Cultivating Community: Springfield's Drag Scene

The first time I ever saw the Emmy award-winning show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” I knew I wanted to be a part of the culture. The glamour, humor, performing, and extravagance was so enticing I couldn’t resist the overwhelming need to be a drag queen. When season twelve of the show was airing, I saw a queen by the name of Crystal Methyd on the show, and she just so happened to be from Springfield, MO. I was planning on going to Missouri State University in Springfield the same year to pursue a higher education, so I knew that was my queue to get in the drag scene as soon as I could.

Culture, Feature, OpinionSartorial MagazineDecember 24, 2021Drag, Springfield, Local

A History of Queer Fashion: How the LGBTQ+ Community Uses Fashion as a Signal

All throughout history, fashion has been used to communicate people’s identities to the world. Because being LGBTQ+ has historically been unaccepted by mainstream society, participating in these fashion identifiers usually happened in secret. The community would use certain accessories or styles of dress to communicate to one another their sexuality without the rest of the world knowing the code. Using fashion identifiers that only the in-crowd understood has been an important part of queer fashion history, with many examples.

Lifestyle, Culture, OpinionCamryn MahnkenOctober 27, 2021Lifestyle, Culture, LGBTQ+, queer, history, LGBTQ+ History Month

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”: An album full of nostalgia

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” is the latest release from beloved singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The album consists of 26 tracks: 20 re-recordings of the album's original songs and six newly released songs “from the vault” that were written at the same time as the originals. Debuting at number one, the album shines as a nod to Swift’s country roots mixed with her newfound sound.

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