Staten Island Pride
Anson Reign is fighting for equality -- drag equality. "Three years ago, there was about two of us. Now you can't throw a rock without hitting a drag king," says Reign, aka 28-year-old Dana Cianciotto, a former Staten Islander who now performs on the regular in her hometown of Phoenix. "It was really difficult at first to get bookings, and there were queens that didn't want to book a king because they didn't think we'd be any good. You have to kind of fight for it and prove yourself, but it's worth it."
Are you confused yet? Reign, who will be part of a long and diverse list of performers at this year's circus-themed Staten Island Pride Parade & Festival, is always amused when people don't understand what she's about. Think RuPaul, then flip it: Instead of doing up the hair, Reign decides how to groom and glue her goatee. Instead of rocking "Supermodel (You Better Work)," she's doing modern rock classics by Green Day.
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