Ella Lamoureux (born Dustin Dufault), a Kaska Dena Two-Spirit drag artist, does one final makeup check at her Kelowna, B.C., home before leaving for a performance at the Friends of Dorothy Lounge on Oct. 1, 2021. While one may wear more makeup and don a colourful wig, Ella and Dustin are not two different people; they’re one and the same. “When I tried to put on an act with Ella, it was inauthentic because Ella was not an act, she’s a part of me and part of who I was.” (Photo by Aaron Hemens for Kelowna Capital News)