Hey, it's slowdown producer Micah.

For today's guest episode, we welcome into the host chair poet and editor Leslie Signs.

Don't worry, Major will be back in your feeds on July 1st.

I'm Leslie Signs, and this is the slow down.

I'm Leslie Signs, and this is the slowdown.

Back in March, my partner surprised me with VIP front orchestra seat tickets to see one of my favorite drag artists,

Sasha Valor, perform her spectacular scholarship informed stage show titled The Big Reveal Live.

The package included a meet and greet, and I nearly fainted when I first caught glimpse of Sasha in person.

Statuesque beyond belief, she wore a breathtaking bad sandy-inspired blacksandy-inspired black-foe leather corset and pant, paired with matching boots, of course,

created by fashion and costume designer Casey Caldwell.

She was generous with her time and her words,

and the main event remains one of the most impressive,

evocative, and inspiring works of art

I've ever experienced.

An author, illustrator, designer, and producer.

Sasha Valour is perhaps most known for winning season 9 of RuPaul's drag race.

Outside of her legendary rose pedal-laden performance of Whitney Houston's I get so emotional,

and her charming portrayal of German actress and singer Marlina Dietrich.

I think most often about how she used her television platform to discuss gender theory, how drag functions

as a tool of both deconstruction and empowerment. In the weeks leading up to the big reveal live, I agonized over what I'd wear to the show,

what I'd say to Sasha and our limited but meaningful one-on-one time

and how I'd style my hair and makeup.

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