Today we’d like to introduce you to Valtorin Dynasty.
Hi Valtorin, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Hi my name name is Svetlanna Valtorin, I’m an Afab drag performer, and honestly it was not easy.
I do enjoy the things that aren’t easy. I’ve kinda always been around drag, rather that be on tv, being around my uncle my uncle, or even the local drag idol I’d see on Facebook: Yutoya Avazé León.
It all started when I moved to this small town called Warner Robins with my mother. After she kicked me out I became homeless for two years, camping in parks, and showering at gas stations.
My drag career all started with a talent competition at a bar called Friends on the Hill. My favorite local drag idol Yutoya Avazé León asked me if I wanted to participate after seeing me in the bar dancing. I guess she thought it was a good idea. Even my friends encouraged me to do it and host a class for the girls and dolls just starting. Heels, wigs, eyeliner. You name it, I taught it if asked. It was only then I finally realized I would be in a talent competition dancing and singing while all of my other my friends would be doing drag.
I eventually swallowed my fear and asked my friends Christina León and Yutoya Avazé León is there even such a thing as women doing drag. Would I be ridiculed? I mean I knew about drag kings, but I didn’t want to be a king after being assumed I was transgender a couple times. Not that there is an issue with being transgender, I already present pretty androgynous in my daily life.
Truth be told, I didn’t know that I was even aloud to touch a powerful art form such as drag. They responded to me and told me, and I quote “Yeah girl your fine. Don’t think too much about it, there are plenty of cis women who do drag. However your gonna have to look pretty. You can’t be real; pad and work twice as hard to earn respect.” So I practice while walking in between three jobs. A lot of people would laugh, but I felt free. For the first time dancing in public didn’t feel like walking in front of a class to do a report.
Finally when the competition came I had a panic attack. I never realized i had stage fright till that day. My friends calmed me down and crazy enough I won with a fellow contestant, Nicole Rosé, and we became the twinners. That was the day Valtorin Dynasty was born. I had three years of questions from straight people on knowing my place in the LGBTQIA+ scene, but the few people I had support me was all that mattered in the end. I didn’t care enough about the people who did not know me, but there remarks still hurt. I couldn’t talk to my parents about it like everyone else, let alone the rest of my family, and this lead me to my drag family.
My drag family found me at the weakest and lowest point in my life. I had trained myself to be alone. I never asked for help, and I stayed silent and didn’t talk much. After being cast out of my biological family it was something I had to do: be cold, be distant, be strong. Cry later when we’re ok. Because of what I had gone through I was so afraid of getting close to them. It wasn’t until my drag mother, Christina León, said something to me that I won’t repeat that a real emotion popped up on my face for the first time in 3 years. Im so thankful for my drag family, and my sisters Zoya Marx, Hazel Moon and Nicole Rosé. Without you I would probably be in a ditch somewhere self destructing. Everyone I’ve listed pushed me, inspired me, and helped me on this journey of self discovery. Drag has brought me to so many people, including a few other communities such as Athens, Atlanta, Milledgeville, Savannah, and other places that had people that never knew I existed yet loved what I do and routed for me and loving me.
Drag has truly been a beautiful experince for me and has made me into the literal legend I am today . It has helped me meet my legends like Ella Saurus Rex, JayBella Banks, Ivy Fisher, and my goddess Latrice Royale. I’d never change being an AFAB queen if I had a seconded chance. It’s who I am. It’s part of me, and that’s my story.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No, I can’t say it has been. No, I can’t say it has been easy. I have struggled with being viewed as a man for half my life, despite being born a woman. This has led people to question my sex, and I have even experienced men physically checking my throat, which is quite scary. I struggled with being viewed as a man for half my life, when being born a woman. So people are questioning my sex. Ive had men physically checking my throat (scary). Ive even been hit with rocks out of town in small cites protectiong my drag family walking back to our cars. Ive also had to experience people not wanting me in a space because of being afab.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I consider myself a jack of all trades who masters whatever captures my attention. I work full-time as a bartender and also freelance as a model and makeup artist. Additionally, I am a rapper and singer known as Krolick. Most importantly, I identify as an AFAB (assigned female at birth) drag queen and am recognized as a stunt queen. I gained my first booking in Atlanta by performing “Literal Legend” by Ayesha Erotica. I’m proud of my journey back to performing after tearing my ACL and meniscus and undergoing tendon transplants. The work I put in to learn how to walk again has been incredibly rewarding, and I’m almost back to full force. My passion sets me apart from others; whether you love me or hate me, I always want to see everyone succeed, even if it’s away from me.
What were you like growing up?
The best way I can explain it is as an introverted extrovert. I was hard headed i loved sparing with my siblings. I was the roughest tomboy you could ever meet. Personality-wise, I was shy, talkative, and optimistic, given my home life.
Pricing:
- 150 deepends on how far im travaling how many numbers or what I’ll be doing.
Contact Info:
- Email: theempiremacon@gmail.com
- Facebook: Svetlanna Natia Valtorin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valtorin_dynasty/
Image Credits
Dawson Curry Char M Childs Hutcheson Photography LLC Jeremy Ferraro Gutters slime pics
