10/26/2024
So….. I unexpectedly gave birth last night 🤷🏼♂️
Please welcome the newest (and first) members of the Haus of Joy! Queen of the Seas 42 Aquata Joy DuJour (Solomon) and Kyl Joy DuJour!
I met these beautiful souls at the Seas Pageant last July and felt an immediate connection with them, and found out last night that they felt the same. Aquatas drag is absolutely hellbent camp (check), she is consistently looking to grow and improve (check and check), and she carries a rare vulnerability as an artist that makes room for true connection with her audience. Checkmate bitch. Kyl carries a the air of her grounding rod, and watching them tackle the behemoth that is drag as a team resonated with both me and Sean. Truth be told I’ve been thinking of asking her to be my daughter for some time, but didn’t plan on asking while off duty and out of drag 🤣 But when the stars align, right? All I can think of in retrospect is Danny Devito’s line in Silverlinings Playbook. “When life reaches out to you with a moment like this, it’s a sin to not reach back.”
Aquata and Kyl, I can’t promise to be a perfect drag mother. Parents always learn from their first, and truth be told there are so many things I’m still learning. But I will be here with 110% of my abilities, and I can’t wait to see you grow. We can’t do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good we can do. And I see so much goodness in your art and in your hearts. I am deeply honored to share my name with you, and can’t wait to see what CHAOS we unleash! Love you both so much!
Y’all, give it UP for my drag daughter and drag…. Son in law? Idk we didn’t discuss it 😅
Queen of the Seas 42 Aquata Joy DuJour
And Kyl Joy DuJour!
Make some damn NOISE y’all!
Queen of the Seas XL and Miss Gay Seattle LIX
Victoria Joy Paradisco