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She also happens to be Gigisactualmother.
So a couple days after Mothers Day, we spoke to Gigi and her mom (Mama Goode?)
Gigi, how did you break the news to your mom that you were going to be onDrag Race?
Kristi Geggie:I remember!
I believe that you were in a drive thru at Jack in the Box.
Gigi Goode:Yes!
I shouldve remembered that.
She was the first person that I called when it happened.
It wasquitethe exciting day.
I did not finish my chicken tenders combo.
Kristi Geggie:And I did a lot of screaming.
Each others biggest fansHappy Mothers Day!
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What is your collaboration process like?
How do you both take an outfit from concept to the runway?
Gigi does all the designing.
I do childrens theater.
Ill pick fabric, and well go back and forth.
Onmy Instagram page, it shows pictures of the process.
I live in Illinois, and then I FedEx things to Gigi, and they usually fit.
Because its something so unheard of, and picture perfect.
My mom is really good at getting the fabric, the materials, and putting the puzzle together.
I can make a garment, but up close, you cant really look at the inside of it.
Its never lined, anything like that.
Designings what I love to do.
Kristi Geggie:I dont know how other costume designers are able to do it.
The theatricality comes through in these outfits on the runway, for sure.
Gigi, you always back them up with movement that I think tells a story about these characters.
Gigi Goode:Oh, yes.
Theater has always been in my life in some way or another.
One thing led to another, and that snowballed into my love of being on stage.
I wasnt the one who played cello.
I didnt really have any speaking lines.
But I was in the fifth grade.
So Kristi, are you a stage mom who had a dream of raising a perfectDrag Racecontestant?
Kristi Geggie:[laughing] No!
Im definitely not a stage mom.
So theres a program in Woodstock called Woodstock Childrens Summer Theatre.
And they happened to be rehearsing at a church where my uncle was a minister.
But in terms of having a drag daughter, I didnt know what drag was.
And when Gigi started doing it, I was really not sure.
I had a problem with the idea of appropriating other cultures, and stuff like that.
It was more of a philosophical question I had.
But Im on board.
Im totally on board now.
And I think thats so funny, because now youre all in.
I heard you wrote a letter into Willam and Alaskas podcastRace Chaser?
Kristi Geggie:I cant believe they read that!
I just wanted them to know how much I appreciated them.
Its almost like being a voyeur.
I just wanted them to know I appreciate them.
Gigi Goode:Yeah.
Kristi Geggie:Its such a bummer.
I made them some shirts that I sent to them.
Gigi Goode:It was such a shame.
But 2020 had to get in the way.
Kristi Geggie:I was so looking forward to meeting all the other drag queens.
I feel like I know them all.
I dont, but Ifeellike I do.
I have resources, I have friends who Im lucky to be quarantined with.
Ill do whatever I need to do to keep doing drag.
Gigi, you mentioned onUntuckedthat you had brought thatmakeover challengelook with your mom in mind.
So its been a couple seasons.
So theres a chance that itcouldbe family again.
So Im just gonna make it, just in case.
Im pretty sure she produced me asexually.
Kristi Geggie:[Laughs.]
Gigi Goode:Those costumes are kind of like the ultimate mother-daughter, sister-sister fantasy, to me.
Gigi Goode:It is just a fur box and legs.
Gigi Goode:Well I could easily say that mine is my mother.
She
Kristi Geggie:I amnota fashion icon.
Even a little bit.
Gigi Goode:Hold on!
Growing up with a sewing room, or craft room, is a blessing in and of itself.
I like to think that my drag is inspired by things that arent necessarily in the world of fashion.
Things like careers, and household objects, anything can inspire me.
I think Im inspired by vintage fashion.
Anything mid-20th century, any period pieces, I love to create.
The theatricality, and those cartoon women, that really comes through.
Kristi Geggie:Gigi is a really good visual artist.
She always studied art in high school.
I can actually sketch, too.
So between the two of us, we can show each other visually exactly what we want.
Gigi Goode:Yeah.
Do you remember the first outfit that you collaborated on in this way?
And I said if you need costumes, I can make them for you.
It can be my contribution.
So it was either the pink coat and hat or the tux pants with the collared shirt.
Gigi Goode:I think it was the pink jacket and hat.
That was one of the very first times I went out in L.A. and started to get noticed.
It was one of the first nights that I got people to stop and ask for pictures with me.
Kristi Geggie:It wasnt that harsh!
This interview has been edited and condensed.
