"Barbie On Bath Salts": How A Drag Queen'S Wig Defines Her Persona

When you think about drag, many elements come to mind: the makeup, the wigs, the dancing, the lip sync, the jokes. But even a seasoned spectator might not realize how carefully each queenly skill is used to delight your eyes and brain.

In this series, Miz Cracker, a Slate contributor and fan favorite on Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, offers an insider’s guide to the art and science behind the glitter of a great drag performance. In this episode: it’s all in the wig.

My wig today is The achievement of years of brand creation. This is who I am This big blonde wig in my brand is Barbie on bath salts. My personality is bright and aggressive and Magnetic. I think that the big blonde hair really embodies that and it's the opposite of Who I am as a boy Which is this. This small close cropped, brown, dishwater brown, mouse brown, hair. I'Ve always tell people that, if you're gon na wear hair Use it to change your face., And so this size isn't just about being noticed. It'S about making all of my features seem fine by comparison for a queen that is five. Five out of L's. This is a big deal to look bigger, to have a commanding presence in photos than a person. This is not a taste thing. This is the end result of a lot of calculations. If I'm gon na work in the world and be seen and be noticed, this is Mathematically the wig that cracker a must wear flat hair flag Queen Gundam., It's a Beautiful lace, front hairline is one of the most difficult things to achieve in hair, most working queens. They wear their lace over their makeup. Every time they perform the makeup gets in place. The glue gets into the lace it gets darker.. So a nice lace line is clean, invisible and smooth, and soft and snug on your face. However, I would rather see a queen with big, beautiful, hair and ugly lace who works all the time. Then a fresh, Lovely lace on a queen who does drag rarely give me an ugly hairline and a nasty Queen. So we want a lot of people. Don'T know that what appears to be one wig is usually actually two or three I'm wearing this glorious, wigs and grace.. We now, which is completely seamless, But it's a wig with another wig sewn right on top of it, so that you have double to the hair. It'S important to remember when you are appreciating a drag queen. She has basically two dead cats on your head. One of the weird things I do is something that I think I'm the only person in America that does it. I Boil my wigs, like pasta, just put it in a pot of water Oum it out loosens up and it's brand-new. Basically, I love that, because there's just this great sense of renewal and as a Jew having saved all that money on not buying another wig, it is Transformative. It'S religious., That's great. The second thing is that if you want a wig to be beautiful, you must first make it ugly. You take a beautiful wig, perfectly curled, totally smooth and you destroy it by Grating at it with a textured brush into this hairball. And then you smooth the very surface of it now with the comb and Sort of paste it in place and spray.. So there's this beautiful surface with this ugly experience, underneath. Come on. There'S like life, lessons galore in there Would you meet a new queen? The way you judge their air is simple. If I touch it, will it make a crunching noise? That'S the only question you want to ask if she looks soft, doesn't matter what style she is. That's hair. If she has, if it's, if it has corners something's wrong, Drag queens are passively doing more than you will do all day during every moment. The dirt rag

Manu Conte: WHY WOULD YOU PUT TRIXIE WHEN SHE'S TAKING ABOUT QUEENS THAT WEAR BAD LACE FRONTS YALL ARE SHADY

Alej_ndro D: If she was able to say this in the drag con challenge.........instant win

Skitty Dell: This should have been her DragCon Panel challenge performance...

Karenina Kahler: 'And, as a Jew, having saved all that money on not buying a new wig - it's transformative. It's religious.' LMFAO

Lee Donie: how does a news outlet with this type of camera setup not know how to record with a lav mic?? ugh the plosives girl

Wotcher: I love this Jewish Barbie!

Rhys Thompson: FIND TRIXIE SOME SUN THE SHADE IS TOO MUCH

Cassidy Moreira: I am a simple girl. I see Miz Cracker, I click.

Kayla Hinojosa: nothing but love for my season 10 winner <3

RaymondHng: Her hand gestures would be fun to imitate.

HannaJo: lol the editors shaded Trixie Mattel....

Zoe Ciulli: we love a season 10 winner

Rima Oulhaj: I really like your content!

Andrea Sierra: Too cute and smart and amazing

jeileebean: I love a natural woman. ♥️

Alex Rivers: I love her so much

Stephanie Perez: LOVE HER!

snakelemon: I just came across your videos and I absoultely love them! Whenever you are in Berlin I'd be honoured to buy you a drink and just talk! :)

Casandrah Barcenas: the audio is so scratchy

Matthew Love: My beautiful drunk auntie I'm getting emotional

GEORGINA THE DOLL: I live for this bitch I want her to show me how she styles wigs yo lets be friends

Sgt Gramps: 2:04 she’s so cuuute!

Joey Garrido: omg the dr bronners with the wig lol i love her

Ari Williams: it was wrong of them to put Asias promo wig in here

Kevin Bailey: This was very intense.

Nelianne: Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you reeeeeaaaadyyyyyyy? Your audio is terrible! Terrible! Terrible!

Firovine: Vocoder something I can believe

hhh: Wig snatched

Nathaniel Chaves Flores: love a god drag jew <3

Superficial: I wish I could understand what she's saying.

ImaginaryMdA: ...you changed... (and a good thing too, damn!)

Robin A Lønborg: OHH love the dark house musik in background

urplatonicgf: He's cute asf

TikiMillie: tbh it looks like a normal hair style just sized up.

Yellow Toad: what's the music at 0:20? :)

BluRey BluRey: ƆЯΔƆƘЄЯ ƖƧ ƬĦЄ βѲѦβ.

Candice ecidnaC: 0:14 Blossom? (Mayim Bialik)

Liusila: Something about her looks like Brendon Urie and it’s a bit disconcerting lol

Boba: Aaaannnnddd she went home

Fiona Hi-lee: THROW AWAY THAT FUCKING MICROPHONE

BluRey BluRey: ƜЄЯЄ ЄχΔƆƬ˩Ƴ ƉѲ ƜЄ ѲЯƉЄЯ ƬĦЄ βΔƬĦ-ƧΔ˩ƬƧ?

jessica wold: whats up with the audio?

Troy Eilertson: Why is the voice recording SO FUCKING BAD

Ronin: What the fuck is this? How are people okay with this?

soujanya pillai: who's ready to watch slayeron Michaels unfairly send her home

M Va: What is this audio quality? Nokia phone?

Thế Hoàng Nguyễn:

Josh: This audio is homophobic

Melissa: Careful girl, if your hair gets any bigger you'll be sent to home ec.

Buy Bionic: Aquaria

Unpopular opinion: Oh well

Shook Queens: Gurl... everyone boils their synthetic wigs you’re not doing nothing we haven’t seen before. YAWN......

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