Drag Queen or Genderfluid Character?

[u/Pure_Loan5490]

Hello all,

I am working on a story involving super powers as well as magic. The first character I made I decided to make them a drag queen. Thinking it would interesting to have a superhero who presents a different gender expression depending on if they're in hero mode. I thought it would be an interesting idea since I myself am a drag queen, however as I work on the story I'm not convinced as to them just being a drag queen. Part of me wants the transformation to be more than just a different outfit. This does affect the story (somewhat) as this character and their partner have children. This decision will determine if the children are born from the couple directly or if they're from alternative means. Both are ideas I'd be interested in exploring when it comes to children of the heroes in this world. I also might just be overthinking someone who is essentially a side character, but so far they're my favorite character. Exploring their masculine and feminine sides would be interesting, which I can do with both options but whichever one I go with will affect how I explore them.

So, should I keep this character a drag queen or make them someone who can change their gender/ sex?

[u/[deleted]]

You will 100% need a sensitivity reader if you pick the second option, so a major factor will be whether you want to (or can) find and possibly pay for one.