#JazzleDomination

When the Stand met with the newest royalty on the scene, we didn’t quite know what to expect…

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It is safe to say that The Jazzle Sisters were wild, outrageous and more than a little bit fabulous. In violently clashing bodycon (‘It’s scary outfit week!’, they tell me) and sparkly heels, these ladies are the real deal.

‘We’re Amazonian. And we do all our makeup ourselves. Do you know what fishy means?’

Sadly (gladly?) I did not, but apparently it describes a very feminine drag queen, making RuJazzle and BenJazzle ‘St Andrews’ Fishiest Queens’.

So how did this situation transpire in a quiet town such as our own? RuJazzle, a Tart Her-Storian from Edin-Her (lol), teamed up with BenJazzle, She-ologist from Som-Her-Set, exactly one year ago at a Halloween party. Ru went as a French maid and Ben as a prom Queen; the formation of the duo was, they say, ‘inevitable’. Their conspicuous figures soon caught attention around the town.

‘Whenever there is a theme, or prizes, we will dress up. We always win costume parties: BenJ went to the Geek Bop as Honey BooBoo Child and won Most Hated Character. He got a DVD of Dungeons and Dragons…Probably a great movie.’

Not just a pretty face, however, as the twosome host a radio show on a Sunday afternoon. Tune in for a glimpse of their further talents, with BenJazzle’s terrific piano skills playing a crucial role.

‘We can’t really sing, but we do funny songs. We write them all ourselves and some are on YouTube – the Starbucks Rap, and the Margaret Thatcher Song. We have a great radio slot at 3pm, but it’s weirdly between two really serious programs, one politics and one sport. Then we’re like the gayest thing ever.’

Exciting things are planned, as they hope to take this rather unique act to the Fringe Festival in 2014.

‘Our show would be quite specific – Drag Queens doing funny cabaret songs. We also do some improvising, like insult battles in rap.’

Will you spot them out on a regular Saturday night, in their glamorous get-up complete with wigs and lashes? Probably not – they are keen to draw the distinction between the performance element of Drag and rather different profile of a mere transvestite.

We’re not trannies. We don’t just do this for pleasure, it’s for entertainment purposes – everybody’s entertainment, not just our own. We love to make a scene, we love attention and we love money. And people love us! Men come on to us, lots of Scottish ones in the Lizard.’

The Sisters have hosted two evenings at the infamous hotspot, after the Lizard management spotted a video of the duo on YouTube. Geared up for a sluts and slaves party, a catsuit-ed BenJ is walked on a leash down the middle of Market Street by a bespectacled babe.

The first Lizard night, a hot German came on to me. He literally thought I was a girl. He was rubbing his body against me and tried to kiss me, kind of awkward…’

It seems like ‘tranny chasers’ are by no means few and far between:

‘They seem to love BenJazzle. When we were at a club in Edinburgh, six men followed us out and invited us to an after party. Some men are just really into it, but we’ve had female chasers too.’

RuJazzle is (naturally) the events officer for LGBT, so you can find them out and about every Monday evening with the society. If you missed out on jazzling with the pair in the Lizard and want another go, or even want to invite them to your own party, be sure to let them know via their Facebook page.

St Andrews, be prepared for #JazzleDomination from ‘the double BNOCs with the double-D knockers.’

 

 

Images courtesy of Lallie Doyle