“Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist?”
Peter King said after his makeup was criticized online by RuPaul’s Drag Race stars and more.
“I find that very offensive,” King toldInsider.
Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in ‘The LIttle Mermaid’; the late drag queen Divine.Disney; Tom Gates/Hulton Archive/Getty
“Why can’t I do as good a job as a queer makeup artist?”
“That’s ridiculous.
“I personally don’t get it.
After Disney released a video showing off McCarthy’s transformation in mid-May, the internet lambasted King’s makeup.
“I’ve been going to shows since I was not supposed to be going to shows.
There’s a drag queen that lives in me.
I’m always right on the verge of going full time with her.”
The Little Mermaid starringHalle Baileyas Ariel is now playing in theaters.
