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Our New BFF : Chicago drag competition pairs mentors with hopefuls

In an art medium where peers become rivals, the “Our New BFF” drag competition aims to build connections and provide mentors as part of its framework.

Chicago Performer Mimi Marks Reflects On Her Award-Winning Career

Drag star endured ‘many ups and downs over the last 10 months’ Mimi Marks had only been doing drag for a few months when she walked into The Old Dutch Mill that night, 35 years ago in Iowa, to compete for the Ms. Waterloo crown. “At that time, it was merely just for fun. I was dying to get into girls clothes. I was already (performing) in theater and dance clubs, so drag was an extension of both,” Marks said. “My evening gown was made of bright green upholstery fabric and I did Liza Minnelli for talent.” She admittedly had “no idea” how she d do, if she d win, or even what responses she d get.

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