Briar Blush is one of Boston's premier drag queens. I've had the pleasure to meet her several times for different drag shows, and I'm here to tell you this queen is celebrated for her enchanting mix of retro and modern, becoming the it-girl of any time or place. A must see if you get to Boston. As a fixture in Beantown's still vibrant LGBTQ nightlife, she is regularly performing at the iconic venues and lounges, while also up and down the Northeast coast. What I like most is her equal parts conceptual artist and local club kid and street clown. And girl is proud of her Latina heritage, where she blends humor, art, fashion and a passion for drag that's curated to be unlike other drag artist. Yes, while the girls of RuPaul's Drag Race are too high polished, it's the like of queens like Briar that keep me coming back to drag. Briar is one of those queens who uses the philosophy the queens of the 80 and 90's had....spur of the moment drag and using what resources one had. Briar proves a huge gold mine of a budget is not required to look flawless and stunning...and shows the importance that a great act will do. Further down you'll see her creation and a clip from one of her shows I caught once. It's wild to think that a bit of party tinsel and classic drag turned it OUT. Another of the pictures is a creation she made of lottery scratch off tickets. Of course, Briar also spreads unsolicited life advice, be kinda shady and leave an undeniable impression.
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BRIAR
It must have been around 2018 that I met Briar Blush on trips to Boston when I was still sort of seeing the Prince Charming. Briar is Boston's Latina Pinup Princess, a passion for fashion and is a talented makeup artist with MAC as a cosmetics artist. I can really appreciate her technique for makeup, it being close to my own when I did drag, and she breaks away from the hard lined contour look that just about 85% of drag queens follow. And her weekly show is also breaking some typical drag shows. Her weekly show is tiled The Briar and Rusty Show....a weekly drag burlesque show with a drag king! It's a pretty cool show to see, and kudos to Briar for having a show with a drag king. Most of the time kings are reduced to their own show or venues. Drag to Briar is about breaking down different references and layering different parts of herself, as well as things that inspire one and refracting that through a queer lens. To her drag can also be about validating different aspects of yourself and getting more comfortable with them through the stage, performance and visuals. Her style and drag aesthetic get me shook. Kudos to her for not following in the contour cookie cutter recipe. You get just GLAM.
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