Metro.co.uk – by Andrew Williams
Drag queen Jodie Harsh hosts London club nights Circus and Foreign and is becoming a cult celebrity in her own right, popping up in fashion magazines and on TV shows. The alter ego of former London College of Fashion student Jay Clarke, 23, Harsh is frequently snapped out on the town with favourite celeb pals Gail Porter and Kelly Osbourne.
How long have you been Jodie Harsh for?
I?ve been doing drag for five years ? I was 18 when I first started. Some friends of mine did it and they encouraged me to do it. I like the creativity of it and it gives you licence to misbehave. There are lots of benefits ? velvet ropes opening and free drinks. That was great at first but I?m not in it for shallow reasons, I?m not obsessed with getting in places, it?s my career now.
You were quite young, you must have been very self-confident.
I went to stage school from the age of 13 and also went to drama clubs from an early age. This is an extension of that; I?m playing a character. I?ve always been interested in club culture and parties. When I finished stage school, I did my A-levels and then went to the London College of Fashion.