Why Is Troye Sivan in Drag Again? the Real Story Behind 'She's the Best' and Nicole Kidman
High-profile pop videos often face criticism when drag aesthetics get stripped of their historical contexts to serve as disposable set dressing. Sivan dodges this pitfall by populating the set with authentic figures from the queer nightlife scene. As highlighted by Out Magazine, the director filled the background and foreground not with generic agency extras, but with working trans women and drag queens who actively drive contemporary underground culture.
This deliberate casting choices gives the video its lived-in, organic pulse. During the track's crescendo, the camera pulls back from Sivan and Kidman to capture unscripted interactions: performers sharing lipsticks, adjusting lace fronts, and laughing under sweat-streaked gels. By sharing the frame with working queer artists, Sivan frames his own feminine presentation as part of a collective tradition rather than an isolated commercial novelty. The production honors the real-world spaces where these styles originated, offering genuine LGBTQ+ representation instead of an empty corporate gesture.
