@floristfindspeace]

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

[@wadesessions7164]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@stabbi420]

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

[@tunnelvisionss]

YES

[@katholeenloveit8923]

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

[@clammyfaye]

Same.

[@LatinaKamilla]

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

[@joshuacoleman8000]

Guilty! 👉👈

[@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

[@kawaiikandypop486]

Yesss!!! Anyone can do drag💖💖💖

[@AshaSara]

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

[@matleeena]

I thought it was intended as a drag name 😅 chaperone

[@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.

[@captivecat5858]

@@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@dimithetree]

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

[@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.

[@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 🧡

[@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

[@CRAZY4BEINGCRAZY]

Anything as an excuse to be completely mental as norm

[@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.

[@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.

[@LoLo1k2k3k]

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

[@ChandraQP]

Is she just holding her upper lids lower to look disinterested and unbothered, or is that somehow related to her eyelids being pulled by a brow lift? It reminds me of flaws that upper blephs can cause, but it seems she's adopted the look for aesthetic purposes as well, so I can't tell if it's a wholly intentional choice. Either way, that look is a big reason I can't get into her music, because it feels like she wants to project a kind of acerbic unfriendliness

[@n1ckinch1]

begging you to go outside and touch grass

[@ezrafriesner8370]

That’s a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing of value

[@Doomthepixarkid]

We’re all born naked…

[@ezraxelle]

…and the rest is drag

[@tunnelvisionss]

YES HAHAHA

[@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.

[@jamesthompson9202]

Nobody gonna talk about Dolly Parton doing this first? The ridicule and judgement Dolly got (go watch Barbara Walters grill Dolly for being a bimbo in an interview) for having a public persona totally separate from her personal existence. I'm glad Kayleigh is hitting it big, and I'm stoked that most of the drag community is loving the aesthetic of our newest overnight pop star. I still juat think Dolly should get some credit for breaking that ice.

[@automatic5]

all women should get credit for breaking that ice because drag performers literally imitate these women constantly. at most drag performances, they're lipsyncing to women, and thats for a reason !

[@beepboop449]

ur talking about it so gold star

[@kenny995]

Well hey, now Dolly is considered an amazing idol and an icon. It sucks that she was ridiculed, but she really pulled through and became one of a kind.

[@missmangopudding]

I mean.. Mae West came before Dolly, and there's also Cher.. and later, Elvira. Drag queens talk about and pay homage to them all the time and I'm sure Chappell is aware of their legacies.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Dolly certainly wasn’t the first

[@davidhenry7536]

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

[@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

[@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. :)

[@lizard1325]

anyone can do drag

[@sabrinasoriano]

this is the perfect rotation actually :)

[@itskynam]

Oh chappell isn’t her real name 😂 I feel like such an idiot😂

[@v1gilanteshxt_]

same😭 why is no one commenting abt this

[@Chick4choice]

Even the most boring, straight person understands the concept of “masking”. We wear different faces, speak with different lingo or cadence depending on the group we’re speaking to or hanging out with. Drag takes that concept to a whole other level. Think of the Troubadours who would travel the countryside, bringing their stories, plays, circuses to the common folk. Allowing them a brief respite from the hard work and toil that made up the vast majority of their lives. The art, the show, the feats, the costumes, masks, the thrown voices. It did more than entertain. It brought the news of the capital to those who would otherwise have no knowledge of what was happening outside of their small towns. Drag is just one of the many art forms that does that for us today. So do our Olympic games. So does theater, art and craft shows and even Renaissance fairs. Allow us to be less uptight! Some folks I am seeing REALLY need this stuff. Badly!!

[@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.

[@Isaac-yf5sn]

plane jane punching the air rn

[@phoenixagreste8007]

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

[@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

[@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 😁

[@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

[@SUN_MOON_SKY93]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@MewMewmie]

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

[@astropioneer3296]

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

[@pinwino5183]

where can i buy her hat at?

