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"Everything that you do and everything that you show the world is drag. It's just that other types of drag uses a lot of rhinestones and glitters."

Living between classic and alternative drag, Dominota Marciano-De la Blanca juggles performance and day job, finding in the ballroom community the most radical and affirming queer space she calls home.

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Living between classic and alternative drag, Dominota Marciano-De la Blanca juggles performance and day job, finding in the ballroom community the most radical and affirming queer space she calls home.

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