A construção de modos de ser queer em drag queens de Fortaleza

Abstract

This research paper aims to understand and explore the formation of ways of being queer in the performances of drag queens in Fortaleza. The idea was to investigate how these people understand the feminine and masculine gender from the relation between person and character, as well as how it is externalized in the trajectory of this construction. The search tried to understand how the drag transformation is perceived, from its idealization till the learning that this metamorphosis brings to each individual, considering a form of art that creates tension and confuses the gender expression. An interview was conducted with 4 (four) individuals, the method chosen for this research is the Reflexive Interview, according to the studies of Heloisa Szymanski (2004), which is based on participant observation, looking into understanding all of the issues from the perspective of each individual that was interviewed to, in that regard, come to the final considerations of the subject. In conclusion there are ways of being queer, even if it stills sheepish or unknown, and that the construction process of their drags was essential to the perception of themselves, mainly when it comes to the issues of gender and sexuality.