Yukiro Dravarious is a Swedish-born model, musician and drag queen. She has been entertaining Tokyo audiences for the past decade under the name Die Schwarze Frau and runs the horror drag event "Casket of Horrors," which aims to showcase the talents of drag performers from Japan and abroad.
1. How did you first come to be a drag queen? I watched “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and thought it looked like fun! I created my drag persona from what was already close to me: Evil queens in fiction; horror movies such as the works of Brian De Palma (“Carrie”) and Dario Argento (“Suspiria”); and 1980s alternative music.
2. Did you look to anyone in particular for inspiration? Yes, Sharon Needles from the fourth season of “Drag Race” really got me into doing drag shows.