'They came up to us after and said, ‘You guys are too good. Never work for free unless it’s for charity.’ That stuck with me.' (MarisBoBo)
Drag *looks* expensive, but in reality, being a drag artist is a working class gig. To find out what it’s really like to try to make it as a queer artist in one of Canada’s expensive cities, FLARE asked nine Toronto drag performers on the rise to show us what’s in their drag bags—and then we got down to real talk about their finances, from tipping culture in Canada to hustling to make rent to shopping for fake boobs.“I started doing drag in my bedroom.
When you do drag as a duo, you’re making two of everything, buying two of everything, styling two of everything. And neither of us have much free cash to spend. We mash things together the best that we can. I’m also in school debt and I recently got a letter about my loan. I looked at how much debt I was in and it was so scary. I have a lot of expenses—I have to pay for more school—and drag is really expensive, even if you make it yourself. Fabric’s not cheap.
In the past, we have performed for free, but we try to stay away from that now. A while back, we did a show for one of our friends, Fisher Price. They came up to us after and said, ‘You guys are too good. Never work for free unless it’s for charity.’ That stuck with me. If somebody asks us to do a show for free, we still have to buy clothes, hair, pay for transportation etc. We’re losing money—and we can’t afford to lose money.
3. Ribbon: “This is from our most recent performance—we did “You Should See Me In A Crown” by Billie Eilish at Garage in Toronto’s gay village at our sister Tay Bobo’s show. It’s from the dollar store and comes in handy for cinching outfits; I usually use it as a belt now.”
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