User blog:Artzy Sky/Meet the Queens: Courtney Velour



"I'm Courtney from the Haus of Velour, I'm 22 years old and I'm from Brooklyn, New York"


 * How did you get your drag name?

"So I picked Courtney because I wanted a name bit more feminine than the rest of my Drag Family. As well, I have Velour because I'm part of the Velour family"


 * Who is Courtney Velour?

"Courtney Velour is a girly girl, I'm very different than my mom. I like being hyper-feminine but that doesn't mean I don't see my drag as at because I like being artsy but I also like being girly"


 * What is your drag style?

"I describe my drag style as hyper-feminine art. A lot of my looks are inspired by art but I always try to fem it up"


 * What is drag to you?

"To me, Drag is art"


 * What made you audition for Kaiko's Drag Race?

"I auditioned for Kaiko's Drag Race because I want to show my art to the world. I also want to show other queens you don't have to box yourself in this competition. I mix and match my drag and I feel like not a lot of queens do that"


 * What gives you an edge in this competition?

"My edge in this competition is that I am so experienced for such a young queen. I have tricks you wouldn't see from other queens my age."


 * What to do you want to be known for?

"I want to be known for being uniquely different from the other queens. I am not the conventional pageant girl and I think that's really special"


 * Kaiko's Drag Race Season 7 is going to be...?

"Kaiko's Drag Race Season 7 is going to be magical"