If you thought Chappell Roan's ode to the Statue of Liberty at the Governor's Ball was iconic, just wait to see who she paid homage to at Kentuckiana Pride.
The musician, who is currently hopping from state to state on her Midwest Princess tour, dressed up like the drag icon Divine for the Pride festival, paying tribute to the late star's role in the cult classic John Waters film Pink Flamingos.
Just like Divine did in the film, Chappell Roan posed in a bright red, formfitting gown with long sleeves and red sequins across the bodice, a leopard print bra peeking out from the top. In lieu of a skyscraper updo like Divine's, Roan's red hair was teased into ‘80s-style curls.
Roan's makeup mimicked Divine’s iconic look, with high, penciled brows and blue eyeshadow painted right up to the tippy top of said brows, lots of dramatic eyeliner, and a hot pink blush brushed up to her temples. Roan's dancers also wore Divine-inspired makeup and leopard print outfits. “Inspired by Divine, the most beautiful woman in the world, almost,” Roan wrote.
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To say fans loved the look was a massive understatement. “AND THIS IS WHY YOU ARE THAT GIRL!! forever and ever,” wrote one. “DIVINE WOULDVE LOVED THIS,” commented another. Even Addison Rae popped into the comments to praise the homage. "Forget about evening wear!! Don’t worry when the people stare!!!!!!" she wrote.
The singer frequently talks about her love of drag and drag queens; she shouted out Sasha Colby on Instagram when she won RuPaul's Drag Race, has had local drag queens open her shows, and was called the “missing link” between pop stars and drag queens by Trixie Mattel during a Paper magazine interview. In fact, the artist also referred to Chappell Roan as being her drag project in an interview.
With such respect and admiration for the drag world, it's only natural to wonder if she can ever top this pitch-perfect ode to Divine — and we have a feeling this is just the beginning.
