Full Frontal Fashion - The Double Life of Sutan Amrull and Raja

Sutan Amrull Photo by Austin Young

Sutan Amrull is a famous makeup artist who sometimes goes by the name Raja, the drag queen who is the clear favorite on the current season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Bradford Shellhammer chats with Sutan/Raja about Rick Owens, why he puts up with L.A.’s douchebags, and “smart” drag.

Who came first, Sutan the artist or Raja the performer?

Raja came first, but it took Sutan (the vessel) to fully embody her and fully realize her as a supreme entity.
All right, that’s all bullshit! Sutan came first, I guess.