You can visit with Eleanora Diamond at the Center of Wellness from 6-9pm during the Art Walk portion of the event. Then hop over to the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center to see her perform in the "Art is a DRAG SHOW" program from 9pm-midnight.
Highlights
from 1/28/2017 interview with Diego Larenas
How did you start in drag?
I started
drag 4 years ago in West Hollywood California. Morgan McMichaels from
Rupaul's Drag Race gave
me my very first name.
How did that happen?
I went to
the club and she specifically said that I had the bone structure to be a
beautiful drag queen. I didn't believe her because I thought I was ugly. Another guy came to my house and painted me, dressed me and we went to
the club.
When Morgan saw me she named me Krystyl Pyrce, spelled with all 'y's.
In time, I fell in love with doing it and perfected my drag with YouTube videos. Eventually I came up with a new name that is more stylish and more glamorous - Eleanora Diamond.
When Morgan saw me she named me Krystyl Pyrce, spelled with all 'y's.
In time, I fell in love with doing it and perfected my drag with YouTube videos. Eventually I came up with a new name that is more stylish and more glamorous - Eleanora Diamond.
How long is your getting ready process?
This
specific look took me an hour and 30 minutes. If I'm rushing I can get all this
done in under an hour. The most it has ever taken is 4 hours.
What would be your favorite Grinder pick-up line?
When I
had a Grinder, my tagline was "Bananas" and that always started a
conversation because people wanted to see my banana. "Hey, can I see your
bananas?"
If you had a talk show, show would be your first guest?
My first
guest would have to be my own mother. Next would be Lady Gaga and Hilary Duff.
What would ask Mom as a guest on your talk show?
I would
ask about her first thoughts when I came out as gay. I would ask how was she able to
evolve with her view on the LGBT community. I also want to hear her thoughts about when I came out 2 years later as a drag queen. And then I want to hear her view
now, now that I am a professional drag queen.
Has she ever talked to you about it?
All the
time! My mom loves it! She comes to see my shows. She even goes so far as to
get a big wad of cash and give it to her husband and go up there. But because he's
really shy around drag queens he usually makes her do it.
Me and my mom look exactly alike and we talk the
same. Her voice matches my voice. We are the same person. If I put my mom in
drag, we literally would look like the same person.
If you were to go back in time, what would you tell your 15 year
old self?
I would
tell my 15 year old self to NOT hoar around and to wear protection during sexual
relations. The most important thing I would tell myself is to be more confident
before I hit high school, at least before 10th grade. It would have been helpful to have known thatcriticisms
come from jealousy.
I would
also tell myself to be more genuine, more polite, more humble, because I was
kinda an ass hole when I was 15.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Oof, I
have SO MANY!
I don't
even know their names . . . they're black and they're tall.
My new #1
celebrity crush is the guy that plays the Black Panther on the Avengers - he is
everything I like. He is perfect - black and muscular with that deep African
accent. I just want to eat his face!
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