Drag king
Justin Bond and Nikita Gold of Drag Syndrome reveal the joy and sheer freedom of their flirty drag personas.
Drag Syndrome are a collective of LGBTQ+ drag kings and queens with Down’s Syndrome. In a time where conversations about disability and representation in the queer community are being had the group of performers have become icons. In this video Drag Syndrome artists Justin Bond and Nikita Gold talk about being the representation that the queer disabled community needs and also what it’s like to find success and fans in the UK and around the world.
At this year’s UK DragWorld convention, drag kings performed as well as drag queens. Despite queens being the most popular, other interpretations of drag are starting to gain greater recognition across the country. And as the UK looks to welcome RuPaul’s Drag Race in the Autumn, the scene looks set to take off further.