Astrud Aurelia

“I’ve had so much more diversity in all of the shows that I’ve done outside of Phoenix, and it’s really inspiring to see,” said Astrud Aurelia, an alternative drag performer who has worked in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando and Chicago. In those cities, she said, drag includes punk, horror, glam and everything in between. Phoenix’s lack of high art influences is partly to blame for the lack of variety, she said. “If all you know and all you’re trying to replicate is the drag that you see d