As-salamu alaykum.

I’m not a drag queen. I’m a drag djinn. Djinns are beings of smokeless fire in Islamic mythology, shape-shifters by nature. I approach drag as a practice of constant transformation, movement without permission, and truth without compromise. My work spans performance, music, sewing, visual art, and fashion, each medium feeding the next in cyclical, intuitive layers. Living with ADHD, I move fluidly between forms, trusting impulses and energy to guide me rather than forcing linear progression. What may look like bouncing between mediums is, for me, a self-regulated rhythm of creation, where improvisation and iteration drive development.

My recent project, A Dandy Lion’s Guide on How to Bloom from Rotted Roots, exemplifies this approach. It is a multi-disciplinary work exploring grief, healing, addiction, and transformation through five movements: BURY, BREAK, BREATHE, BECOME, and BLOOM. Created during the Black August Arts Residency and partly funded by CUPE 3908, it incorporates performance, poetry, music, and visual media. I premiered the first iteration at Peterborough ArtsWeek 2025.

Where I want to go is to continue layering my work across mediums, exploring eastern African ritual, queerness, and neurodivergent expression. I aim to create immersive, collaborative experiences that challenge boundaries between audience and performer, personal and political, structure and improvisation. Ultimately, my practice cultivates spaces where others can witness transformation, feel possibility, and recognize their capacity to bend and reshape systems.