Eva Amantea
Stories (2/0)
GateKeeping in the Drag Community
Every year, The Los Angeles Convention Center takes a break from its typical food and wine events to welcome 40,000 people to RuPaul’s DragCon for a three-day immersive, sold-out, energizing, event. Fans ignore the center’s “no running” rule as they break through a pink ribbon to be first in line to meet their favorite drag queens and LGBTQ Youtube personalities. The entrance fee is $300. Aquaria, the most recent winner of the television show RuPaul’s Drag Race, also called simply RPDR, sits at her booth inspired by glitter and glamour, as fans pay an additional $15 meet and greet fee for a quick selfie with her. Daniel Franzese, who played the beloved Damian in the movie Mean Girls, sits behind a table at the entrance to the main hall and charges $25 for a photo opportunity. This is a sum of money people will gladly pay if it means meeting one of their favorite gay actors at one of his infrequent Los Angeles appearances.
By Eva Amantea3 years ago in Humans
- Top Story - January 2021
A Story of ImpactTop Story - January 2021
A Story of Impact Despite everything I wanted to share a VERY special moment I had during 2020 - May 24 to be exact. Let’s rewind back to 2005 (yes, 2005) when I was just 8 years old. I was one of the most shy kids you would have ever met - shaking when ordering at a restaurant, making sure to finish my lunch at school quickly so that I could go back into the classroom with the teacher and not encounter other kids who could potentially be mean or make fun of me, only becoming my complete silly self around my one best friend and my close family.
By Eva Amantea3 years ago in Humans