Jessyca Prosecco performs in the curbside shows at her home with Sofonda Cox We would pack the house with 700 to 800 people. Every couple of months, I put on a show at the Danforth Music Hall with other queens. Some days I would have three or more shows on a Saturday. Before the pandemic, I worked regularly at spots around the city like the Drink, El Convento Rico and Woody’s.
I live in an apartment in the Village, so it’s easy to get to and from shows. I’ve been performing for 20 years, and I haven’t needed a day job since. “In 2000, I started my career as a drag queen by entering competitions. A friend of mine put me in make-up and did my hair.
I wore a fun fur cowboy hat in red with black zebra stripes, a matching bra in the same material and a black PVC mini skirt. I sewed outfits for myself and other dancers on Electric Circus, so I happened to have a couple options. One weekend in 1999, there was a party at RPM with free entry if you dressed up in drag. That’s where I was first introduced to the Toronto nightlife scene-and drag queens. In the ’90s, I performed on Electric Circus on CityTV.
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I taught myself how to dance from watching music videos. “I’m originally from the Philippines and moved to Toronto when I was 12. This summer, she’ll be performing curbside with a few colourful friends. When the pandemic hit and the bars shut their doors, she was forced to find alternative ways to perform and make her rent. Sofonda Cox has been working as a drag queen in Toronto for two decades.
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