Dominique Jackson

We are here with actor, author, and activist Dominique Jackson. You Might Know Her From Pose, Strut, Chick Fight, American Horror Stories, Fantasmas, and American Gods. Dominique opened up to us about the writing process for her 2014 memoir The Transsexual From Tobago, how she learned to love Elektra Abundance Evangelista, and documenting her life as a model on the reality series Strut. Plus, we talked about her genre work as Bloody Mary in American Horror Stories, the upcoming documentary I’m Your Venus she executive produced about ballroom icon (and Paris Is Burning star) Venus Xtravaganza, and about the house she was looking at on House Hunters. This one really covered all the territory and we hope you love it as much as we do. 

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Capybara: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

Rodents of Unusual Size: https://princessbride.fandom.com/wiki/R.O.U.S.

Nutria : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria

Snake vomiting up a cow (not capybara, sorry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9cUIlgCdso

The Transexual from Tobago: https://www.amazon.com/Transsexual-Tobago-Revised-Dominique-Jackson/dp/1497512271

Professor Michael Roberson: https://oralhistory.columbia.edu/blog-posts/people/michael-roberson-and-ballroom-culture

I’m Your Venus (documentary): https://tribecafilm.com/films/i-m-your-venus-2024

Paris Dupree: https://www.sydney-yaeko.com/paris-is-burning/paris-dupree

Dorian Corey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Corey

Danielle Revlon, Octavia St Laurent, Moldayvia LaBeija, Duchess La Wong,

Crystal LaBeija, Avis Pendavis

Elektra in Pose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaCTsAV5nD4&t=18s
Chastity Moore Tempress and Silk in The Jellicle Ball

Reality show, Strut on Oxygen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgHl4jTsvt0

House Hunters Episode with Dominique and her partner, Edwin (S1, ep 182): https://play.max.com/video/watch/6ddc44aa-a1e6-4c83-8216-804fc9c2a7e2/8a0f53ff-8560-4173-a06c-a8acd41928fa

Fight with Law Roach on Legendary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dh8vEmilfo

Miss World on American Gods: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7yq7ga

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