I interpreted Joan of Arc's transformation in a more exaggerated manner.
I thought about how Joan of Arc connects to the modern day drag queen. A drag queen, as defined by the all-knowing internet entity known as Google, is a man who dresses as a woman often for entertainment purposes. But many drag queens today choose not only to do so as sort of a Western geisha, but also as part of their daily routine. Makeup to them is an art form because it can hide certain masculine features on their faces and it's a true transformation from what they are to what they strive to be.
Drag queens often exaggerate eyebrows, eyeshadow, and lipstick. Some choose to wear false breasts and others go so far as to getting breast implants, which can cross over into the transgender community with hormone therapy and other plastic surgery procedures.
Examples of the costume-like clothes and makeup drag queens wear can be seen in "Ru Paul's Drag Race," a television show that pits drag queens against each other for a title.
I'm going to be completely covered with white paint and be wearing all white clothing and using body paint/makeup will imitate the drag queen look. I will also be creating a "body suit" out of various pieces of men's and women's clothing to be worn by the end as well as a pair of breasts. In effect, it's a literal transformation that will be played in reverse so that the audience can see the deconstruction of a person, or the mask they create for themselves.
Ideally, there will also be another person, a guy, that will be doing the same transformation in order to show the idea that a disguise is a disguise - what does it matter if the result is the same? Especially since the process itself is an art form.
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