VIDEL, 22, describes themselves as 'Chicago's Drag King' and loves performing their 'Spade Slick' alter ego. Videl created 'Spade Slick' as a "suave character, he's a little bit of a vigilante and a little bit of a heartbreaker". Videl explains to Transformed: "Having these alter egos is a form of self-expression and a further extension to show my art. It makes it feel like people will listen to me, people will see me on stage and pay attention to what I'm saying". Previously, Videl's partner Jade featured in Transformed and Videl's reaction to the makeover led to a lot of backlash with people commenting "they're a terrible partner" and "they should break up". So for one day only, the tables have turned and it's now Videl's turn to sit in the Transformation chair. Videl will transform from 'Drag King' to a 'Barbie glamorous girl' and will reveal to their partner Jade and their drag mother Famine. Will they love Videl's new glamorous look? Or will they have the same horrified reaction like last time?
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00:00 I'm Chicago's drag king, suave, colorful, fleshy.
00:04 Today I'm transforming from a drag king
00:08 into a Barbie glamorous gal.
00:11 My partner was here last time, and they
00:14 were turned into an insta-baddie.
00:15 And I remember all of the comments
00:17 saying that my reaction was horrible.
00:19 I don't know what you're doing in my house.
00:20 Well, I'm back now.
00:21 So this is Sleepy's chance to be like, I hate this look.
00:27 [SCREAMING]
00:28 [LAUGHTER]
00:30 No!
00:31 No!
00:32 Hi.
00:37 Hi.
00:38 Nice to meet you.
00:39 Welcome in.
00:40 I'm a makeup artist.
00:42 I'm Spade Slick, Chicago's drag king.
00:45 I am the ace in your deck.
00:47 I think Spade is very much a suave character.
00:50 He's a little bit of a vigilante,
00:53 a little bit of a heartbreaker.
00:55 So I want to give that kind of edge to all of my looks.
00:59 Having this alter ego, it's just a form of self-expression
01:02 and a further extension to show my art.
01:05 It makes it feel like people will listen to me,
01:07 and people will see me on stage and pay
01:09 attention to what I'm saying.
01:10 Today I'm transforming from a drag king
01:14 into a Barbie glamorous gal.
01:17 And I can't wait to show it to my partner and my drag mother.
01:21 All right, so today we're going to do a Barbie glam on you.
01:24 So we're going to do flawless face, highlighting, contouring.
01:28 I'm going to give you a pretty pink, smoky eye.
01:32 Very girly, very different than your usual look.
01:35 I'm excited.
01:36 You ready to get started?
01:37 Yeah.
01:38 I haven't done femme makeup like this in a really, really long time.
01:42 So have you experimented with just all different kinds of makeup?
01:45 Yeah, I started cosplaying before I started doing drag.
01:48 OK.
01:49 So any of the hyper feminine cosplays I did,
01:51 that was like maybe like over four years ago.
01:54 Wow.
01:55 I haven't seen myself in like really feminine makeup in a while.
01:59 I'm kind of like, oh, am I going to like be
02:02 scared when I look in the mirror?
02:03 I don't wear any pink.
02:04 And I also like never wear dresses.
02:06 You're going to see my legs for the first time.
02:08 Do you use a lot of glitter in your looks?
02:10 Sorry.
02:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:18 So how do you think your partner's going to react to your look?
02:22 I think they're excited to finally be the one that's like, I hate it.
02:28 I don't like it.
02:29 But the real gag would be that they love it.
02:31 Yeah.
02:32 So last time we were here, we did Sleepy, my partner,
02:37 lovely bedhead's transformation into an insta-beddy.
02:40 I remember my reaction.
02:42 Here it is.
02:43 I'm Jessica.
02:44 Oh, wait.
02:45 [SCREAMING]
02:46 And I was just like, oh, no.
02:47 I was like, I don't know who this person is.
02:49 Would you still date me?
02:50 No.
02:50 I'm like, I don't know who this is.
02:52 I don't know what you're doing in my house.
02:53 Everybody on the internet was like, they're a terrible partner.
02:56 How could they say that to you?
02:57 They were like, you should break up.
02:59 Well, I'm here again.
03:01 Now we're doing it my way.
03:02 This is Sleepy's chance to be like, I hate this look.
03:07 I'm lovely bedhead.
03:08 I am Spade's slick partner.
03:10 I am Spade and Sleepy's drag mother.
03:12 But you mostly know me from last video because everyone also
03:16 hated me.
03:17 [LAUGHTER]
03:19 I'm going to be transformed this time.
03:21 It's going to be fun.
03:22 I'm excited to see you guys' reaction.
03:24 You don't know what it is.
03:25 I think it's going to be scary if you come out,
03:27 and it's like hyper femme.
03:30 I think we'll be fine, though.
03:32 No one will hate us.
