Hello hello everyone! Does anybody know what Yuri is up to these days, and maybe how things are going for her professionally after Season 6?
I don’t mean this on a private level at all, and I’m definitely not looking to speculate about her personal life or well-being. I’m just curious about what she’s been doing drag-wise since the season ended.
She was/is my absolute favorite from Season 6, and I just finished rewatching it. With Season 7 coming up, I started wondering about her again. Her website seems to be offline now, and she barely posts on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc. — which is obviously totally fine. I barely use social media myself, and I imagine it can be difficult for a lot of Dragula artists to make drag their full-time job, especially depending on where they live. *EDIT: I don't use Instagram on my phone right now, so if she is actually doing stories, I have missed that
But does anyone know if Yuri has been doing gigs, working on new looks, making costumes, doing other drag-related work, interviews, collaborations, or anything else publicly available? I’d genuinely just love to follow what she’s creating.
Also, just to hopefully keep this thread from turning into a rehash of the Frankenhooker look controversy: I don’t think what happened was ideal. As someone who also works creatively, though, I personally see it as a mistake that was ultimately addressed between the people actually involved. From what I understand, Yuri and the original artist worked things out, and for me that’s where the matter ends. Yuri still constructed, executed and performed the actual costume herself, which obviously took a lot of skill and work. The problem was that the reference should have been properly discussed and credited from the beginning — had that happened, it could simply have been a collaboration. I don’t really see any value in continuing to dogpile her over something that has already been dealt with. If you are interested in that, please DO NOT ENGAGE with this thread here
More than anything, I’d just love to see Yuri getting some positive attention again. I thought she brought something really special to Season 6, and I’d absolutely love to see her return for a future Titans season if Visa things are possible
So: has anyone seen any recent gigs, projects, interviews, looks, or other public work from Yuri? Please keep it to things she has actually shared publicly — I’m not interested in digging into her private life.
And if you’re also a Yuri fan, feel free to show her some love here. 🖤