Heavy Cream started performing as a drag king three years ago because he wanted an outlet to express himself as who he really is without fear.

“The great thing about drag is it’s an opportunity for people to just shine and get to really be in that moment of loving and celebrating yourself and who you are,” Cream, aka Mel Funke, says. A week ago, Cream posted a video on his Instagram, debuting a brand new outfit created with copies of the What’s Happening Calendar section of Eugene Weekly .

Cream is participating in season three of Drag Duel , a free-to-watch Youtube drag show hosted by drag queen Bucy and The Drag Detective . For one of the episodes this season, performers were told to create an outfit following the prompt “black, white and blank,” with each contestant getting to c

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