Denim (drag queen)
{{Short description|Canadian drag entertainer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
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| name = Denim
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| caption = Denim at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
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| nationality = Canadian
| other_names = Emerson Sanderson
Denim Pussy{{Cite instagram |user=denimjustdenim |postid=CvLCV0wRASw|title=hi babes, it's DENIM! 👖 |date=July 26, 2023}}
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| occupation = Drag queen
| television = Canada's Drag Race (season 4)
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| website = {{url|denimjustdenim.com}}
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Denim, formerly known as Denim Pussy, is the stage name of Emerson Sanderson,{{cite web | title=Representing Montreal on the Canadian drag stage | website=CBC Listen | date=30 November 2023 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-383-lets-go/clip/16023405-representing-montreal-canadian-drag-stage | access-date=1 December 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Canada's Drag Race Series 4: Meet the Queens |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/canadas-drag-race-series-4-queens/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}} Denim competed on the fourth season of Canada's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title=Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4 |url=https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/canadas-drag-race-s4-queens |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.out.com |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128032339/https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/canadas-drag-race-s4-queens |url-status=live }} 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.Ilana Lucas, [https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Review-ORACULUM-at-Buddies-In-Bad-Times-20241207 "Review: ORACULUM at Buddies In Bad Times"]. Broadway World, December 7, 2024.
Personal life
Sanderson is originally from Charlottetown,{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHmn3cKHH-4 | title=Denim | Canada's Drag Race (Crave Original) | website=YouTube | date=October 18, 2023 }}{{Cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |date=2023-11-02 |title=Canada's Drag Race season four trailer confirms pop icon among guest judges |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/canadas-drag-race-season-4-trailer-twist-guest-judges/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US}} and lives in Montreal. He is autistic.{{Cite web |title=Denim — Vision Drag Artists |url=https://www.visiondrag.ca/denim |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=}} He is the second trans man to compete within the Drag Race franchise, following Gottmik.{{Cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |date=2023-11-24 |title=Canada's Drag Race stars explains why term 'AFAB' is 'transphobic' |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/24/canadas-drag-race-denim-the-girlfriend-experience-bio-queen-afab-queen-transphobic/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129072631/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/24/canadas-drag-race-denim-the-girlfriend-experience-bio-queen-afab-queen-transphobic/ |url-status=live }} Denim uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag. 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.
Filmography
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Denim (drag queen)}}
- {{Official website|denimjustdenim.com}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11399479/ Emerson Sanderson] at IMDb
{{Canada's Drag Race}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
Category:Autistic entertainers
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Category:Canada's Drag Race contestants
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Category:Canadian transgender men
Category:Drag performers from Montreal
Category:Drag performers from Prince Edward Island