Being a Drag Queen is more than female impersonation it is a delicate and fine art form, and finding the right song will be one of your biggest hurdles. It is not enough to be trained, as an artist it is your duty to find your niche, you must have the ability to make the right song choice for your abilities.
“A drag queen is just an average without the perfect number”
A performers song, set or performance is their signature. You will hear these signatures referred to here forth as the performers 'number'. A number is any song or performance an artist is known to perform (in our case it IS the show). One show can be made up of between seven and twenty numbers generally preformed back-to-back with alternating performers. You should always have three numbers and an encore prepared. This set-up will change depending on the market and demand for performers.
Example: In Alberta I was required to open and close a show only if hosting and perform one number if supporting, where as most shows in British Columbia I would be expected to have the three solos minimum and encore for all shows.
In the beginning you may find it difficult to find any numbers that work for you, in the long run we all find the numbers that speak to us, these are the numbers which will make up your niche to set you apart from every-other performer.
To find songs that work best for you, go ahead and start with a genre you are comfortable with, if you listen to allot of popular music start there, I don’t recommend unless you have the determination and ability (as will be covered in detail) to hold these songs you choose this as permanent signature, however feel free get a feel for the music then move into songs you can truly make your own. The key to your niche is to find songs an audience has never heard before something you can claim as your own, you want to have an audience requesting your numbers as your own. Live singers have a giant foot up in this context as they are in constant demand to write new material. By choosing popular songs you are guaranteeing that an audience has heard and knows the song you are presenting, by going out of your way to find obscure recordings for this same work will reinforce a willingness to buy into the work you have created.
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