SAO PAULO - At a downtown Sao Paulo tattoo studio, drag performer Hinacio King has a six-pack contoured onto their abdomen and their breasts tightly tapped down to transform into their alter ego. King is taking part in Brazil's King of Kings competition, the first of its kind where 15 drag kings from around the country compete to win the...
Egon Maurice LaSand poses with a crown after winning the King of Kings contest, a drag king competition that reunites 15 artists from all over the country, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Feb 5, 2023.SAO PAULO - At a downtown Sao Paulo tattoo studio, drag performer Hinacio King has a six-pack contoured onto their abdomen and their breasts tightly tapped down to transform into their alter ego.
Drag kings are mostly female or transgender performers playing exaggerated male characters, but the contest is open to anyone. The first competition had been planned in 2020, but was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was held virtually in 2021. Despite little funding and a few technical hiccups, this year's contest was held in a small, somewhat rundown Sao Paulo theater on Sunday night, and was a triumph.Contestants travelled from across the country and included a belly dancing elf with pointy ears and another in elaborate Pope-like attire who was soon half naked and writhing on the floor with a dagger.
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