Behind the Werk:
Drag Queens in Orange County
April
Showers
Cupid
of Drag
by Yesenia Cuevas
Photos courtesy of Cesar/April Showers
Q: How did you get involved with Drag?
A: When I was a little boy, I used to play with my little sister’s Barbie dolls and I would play dress up.
Q: What do you do, Outside of Shark Club? Do you have a job?
A: Yes, I do work. I work at Disney, I do costuming.
Q: How long have you been working for the Shark Club?
A: I have been here since the very beginning of WTF Friday’s.
Q: Are you a host?
A: I’m not a host, I need to work on myself a little more to become a host, and I’m a little shy for that. I need to work on myself for that.
Photos courtesy of Cesar/April Showers
April and husband Silvester Anzures at Shark Club in Costa Mesa
Q: Where do you get your wigs?
A: I get my wigs at The Wig Shop, I’ll buy like 2 to 3 wigs, I stack up on wigs.
Q: And are you in a relationship?
A: I have a husband; we’ve been together for 8 years. It’s been 8 years since this past January. My husband has been really supportive. Most of the queens don’t have supportive partners so they come to me and ask, ‘how do you find someone so supportive?’ and well, I say, you just need to find someone who is isn’t going to take you away from what you love or take you away from your drive. I have friends who have boyfriends and they don’t like the fact that they do drag. You have to find someone who loves both sides of you, boy and drag queen.
Q: Does your husband think you’re beautiful?
A: Oh of course!
Q: Do you perform at other venues?
A: I perform at Long Beach, or Santa Ana, so yeah, I preform wherever I get booked. Fridays are always here at the club.
Q: How long have you been doing drag?
A: I have been doing it for 4 years. My ultimate goal though, is to be a contestant of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Q: So where do you get your costumes?
A: I have friends who help me with costumes, but I mostly try to do them myself.
Q: Where do you get your heels/shoes at?
A: I buy them wherever. I usually go to Forever 21 or Good Will. I’m a size 8, so it’s really easy for me to find cute shoes, as for the other queens are like a size 11, so it’s hard for them to find cute shoes.
Guess Who?
Meet Cesar Contreras
Photo courtesy of Cesar/April Showers