Behind the scrim, the shadowy figure preens: regal, dramatic, queenly. The profile, especially the hairdo, is distinct. When she emerges, there is no question: Saffire Trinity is Joan Crawford. It takes a lot of woman to be able to pull off an icon like Joan … or Dolly or Tina. Well, once the gown is draped and the foundation sets, even at the tender age of 21, Olin Meadows as Saffire Trinity-Barin is all woman: already titled (United Court Princess Royal) and credited for successfully hosting the first drag show in Williamson County. That takes eggs. Another shadowy figure with plenty of huevos is Trevor N. Deavor. Kristen Gerhard was a founding member of the 2001 A-Town Boys, the presages to Austin's premier drag king troupe, Kings N Things. Part randy, part dandy, part cad, when Trevor electrifies with original routines to the Zombies' "Time of the Season," Rufus Wainwright's "Oh What a World," and Jeff Buckley's take on "Hallelujah," the lip-syncing gender genre is raised to new levels of high-art blur.
