ONE of Scotland’s biggest drag pageants is set to return with performers battling for the largest cash prize in the competition’s history.
The Suck-U pageant, which has been running in Glasgow since 2019, will see Scotland’s up-and-coming drag queens and kings compete for a £1000 cash prize.
“Competitions like this are quite a big part of that. We’ve got people travelling from all over Scotland and even other parts of the UK to compete because it can really give them a platform to go on and succeed as a professional performer.” She said: “Many people will have heard of Drag Race but competitions have been part of our culture for decades.
“But through doing pageants and competitions I was able to grow confidence in my abilities. There’s no HND in drag – although that would be fantastic – so it’s great to get the opportunity to test your skills. It’s how you get better.” The competition comes as drag performers in Scotland face protest and criticism, including from leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross.Earlier this year the Tory MSP claimed that a Drag Queen Story Time event at Elgin Library was “not appropriate for very young children”.“But, personally, I’ve never been heckled in the streets or attacked. Now, maybe that’s because I’m 6 foot and people are a bit scared of me, but I do wonder if a lot of this toxicity is purely online.
“But it’s strange with drag because when I was growing up Lily Savage was on TV and everyone loved her. She wasn’t seen as a danger to children but just as the fantastic performer that she was.“It makes the criticism feel very performative and artificial because there really wasn’t this hatred of drag back then.”
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