Minty Fresh spills all: Tagalog, drag, and taking over ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World’

That night, Minty Fresh proved once again why she turns heads the moment she walks into a room.

From sharp quips in the Werkroom to jaw-dropping runway looks, her presence alone commands camera shutters—and a flood of both praise and critique.

Her “Drag Race UK vs The World Season 3” promo look was pure editorial realness: a cinched striped bodice paired with a deconstructed scarlet skirt, sheer opera gloves, brutalist gold hardware, and a sculptural spiked-up do. The result? A masterclass in polished yet audacious glamour, racking up over 44.9k Instagram likes—the highest among her competitors.

Minty continues to live at the intersection of “face, fashion, and fantasy,” proving she is more than a performer—she is a walking, breathing composition.

Priming a canvas

A UST fine arts alum, Minty majored in painting and along the way discovered that her art could go far beyond the canvas, unlocking the transformative power of drag.

“Ayaw kong sabihin bored ako sa canvas, so tinry ko siya sa sarili ko. I discovered makeup and kung [ano] ‘yong kaya kong gawin with makeup,” she recalled.

Her academic training in color theory and the study of anatomy didn’t go to waste. Instead, it became a key part of her toolkit, shaping the way she expresses herself—whether on a canvas or on the runway.

Protecting safe spaces

When asked about a recent incident between Matilduh and a bargoer at Hara La Union, Minty stressed how drag is more than entertainment. It protects a continuously oppressed community and is a channel to educate people peripheral to the said community.

“Nakakaloka no’ng nakita ko na kahit sa safe space natin, may mga ganoong nakakapasok. [Ang] violence, sana hindi ginagamit at all.”

“Let’s put purpose in what we are doing. Kailangan lang ma-educate ‘yong mga ganoong tao.”

Dragging up a rotten system

How does a drag queen navigate an oppressive system that fails to guarantee equal rights and opportunities to queer people and performers? Minty says to weaponize fantasy in a world of harsh realities.

This doesn’t mean you should ignore the issues we face today. Rather, one should fantasize about a shared community with free expression, genuine love, acceptance, accountability, and justice; your goal is achieved through action.

Like all of us, Minty imagines. And imagination is not idle escapism but a struggle into a vision of what society could be once liberated from current constraints.

 

 

Drag is like fantasy, so build your own future through your fantasies.

Minty Fresh

 

 

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