Queen Precious Paula Nicole found a new canvass to paint—one that she uses to make her wildest dreams come true
Precious Paula Nicole used different forms of art to express herself; before her busy nights in O Bar, she was a soulful painter and a graceful dancer. While both activities ignited her creativity, neither took care of the void she yearned to fill—in the years that followed, she turned to drag, an art form that has been making her happier than ever.
"My ex-boyfriend at the time started his career as a drag queen; I only used to support him and even became his backup dancer. Two years later, I realised that this is something I could do as well. And so I did," Precious recalls.
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For the queen, drag is more than glamorous stage entertainment, she regards the performance as an art that allows her to bring out her true colours and sense of identity. "Drag for me is an expression and an art form. It is where my fantasies come to life, the fantasies that I had hidden before because I was too afraid to be judged," she tells Tatler.
She also shares that the idea of doing drag excites her as it makes her loved ones proud. "Twelve years ago, I used to be a dancer. At the time, I did not really know what to do, so when I jumped to drag, I felt that it really saved my life," she says.
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"I believe in what RuPaul always says: 'Drag does not change who you are, it reveals who you are.' This is especially true to me because drag is where I discovered myself."
