Kat Graham Learned Everything From Drag Queens
The singer-actress speaks to The Advocate about pursuing her hot single "Put Your Graffiti On Me," her obsession with drag queens, and her close ties to the transgender community.
By Josh Hinkle
http://news.advocate.com/post/21744290794/kat-graham-learned-everything-from-drag-queensOn that note, how did you go about booking yourself on a gay club tour just a couple of years ago?
You know, it's so funny. It's like you're this little black girl walking into Fubar and talking to everyone saying, "Hey, I'd love to perform here for free if you would give me a chance." That was the first step into everything that has become so much a part of who I am and so much a part of my performances and lifestyle in the gay community. I've been so completely influenced by performers in the community, drag queens especially. I feel like most of the world, or the mainstream, has the complete false perception of a drag queen or a transgender performer. There's so much incredible beauty and style and ferociousness that goes into it. I feel like what I want to do, the more I grow as an artist and the more known I become, is to help raise that knowledge of how incredible these performers are. I feel like so many artists take different things from different queens and the originals never get any credit. For me, I'm like, "Listen, honey, I learned everything I know from a drag queen." I'm part of a house in Atlanta, the House of Brooks, with Phoenix and Nicole Paige Brooks.
