The History Of Femme Queen Performance : A THREAD.

Femme Queen Performance has been an important factor and foundation of Ballroom Culture since it began, a category reserved for Trans Women.

in this thread, i’m going to highlight and showcase femme queen vogue and our icons and legends in the category.

here’s Iconic Sinia Ebony giving us her definition of FQV.

The Art of Vogue has evolved over the last 40 Years from Pop, Spin-Dip (OldWay), To (New Way), and Vogue Fem (Elements).

there are two distinct ways of voguing, which is categorized into

Soft and Cunt, and Dramatics.

Liyah Richards, Sandy Ninja, Melissa Xtravaganza, Bianca Xtravaganza, Latisha Revlon, Alyssa Laperla and Kristina Richards were some of the first femme queen performers to emerge from the “Old Way” era of vogue.

Icon Liyah Richards speaking on The Evolution of FQ Performance.

She mentions Octavia St.Laurent, Danielle Revlon, Sandy Ninja and Bianca Xtravaganza.

Alyssa Laperla, Latisha Revlon, Jessica Ebony and Belinda Dupree carrying at the Paris Is Burning Ball (1991).

this video (1992) is a PERFECT example of the 80s/early 90s vogue style. the amazing @LaDiovanni pointed out how each of them focused on one element, even though the style wasn’t popular then.

Latisha Revlon, Alyssa Laperla, Kristina Richards, Liyah Richards (in order).

Iconic, Groundbreaking Liyah Richards giving you soft, feminine poses and lines. get into the spin-dip at the end.

Kristina Richards showing the girls how to pose and catwalk. pay attention to the precision of her posture and choices.

Legendary Modayvia Labeija giving you graceful, soft and flexible hands. in my opinion, this is one of the greatest videos to ever grace femme queen archives.

Alyssa Laperla showcasing hands, catwalk and what it means to be soft and cunt. Alyssa is one of the most influential voguers in FQ performance.

Kristina Richards (2007). this is the BEST 10s i’ve ever seen, and this clip is the reason I vogue. through her expertise of Old Way, kristina’s performance adapted to the newer styles of vogue.

Alyssa Laperla vs Kristina Richards

THE OLD WAY (1997). one of the BEST FQ battles of all time. Alyssa’s hands here were out of this world.

Sinia Ebony and Ashley Icon started walking in the early 90s, paving the way for the next generation of femme queen performers.

Icon Sinia Ebony.

Sinia has listed Alyssa Laperla, Latisha Revlon and Modayvia Labeija as her top 3 FQ Performers.

Iconic Ashley Icon.
“The Mother of Dramatics”.

Sinia Ebony vs Alyssa Laperla (1998).

The Queen of Soft and Cunt vs Sexy, Sinister Sinia.

“P*SSY DARLING!!!”

Sinia vs Ashley (1999).

through inspiration and guidance from Sinia, Ashley and others, the new generation of femme queen voguers began to make way.

Yolanda Jourdan, Daesja Laperla, Meeka Prodigy, Alloura Jourdan, Janese Zion, Niambi Prodigy, Amina Prodigy, Dee Dee Revlon and more.

Yolanda was one of the first new girls to battle Sinia and Ashley. known for her dramatic hair flips, mannerisms and unique style, she opened the door for Femme Queen Dramatics.

Daesja Laperla started walking in 1997. known for her creative hands and catwalk, Daesja listed Alyssa and Kristina as her top FQ performers.

Meeka Prodigy started walking Femme Queen Performance in 2000. with her experience as a BQ, she mixed it with FQV and became a household name.

SEXY, AGILE MEEKA!!!

Alloura Jourdan was known for her dramatic and expressive style of vogue. Alloura became a showstopper in the community. rest peacefully queen.

Janese Zion is known for her unique style of voguing. she was one of the first femme queens to incorporate more styles of dance into her vogue. she lists Janet Jackson as one of her biggest inspirations.

Leiomy (Amazon) Mizrahi @leiomy
“The Wonder Woman of Vogue” has been one of the most popular voguers throughout the decade. during her time on America’s Best Dance Crew, she took dance and vogue into a more mainstream audience.

here are plenty more to add to this thread, but i’m gonna make a album on youtube of all the others. now it’s time to get into the battles.

Daesja Laperla vs Meeka Prodigy.

Meeka’s split, and Daesja’s dips were phenomenal.

Daesja Laperla vs Alloura Jourdan.

ALLOURA IS JUST

Meeka Prodigy vs Daesja Laperla.

PERFORMANCE!!!!

Alloura Jourdan and Leiomy Mizrahi playing.

Kristina Richards vs Daesja Laperla.
the student and teacher

Meeka Prodigy as “Catwoman”.
(POCC Ball, 2004.)

that time @PoseOnFX had Liyah Richards, Sinia Ebony and Daesja Laperla for “Femme Queen Performance”.

Icon Sinia Ebony, (2019). still sexy, still sinister, still slaying.

Meeka Prodigy, LSS (2020).

even though we don’t have many vids of my mentor @fatfemme voguing, I still gag and get my life to this clip. love you so much.

MJ Rodriguez, (2019).

femme queen performance is a divine power. a tool for trans women to showcase creativity and power. just wanna say thank you to all the trans women who have kept the category alive all these years.

here’s Icon Sinia turning it at the Legends Ball in 2005.

Yolanda Jourdan, (1999).

A BABY, BUT STILL EATING IT UP.
the duckwalk gags me.

Alyssa Laperla, (1996).
her catwalk and dips are just... CUNT.

The Latina Ballerina, Kristina Richards.
I WANT THE 5!!

Iconic Liyah Richards, (2019).
THE OLD WAY, The Original Catwoman.

Alyssa Laperla, (2011).
I still gag at the hands, her catwalk alone will eat you.

if you want to learn hand performance, Daesja Laperla is the key.

when Yolanda Jourdan, Niambi Prodigy, Kevin Prodigy, Pony Zion and Arturo Mugler got together for a team performance.

yolanda’s hair flips, arturo’s poses and kevin’s hands. OVAH

like I said earlier, femme queen performance is a divine power. you can find more clips in my moments tab and on my instagram highlights ( @noellearchives). thanks for supporting this thread.