This image of drag performance address how drag performers function within a gendered, sexual space. Drag offers a thin veneer of empowerment to the performer, while still retaining an exploitative quality. This promotes an ambiguity concerning how drag fits in the realm of sexual exploitation, traditional and contemporary feminism, and how it affects the performer and the viewer. Is burlesque an exploitative act? Or does it empower the performer? Does it function as both an empowering and exploitative act, and what role does the viewer take within this paradox? This image employs a long exposure to enhance the duality that embraces exploitation and empowerment within drag performance.