Denim (drag queen)

Denim
Denim
	Denim at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Emerson Sanderson; Denim Pussy
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	Canada's Drag Race (season 4)
Website	denimjustdenim.com

Denim, formerly known as Denim Pussy, is the stage name of Emerson Sanderson,^[2] a Canadian drag performer who competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.

Career

Sanderson is a drag performer. His drag persona Denim has been described as a "transmasculine drag queen known for her effortless blend of 2000s bimbo fashion and futuristic club kid aesthetic". Denim has performed with Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Kim Petras, King Princess, and Tinashe. Denim was named Mx. Queerdo.^[3] Denim competed on the fourth season of Canada's Drag Race.^[4] Denim placed in the bottom two of the Rusical challenge and defeated Kiki Coe in a lip-sync. Denim was equal third in the competition overall.

In December 2024, Denim and Drag Race colleague Pythia premiered Oraculum, a theatre show blending drag, puppetry and projection work, at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto.^[5]

Personal life

Sanderson is originally from Charlottetown,^[6]^[7] and lives in Montreal.^[3] He is autistic.^[4]^[8] He is the second trans man to compete within the Drag Race franchise, following Gottmik.^[9] Denim uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag.^[4] On the show, Denim and fellow contestant The Girlfriend Experience said using the terms "AFAB" and "AMAB" (assigned female at birth and assigned male at birth, respectively) can be transphobic when used to categorize drag entertainers.^[9]

Filmography

Canada's Drag Race
Bring Back My Girls (2024)

References

^ @denimjustdenim (July 26, 2023). "hi babes, it's DENIM! 👖" – via Instagram.
^ "Representing Montreal on the Canadian drag stage". CBC Listen. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Canada's Drag Race Series 4: Meet the Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4". www.out.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ Ilana Lucas, "Review: ORACULUM at Buddies In Bad Times". Broadway World, December 7, 2024.
^ "Denim | Canada's Drag Race (Crave Original)". YouTube. October 18, 2023.
^ Wratten, Marcus (November 2, 2023). "Canada's Drag Race season four trailer confirms pop icon among guest judges". PinkNews. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ "Denim — Vision Drag Artists". Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Wratten, Marcus (November 24, 2023). "Canada's Drag Race stars explains why term 'AFAB' is 'transphobic'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

External links

[1] @denimjustdenim (July 26, 2023). "hi babes, it's DENIM! 👖" – via Instagram.

[2] "Representing Montreal on the Canadian drag stage". CBC Listen. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[:0-3] "Canada's Drag Race Series 4: Meet the Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[:1-4] "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4". www.out.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[5] Ilana Lucas, "Review: ORACULUM at Buddies In Bad Times". Broadway World, December 7, 2024.

[6] "Denim | Canada's Drag Race (Crave Original)". YouTube. October 18, 2023.

[7] Wratten, Marcus (November 2, 2023). "Canada's Drag Race season four trailer confirms pop icon among guest judges". PinkNews. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[8] "Denim — Vision Drag Artists". Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[:2-9] Wratten, Marcus (November 24, 2023). "Canada's Drag Race stars explains why term 'AFAB' is 'transphobic'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

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Denim (drag queen)

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