03:33 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:35 [LAUGHTER]
03:37 This is to do our face and body.
03:40 Oh, wow.
03:41 I feel so fancy.
03:43 Is there anyone that you get your inspiration from when
03:46 you're doing your makeup?
03:48 There's a really specific Mexican drag artist named Ank.
03:53 And I pulled a lot of inspiration
03:55 when making up my persona from them.
03:58 I looked at other drag kings, especially this one from Mexico,
04:01 and I was like, this makeup is so amazing.
04:03 I want to have that same level of skill
04:05 when it comes to my makeup.
04:07 What kind of reactions do you get when you go out in the street?
04:10 I definitely get a lot of double takes,
04:12 especially when I'm driving.
04:13 People will pass by me or slow down in their car
04:16 to see what's going on.
04:18 How do you feel when you get reactions like that?
04:21 I think it's fun.
04:22 I don't know.
04:23 I like attention.
04:24 I try to give them a little wave or a smile
04:26 to make it be like, hey, don't be scared.
04:29 I'm not doing anything malicious.
04:32 I feel like it's going to be too tight.
04:34 I've got a pretty big head.
04:35 I'll live, though.
04:36 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:40 Are you ready to see yourself?
04:42 Yeah, I'm ready.
04:43 All right.
04:44 Oh, my god.
04:48 Oh, my god.
04:49 [LAUGHS]
04:51 Oh, my god.
04:53 This is crazy.
04:54 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:58 My face looks like it has like a--
05:01 I look like those Disney filters,
05:03 and then my eyes are moving, but the rest of my face
05:05 doesn't move.
05:06 I look like a telenovela star.
05:08 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:11 Oh, this is so weird.
05:13 What do you think Jason's going to react?
05:16 I think they're going to be like, who is this?
05:18 Like, I don't think they're going to recognize me.
05:20 They're like, who let you into my house?
05:22 I feel like if they make anything Spade-like,
05:24 anything like bimbo-y, I don't know what I'll do.
05:26 If I see bimbo Spade, I like Pride.
05:28 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:36 [SCREAMS]
05:37 [LAUGHS]
05:40 Ta-da.
05:41 [LAUGHS]
05:44 Ew.
05:45 [LAUGHS]
05:49 You like it?
05:51 You want me to do femme drag now?
05:53 [LAUGHS]
05:54 I don't know if this is the same way.
05:56 You look like a news anchor.
05:59 You kind of look like you're like a realtor.
06:03 [LAUGHS]
06:05 I need a new pair of nails.
06:07 Are you wearing contacts?
06:09 These are my blind contacts, yeah.
06:11 I feel like--
06:12 Ugh.
06:13 Ugh.
06:14 Do I open my eyes more?
06:15 I can't do it.
06:16 [LAUGHS]
06:18 OK, this is a little scarier than what they would find.
06:21 Yeah, you don't like this one?
06:22 This is terrifying.
06:23 This is terrifying.
06:25 OK, I don't want to--
06:26 Yeah, should I go blind?
06:27 I don't want to be hateful and say that I hate it,
06:29 but I don't think the shade of blind.
06:31 You like it?
06:33 Yeah.
06:34 I look crazy.
06:35 I think this is like my mom's dream, maybe.
06:39 Maybe if I was like--
06:40 I don't think your mom would even like this.
06:42 You don't want me to smile?
06:43 Every time I smile, you go--
06:45 Stop it.
06:46 [LAUGHS]
06:47 Stop, stop, stop.
06:49 What did you think of their reaction?
06:51 Everything, I wanted it more.
06:53 I'm glad they were mortified.
06:56 I feel like I'd be more mad if they were like, oh, it's fine.
06:59 Let's put some bangles on this.
07:00 Let's really accentuate her.
07:02 Yeah.
07:03 She's a classy woman.
07:06 Oh, yeah.
07:07 Yeah, I've been christened.
07:09 You look like one of those women at church.
07:11 I will probably definitely take notes of this hyper femme
07:14 makeup in case I ever do this again, because I'm like,
07:17 I look kind of gay.
07:18 What have you learned from this experience?
07:21 That I am a drag king, drag king true and through.
07:26 I don't know how to act poised or super feminine.
07:30 I'm just awkwardly posing like, wow.
07:33 How do you compare Jade's reaction to your reaction
07:36 to their transformation?
07:39 Yeah, they were so put off.
07:41 But I tried to give them a hug or be like, give me a kiss.
07:43 They were like, no, absolutely not.
07:46 I was like, see, now you know how I felt.
07:48 So I'm like, now the viewer's going
07:49 to understand what the feeling is
07:51 like to see your partner come out
07:52 as someone completely different.
07:54 Do you feel like you're better than them?
07:56 Do you feel like you've been educated?
07:58 I feel like I've looked better than them, so.
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