https://www.scmp.com/rss/500252/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wang Newton is a drag king and comedian based in New York City. She is one of the very few Asian-American “kings” in the US. Wang, who moved to the US from Taiwan at the age of five, has also performed on stages across Asia, including Taipei. She talks about life as a drag king in an industry dominated by queens. https://www.scmp.com/society/meet-wang-newton-drag-king-world-queens/article/3040154?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/meet-wang-newton-drag-king-world-queens/article/3040154?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:10:07 +0000 It was near midnight on a Saturday in a Beijing club, and Charlie Van De Ho (who declined to use his real name) was backstage, ready to make his drag debut in a few moments. Hair tucked, blonde wig clipped in place, Charlie jumped onto the stage when Rihanna’s "Pour It Up" started playing. He danced and twerked to the song in a pencil skirt, a tiny black bra and a pair of brown knee-high boots. “I was the third queen to perform,” Charlie told us on the phone after the show. “My song was meant to... https://www.scmp.com/identity/becoming-charlie-beijing-first-time-drag-queen/article/2152041?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/becoming-charlie-beijing-first-time-drag-queen/article/2152041?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:15:30 +0000