Drag kings and queens hold court across queer spaces as role models for young people in the regions

Anastasia Beasley's drag style is "more cartoonish" than most kings, they say. (ABC North and West SA: Lucas Forbes)

Makeup is war paint for Anastasia Beasley, especially when they turn themselves into "a symbol of a man".

Beasley can be seen striding onto stage at youth dance parties, with a pencilled-in moustache, cardboard crown, the loud colours of their outfit stealing the crowd's attention.