{{Short description|Drag queen and performance artist}} {{Infobox person | name = Pepper Pepper | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|25|2010|06|17}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radosta |first=Jimmy |title=Bubbling Up from the Underground |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/Queer/2010/06/17/2610451/bubbling-up-from-the-underground |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = Kaj-anne Pepper | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Pepper Pepper''', also known as '''Kaj-anne Pepper''',<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Pepper Pepper explains D.I.V.A Practice {{!}} Oregon ArtsWatch Archives |url=https://archive.orartswatch.org/interview-pepper-pepper-explains-d-i-v-a-practice/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=The Co-Host of Risk/Reward's Tax Day Telethon Talks Secrets, Prayers, Masks and More |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2021/04/13/the-co-host-of-riskrewards-tax-day-telethon-talks-secrets-prayers-masks-and-more/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}</ref> is a drag queen, performance artist, and choreographer based in Portland, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sequins, Drama, Gold Nipples, and Gravity-Defying Hair: Welcome to Critical Mascara |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2016/08/sequins-drama-gold-nipples-and-gravity-defying-hair-welcome-to-critical-mascara |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == In 2015, Pepper Pepper hosted an event at Mississippi Studios in conjunction with Pride Month called 'MRS. Pride Queen', which was described as a "celebration of queer nightlife, queens of all genders and non-genders, and body positivity".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynn |first=Logan |title=Our Top 10 Pride Picks |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/Queer/2015/06/10/15818926/our-top-10-pride-picks |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en}}</ref> Pepper Pepper hosted Drag Queen Tag Team monthly at Alberta Street Pub, as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These Are Portland's Can't-Miss Shows, According to Drag Clown Carla Rossi |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2019/03/these-are-portlands-cant-miss-shows-according-to-drag-clown-carla-rossi |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402030103/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2019/03/these-are-portlands-cant-miss-shows-according-to-drag-clown-carla-rossi |url-status=live }}</ref> Pepper Pepper's show ''Diva Practice'' toured in eight US states and received an award from the Oregon Arts Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 Reasons You Absolutely Need to See Pepper Pepper's New Show |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/10/4-reasons-you-absolutely-need-to-see-pepper-pepper-s-new-show |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152844/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/10/4-reasons-you-absolutely-need-to-see-pepper-pepper-s-new-show |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland's New Jazz Club {{!}} Ghost Ship Fire {{!}} Lee Kelly {{!}} Kurt Busiek |url=https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/ghost-ship-lee-kelly-jack-london-lee-kelly-kurt-busiek/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331133452/https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/ghost-ship-lee-kelly-jack-london-lee-kelly-kurt-busiek/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Pepper Pepper organized the Critical Mascara drag ball for Portland's Time-Based Art Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Burlesque/Drag Performer Carol Gates to Bring 100 Artists to the Stage for First Cascadia Drag Festival |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2024/05/13/burlesquedrag-performer-carol-gates-brings-100-artists-to-the-stage-for-first-cascadia-drag-festival/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830153039/https://www.wweek.com/arts/2024/05/13/burlesquedrag-performer-carol-gates-brings-100-artists-to-the-stage-for-first-cascadia-drag-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hallett |first=Alison |title=Art Invasion |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/Arts/2014/09/10/13516579/art-invasion |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152851/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Arts/2014/09/10/13516579/art-invasion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burbank |first=Megan |title=TBA Review: Crying Through Glitter at the Last Critical Mascara |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2017/09/11/19308632/tba-review-crying-through-glitter-at-the-last-critical-mascara |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152855/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2017/09/11/19308632/tba-review-crying-through-glitter-at-the-last-critical-mascara |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-16 |title=TBA Diaries: Critical Mascara: A Post-Realness Drag Ball |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32181-tba-diaries-critical-mascara-a-post-realness-drag-ball.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152846/https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32181-tba-diaries-critical-mascara-a-post-realness-drag-ball.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2017, Pepper Pepper debuted an interactive, outdoor sound installation. They described the work as "a staged feedback loop for participants to practice drag, lip-sync" for the purpose of creating "kaleidoscopic transformations".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-04 |title=The Weeknd, a Drag Art Show, a Peach Beer Festival and 11 Other Things to Do in Portland, Oct. 4-10 |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/events-arts/2017/10/03/the-weeknd-a-drag-art-show-a-peach-beer-festival-and-11-other-things-to-do-in-portland-oct-4-10/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152849/https://www.wweek.com/arts/events-arts/2017/10/03/the-weeknd-a-drag-art-show-a-peach-beer-festival-and-11-other-things-to-do-in-portland-oct-4-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Pepper Pepper has lived in Portland since 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lechner |first=Jenna |title=The Chronology of a Queen |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/Profiles/2014/03/26/12066980/the-chronology-of-a-queen |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152854/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Profiles/2014/03/26/12066980/the-chronology-of-a-queen |url-status=live }}</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|Oregon}} * LGBTQ culture in Portland, Oregon * List of drag queens * List of people from Portland, Oregon
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://thepepperpepper.com}} * [https://pica.org/artists/PepperPepper Pepper Pepper] at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
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Category:1980s births Category:Living people Category:American choreographers Category:American drag queens Category:American performance artists Category:Artists from Portland, Oregon Category:Drag performers from Portland, Oregon