In
Loving Memory of Jasmine Knight
--Condolences--
It is with great sadness that we at Super Drag
Queen hear of the loss of sister and friend, Jasmine
Knight. She was one of Columbus' most talented and
unique performers who held herself and others to
a high standard of excellence and quality. My heart
goes out to her family and her friends in the news
of this loss. No one will work as hard as she did
at her art and there will never be anyone like her
again.
My personal story of Jasmine Knight goes back almost
eight years ago when she came out to my small college
town to put on a show. I had never really seen anything
like her before. She came bursting out from behind
that curtain with energy and glamour. Little did
I know that three short years later, she would be
a presence in my life. At this time, I had started
the journey into the world of female illusion and
drag. Jasmine had become very close to my dear friend
Virginia, and in turn, committed herself to evolving
me into a better performer. She always said she
saw my talent but that I was just "a little
rough around the edges." In 2002, much to her
insistence, I competed in Miss Strap On Your Pumps.
Jasmine, Virginia , and I stayed up late into the
night prior to the pageant. Jasmine made my first
costume. It was a flower dress.
Jasmine also was the one who told me that I had
to stop relying on Virginia to paint my face! :-)
It was at The Virginia Monologues. She said, "look,
you are never going to learn unless you do it yourself.
I will do one eye and you can mimic it. And if it
looks bad, I will clean it." Since that night,
I have been doing my own face. Thank you, Jasmine.
We had a lot of conversations as friends do. Ours
ranged from showtunes and Broadway shows to the
dish on our favorite celebrities to catching up
on our reality shows together. And sometimes they
were more personal of nature. They were all special
in their own way.
And say what you want about Jasmine Knight. Some
people loved her, some people hated her. With Jasmine,
you always knew what you were getting. She was a
perfectionist. She was a visionary. She paved the
way for so many after her.
I will never forget the time I spent with Miss
Jasmine Knight. You will be missed.
-- Nina West of Superdragqueen.com
