Lent initially only planned to use drag as a hobby, but quickly began booking gigs at increasing frequency. He has described Pearl's persona as a ' Stepford wife robot bitch'. He first went out in public in drag while wearing a 'she-devil' outfit for Halloween alongside Kim Chi. Drag career Īfter moving to Chicago, Lent began performing in drag in 2012, alongside Kim Chi and Trixie Mattel, using the stage name Pearl. When first beginning her drag career, she was unable to afford anything besides 'thrift store lingerie' and 'cheap furs' however, Pearl has stated that she cared more about her makeup and wigs than the quality of her outfits, and that the aesthetics of what she previously illustrated translated easier with her cheaper wardrobe than 'fashionable garments'. He spent time drawing 'rich old ladies with big diamond rings and furs' and female nudes, which eventually morphed into his drag persona.

Petersburg, Florida with his mother and two sisters. Side note: just wondering how a certain gay 62 y/o beloved pillar in our community/open transphobe swept a bunch anti-trans rhetoric under the rug and is now commodifying and using trans stories for high profit yet has remained silent since trans lives have been at the forefront of attack and absolutely nobody cares.Pearl, occasionally known as Pearl Liaison, is the stage name of American drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent, who came to international attention on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing joint runner-up. It’ll take much more than activism from society members who are really just trying to pay their bills and deal with PTSD every day - it’s going to come down to our community leaders and wealthy allies to orchestrate monumental events in order to combat the current propaganda being generated. The real situation is that republicans don’t have actual solutions to any of our problems and fill up the negative space with fear mongering and imaginary issues from the land of make-believe, a tale literally as old as time.

It could be argued this looks a lot like communist countries, one concept the radical right deeply opposes. If you’re a republican who claims to care about this country and considers themselves a patriot like so many of you do, then you need to seriously reconsider who you’re aligning yourselves with. The radical right’s only objective is to fascistize the country one way or another from taking over women’s reproductive rights to dictating what we wear outside our homes. Pearl on Instagram: 'All the anti-trans & anti-drag laws being implemented rn should alarm everyone as a whole. Scroll through to see sexy pictures of out-of-drag Pearl, and make sure to follow them on Instagram at on Instagram The “twink” Pearl we got to know and love on season seven has now entered a full “twunk” era – and Drag Race fans are living for it! Though we aren’t holding our breaths to see Pearl back on an All Stars season anytime soon, this queer artist has been going through a headline-grabbing physical transformation as of late. After lip syncing twice – and sending Trixie Mattel and Miss Fame home – Pearl went on to compete in the grand finale of the season alongside Violet Chachki and Ginger Minj.Īt the finale extravaganza, Pearl lip synced to an original song titled “Sleep Walker.” However, there was always a feeling in the air that the crown was going to either Chachki or Minj due to Pearl’s legendary faceoff with RuPaul during the competition. Pearl became a world-renowned drag artist following her appearance in the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race back in 2015.Įntering the werk room, Pearl was a 23-year-old New York City queen with aspirations for drawing, fashion, and makeup.

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