Ep. 59 - What Does It Mean to Be Seen? Drag, Grief & Community with Xenus Xero

★WHERE YOU CAN FIND XENUS★ Instagram - @xenusxero YouTube / Code Xero - @code.xero ★WHERE YOU CAN FIND US★ Website - www.queerolina.org Queerolina TV - tv.queerolina.org Facebook - Queerolina Instagram - @queerolinaorg BlueSky - queerolinaorg.bsky.social ★Summary★ In this conversation, Xenus Xero. The intergalactic diva, drag performer, hairstylist, and creator of Code Xero sits down with Becca to talk about what it really means to be seen. Xenus shares how he relocated to North Carolina after losing his mother, the original muse behind his drag, and how the community helped rebuild his love for performance after a two year hiatus. He discusses the creation of Code Xero, an online virtual lip sync music video competition built to make drag accessible to people who  can't or don't want to be in club spaces. The conversation also touches on his journey through Ballroom Drag Battle competition, dreams of launching a mobile hair salon for elderly and homebound clients, his admiration for Madam C.J. Walker, and why he believes being  seen ~ truly seen ~ is something everyone is searching for. ★Keywords★ drag performance, grief, community, accessibility, Code Xero, online drag, Ballroom, mobile hair salon, Madam CJ Walker, inner child, being seen, North Carolina, Raleigh, queer community, entrepreneurship