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Performer Maxi Glamour Does St. Louis Proud On Season 3 Of 'Boulet Brothers' Dragula'

St. Louis Public Radio | By Evie Hemphill
Published August 28, 2019 at 3:29 PM CDT
Maxi Glamour, pictured in a November 2018 photo by St. Louis Public Radio's Carolina Hidalgo at left, and, at right, during a visit this week to the STLPR studio, is one of St. Louis' most prominent drag queens.
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Maxi Glamour, pictured in a November 2018 photo by St. Louis Public Radio's Carolina Hidalgo at left, and, at right, during a visit this week to the STLPR studio, is one of St. Louis' most prominent drag queens.
Maxi Glamour, pictured in a November 2018 photo by St. Louis Public Radio's Carolina Hidalgo at left, and, at right, during a visit this week to the STLPR studio, is one of St. Louis' most prominent drag queens.
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Maxi Glamour, pictured in a November 2018 photo by St. Louis Public Radio's Carolina Hidalgo at left, and, at right, during a visit this week to the STLPR studio, is one of St. Louis' most prominent drag queens.

As a St. Louis-based designer, burlesque performer, artist and more, Maxi Glamour’s personal and professional brand is a multifaceted one. But one particular title does stand out, and that’s Glamour’s drag performer identity as the “Demon Queen of Polka and Baklava.”

That persona comes to life in a new way in the new season of the “Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” reality TV series, which features Glamour. The first episode premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, and on Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Sarah Fenske talked with Glamour about their experience on “Dragula” as well as other topics.

Glamour, who identifies as queer and nonbinary, is believed to be the first drag performer from St. Louis to appear on a major televised drag competition. They became a fan of the show long before being cast in it.

“I just really like how it focused on the counterculture of queer art,” Glamour told Fenske. “I think a lot of times we as queer folk are trying to assimilate into mainstream society, and so a lot of the art that is made for us is resemblant of that. And so I like how ‘Dragula’ really focuses on the grittiness and the forgotten heroes of queer culture and just the freaks that we all are on the inside.”

Listen to the full conversation, which touched on how Glamour uses their drag as a platform for social change, their experience of everyday St. Louis and more.

Related Event

What: The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Tour

When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019

Where: The Pageant (6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112)

“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill, Lara Hamdan and Alexis Moore. The engineer is Aaron Doerr, and production assistance is provided by Charlie McDonald.

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Evie Hemphill
Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.
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