[@peilish777]

I think it’s on her merch website! I bought a bumper sticker from there that says “Midwest princess” Her most recent album is called the rise and fall of a Midwest princess and I adore it

[@iitstre_4550]

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

[@spcforty55]

She’s gen z Cindy lauper

[@gomerhanger2285]

With a splash of Toni Basil😊

[@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

[@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

[@YoloLove]

Chappell calls themselves kayla funny kween Roan isda goat

[@tribbybueno]

chappell is v high in this, holy pupils

[@petarrakoc1416]

She’s geekin

[@zaneastin5502]

DRAG is whatever you want it to be. "you're born naked, and the rest is drag" - RUPaul

[@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

[@SabrinaRodi]

Sorry to be ignorant, but as someone outside the community-I’m curious-isn’t this just an alter ego? Like Ziggy Stardust to Bowie..? How are they different? And if not, then why not say alter ego? I thought drag was dressing to imitate, characterise or exaggerate gender signifiers…

[@fresitaale]

if she says that chappell roan is her drag project, then it is, period. drag is a form of art and everyone can do it

[@SabrinaRodi]

@@fresitaalethat doesn’t answer my questions.. 😅

[@SeaStxrm]

​@SabrinaRodi whilst some drag performers use their art to display gender and discuss femininity and masculinity, not all of them do. Often, drag is about putting on a different persona (which can be for a multitude of different reasons) and is a celebration and exaggeration of the person's inner artistry. In regards to your point on alter-egos, I think it is totally up to the artist and how they feel comfortable identifying this change. Hope this has been somewhat helpful haha x

[@SabrinaRodi]

@@SeaStxrm yeah, this is really helpful thank you! x

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Thank you for asking respectfully! Although I think to start we should consider that Bowie very much engaged with drag, Ziggy the character was expressly meant to be an androgyne rock alien, that very much could be considered drag on bowie’s end

[@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".

[@chandhand6539]

She probably might be a good successor to carry on Lady Gaga's legacy.

[@Magenta-maya93]

Yeah for sure that one pic was drag af. Which is good, drag is cool.

[@vstormfelt5329]

Wait till these straight guys find out Bugs Bunny is Genderfluid. 🤭🥕

[@sagesufferswell]

Oh this is the person everyone keeps talking about 😂

[@terminallyelleofficial]

She looks like Jinkx's little sister ❤

[@taybyers]

It is SO healthy that she is calling her job what it is....a job!

[@RomeroRomeral]

It should be common knowledge that a lot of pop artists do drag.

[@angelb33ts]

Open up drag to all genders 👏 men kings and women queens let's do ittttt In fact one might even say WWE is drag too

[@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

[@declanfletcher1452]

Give us the Gaga Chappell collab

[@kbs1212]

No hate at all, but i just found it a bit funny that her drag name is so unique and memorable compared to her granola birth name Kayleigh. It makes sense that she'd want to differentiate herself so drastically from it.

[@kenny995]

From what I remember, Chappell was her grandpa's last name and Roan from a song he loved called The Strawberry Roan. I'm pretty sure that's where it came from which I think is really cool and very sweet.

[@francissnowyhill4433]

I love her music. But every interview I watch with her leads me to believe she’s really immature.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

How? She’s acting extremely normal here

[@marktruslow1376]

I’m so close to buying her album.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Do it 🕺

[@liketheroman]

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

[@MeowsyMcdermottEsq.]

I love the way she speaks.

[@emmysuexoxo413]

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

[@Kaoss134]

She seems so soft spoken and sweet 🥺

[@_cloudface_]

It's like watching someone that's invested a lot of time into pretending to be an artist trying to understand in slow motion about a basic concept artists having a stage persona. She probably thinks Alice Cooper stays in character at Walmart too. Did she's never watch Hannah Montana as a child?

[@ezrafriesner8370]

The difference is that she’s being honest and open about it.

[@JLydia55]

I LOVE this woman!

[@enby_kensei]

Drag as an art form is using performance and spectacle to elevate and accentuate one's identity, especially when it comes to gender. So yeah, I'd say Chappell falls into that umbrella.

[@charlierose2389]

This helps me personally so much.

[@sairenAMVs]

Drag has no gender.

[@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 👍🏼

[@usernametaken8148]

Hold on! She was getting arsy the other day and told people to never call her Kayleigh, and then says this? So if people see you in the street without the clothes and makeup they can call you Kayleigh, you know, your actual name! 🙄

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Except you don’t know her as anything other than a media personality. Even if you meet her in the street, you’re a fan, not a regular person, so you use the name she uses with people who don’t know her personally

[@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.

[@skynet40433]

We’re all born naked and the rest is drag 💃🏽

[@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.

[@Itsaimeeagain]

Drag is how I define wearing normal makeup lol I'm adam sandler in disguise.

[@slenderman-tz6tm]

If this doesn’t make sense to u then maybe this will LADY GAGA!! She found her Gaga she is dressing like how Gaga would very drag queen inspired

[@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

[@Type_null14]

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

[@Flipper35]

DOPE!!!🔥🔥🔥❤🤙🏾