"It's almost a present to your fans to be able to give them a much more personal experience." "I am much more interested in watching a queen present their solo capabilities to an audience because you get to know the queen so much better than when they're sharing a spotlight with 12 other queens in a competition setting or in somebody else's edit," she says. Plus, as Smalls explains, solo shows like her own can give fans a deeper look into who drag queens are as people and artists. Should this performance format become commonplace - and Smalls hopes it does - drag could inadvertently become more accessible than ever because of the pandemic. The current necessity for entertainment to be virtual eliminates that issue entirely now, all you need to enjoy a drag show is a few bucks, a computer, and a decent Internet connection. Had Smalls been able to make this show a live experience, plenty of fans might not have been able to access it due to their location or venue capacity. But the biggest upside of starring in a virtual drag show is that there is no limit to the number of people who can see it. There's also the lessened risk of makeup mishaps, wardrobe malfunctions, and technical difficulties, which definitely helps. "That is something that I have really big issues with because if I'm going to be on stage presenting myself, I want to be proud of what I'm doing - that really pushed me to produce something of my own because I know at the end of the day, even if Billy Bob doesn't like it, I can say, 'Well, it's mine,' and I can be so proud of that." "When you're in somebody else's production, you kind of have to cater.
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