By day, he’s a gelato jerk, but by night, Lex Miller serves some serious looks as a performer with The Bad Kids Collective. Photo: ThatGuyGil
One of his latest and most memorable looks was a bubble dress he constructed out of hundreds of condom balloons for a Planned Parenthood affiliated fashion show held on the Westminster campus. The performance was meant to emphasize the importance of using protection while still having a shit ton of fun. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Educating audiences about social issues is a facet of Miller’s costumes and performance. “Awareness is really important and people aren’t being educated in Utah,” he says. “Especially being young and experimenting.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
Miller has performed with The Bad Kids and has participated in shows with them at their Weirdo events at Club Area 51. Photo: ThatGuyGil
“I feel like [The Bad Kids] are one of the things going on right now that’s teaching people to mess with gender a bit more. But it’s not just fun and crazy—there’s deeper stuff going on.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
Miller’s body alone is a hypnotic combination of genders—with his mess of beautiful morning-after hair and his long, lean limbs folded up neatly beneath him. He’s an impressively handsome specimen to observe on and off stage. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Lex Miller doesn’t really identify himself as a drag queen. “I love femininity and I incorporate it into my life but I feel like it’s a little one-noted,” he says. Photo: ThatGuyGil
“I’m still a baby, still learning, not fully developed as an artist by any means.” His honesty is just the type of raw emotion he wants his performances to encourage others to express. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Lex Miller was raised by Kazakh nannies in Kazakhstan, relocated to Cairo and then came to America all before hitting puberty. “I didn’t get ridiculed for my sexuality ’cause my parents mostly left me alone,” Miller says. “I feel like I got to create my own identity so I feel very secure in myself.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
“A lot of people here are still tied to conservative families and they have these ‘wars’ with themselves,” Miller says. “I never had to do that so I feel super lucky.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
“I’m a young queer, as are my friends, and it’s hard to find healthy role models,” he says. “The Bad Kids did a lot for me. I hope that I can contribute to that.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
“I get a lot of help with my looks just cause I have a lot of friends who do hair and mess with makeup, but I definitely do my own stuff. I just like having help. too,” he says. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Miller is an FKA twigs and Grimes love child but just a bit taller (six and a half feet in platforms to be exact). But don’t let his height or wild looks scare you. This kid is one of the sweetest humans in Salt Lake. Photo: ThatGuyGil
A recent transplant from DC, Lex has quickly acclimated to the altitude and attitude of Salt Lake and is eager to represent the flourishing drag scene here. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Lex Miller discovered the Bad Kids Collective through SLUG Magazine’s Creature Feature interviews. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Not yet 21, Miller performs with the Bad Kids at their 18-plus “Weirdo” events at Area 51. Photo: ThatGuyGil
“It’s hard to trust people,” says Miller. “There’s a predatory aspect of being in this community sometimes and I want to be a positive role model. I want to contribute positivity.” Photo: ThatGuyGil
Miller doing a damn good job at actually extending love and kindness to everyone he comes in contact with regardless of religion, gender or age. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Find everything “Creature Feature”—interviews, photo galleries and performance reviews—online at slugmag.com/columns/creature-feature. Photo: ThatGuyGil
Keep track of Lex’s latest adventures and OOTDs on Instagram @lexmiller. Photo: ThatGuyGil
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