'Faces of Drag' | Sasha Velour

Designed and created by Sasha Velour, “Faces of Drag” is a series of 10 papier-mâché masks that celebrates the world history of drag.

“These stories make me feel so proud and humbled to be a part of the legacy of drag.” - Sasha Velour

Featuring: Izumo no Okuni, Rebecca and Her Daughters, William Dorsey Swann, Mei Lanfang, Barbette, Josephine Baker, Coccinelle, José Sarria, and Divine.

Special thanks to: Mettie Ostrowski (photography), Miwa Sakulrat (video editing), Sally Shaw, and Johnny Velour

[KatBlaque]

We love am artsy queen. Thanks for educating the children

[thewordiebirdie]

What I always love about the House of Velour's is that it foregrounds and showcases other drag queens with elegance and reverence. Sasha Velour doesn't ever feel obligated to put herself at the centre of the piece, or brand everything. Velour is a style more than a brand, and that style is glorious. In a sea of people shouting, 'look at me, look at me', I really cherish that Sasha is saying, 'look at them, look at this'.

[dyllemaa]

As a young queer person, this is so insightful, every day I find it hard to be queer, but the more I learn the more I realized how beautiful being queer really is.

[nisa_rosario]

Imagine tho, sasha someday will be one of these drag legacy and the future generations will acknowledge all her contribution for the lgbtq+ community just like what she's doing now 💕

[dancerstarlight]

OMG, I never thought that Chinese Opera or Xiqi would be mentioned. A famous movie 'Farewell my Concubine' about the art form is made in the 90s and I think it is still one of my favotite movies, partly because my father also a performer in Xiqi so I think of him whenever I watch it. Thank you for such beautiful and informative doc.

[aishabadmus]

This needs to be a fully realised mini-series, it would win every Emmy category. Teach the children!

[prd]

Give it up for Sasha Velour!

Thanks for this wonderful trip through our Queer history. Terms and identities may change over the centuries, but Queerness is a core part of humanity and needs expression.

[alimaemia]

What a beautiful homage. Sasha really is using her art and platform to elevate and acknowledge queer history.

[zonyxwi]

sasha’s voice is so calming!! i could listen to her voice nonstop for hours

[amyweaver]

What a beautifully told history lesson. Thank you Sasha for your royal self. ❤️🇨🇦❤️

[ClaLu]

House of Velour, as always impecable and generous, educating with Love, originality and The Sashaness of it all... I'm completely and positively Veloured 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[bowtiebetty]

Clearing the dust from old but priceless stories. Thank you Sasha. Add teacher to your long list of fabulous talents.

[zonyxwi]

i love how sasha, a winner of a mainstream drag competition, talks about drag history! yas educate the children <33

[erinarong]

I'm so excited for your book Sasha, thank you so much for the gifts you continually give to the world!

[fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

I love that this is her response to the ignorance spewed recently on casting a woman on drag race she's like "Educate yourselves fools"

[branheredia]

A thinking queen speaks to the heart.
She's stranger than fiction, better than art.

[Queenkirlia]

The Takarazuka revue is probably one of the most mainstream modern instances of drag kingdom in Asia too! Wonderful series <3

[ericjourdain]

Thank you Sasha, our historian of drag.
Very nice echoes of Jean- Paul Goude on papier mâché here!

[CupidSavage]

THIS. Is what America’s next drag superstar does with their talent!!!! PERIOD!!

[natmccallion]

As a Welsh person I’m thrilled we have a part in drag history!! 🖤