Why is Regina Cassandra dressed like men in women’s clothes in viral video?

Regina Cassandra ever since her debut in a small role in ‘Kanda Naal Mudhal’ has slowly but surely risen in the ranks as a bankable leading lady in Tamil and Telugu cinema.  She has dressed up in drag style to show solidarity to male artistes who dress up as females to entertain.  

Regina has captioned her video “This Sunday gave me the perfect opportunity to get into “drag queen” shoes. Many were shocked and yesss, it might’ve been a lil OTT for the others. But hey! what can I say.. I’m living the dream and having a blast! Oh and If you didn’t watch the show then here’s something to note. “Bio queen”, that’s what I (any heterosexual woman) would be called if I did drag. Thank you”.   She has also interacted with drag queens which has thrown a lot of light on these artistes and praises are pouring in for the talented actress.

A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, most drag queens have been men dressing as women. In modern times, drag queens are associated with gay men and gay culture, but they can be of any gender and sexual identity.

Regina’s next releases in Tamil include Venkat Prabhu’s ‘Party’ costarring Mirchi Shiva, Jai, Kayal Chandran, Nivetha Pethuraj and Sanchitha Shetty.  She is also one of the leads in Chimbu Devan’s ‘Kasadathapara’ also produced by Venkat Prabhu.