Samantha Bourgeois puts on fake eyelashes before making content for their OnlyFans page in their apartment located in Sacramento, Calif. on Aug. 18, 2020. Bourgeois says that it’s expensive to be a sex worker because they have to regularly buy different outfits, restock on makeup and make sure their nails are done. They say that clients will take notice if they wear the same outfit twice or if they don’t have a fresh manicure.
Samantha Bourgeois dust themselves in glitter as they prepare to chat with clients on an adult live-stream website, Chaturbate, at their apartment in Sacramento, Calif.on Aug. 22, 2020.
Samantha Bourgeois sits in front of their laptop and waits for clients to visit their virtual chat room on Chaturbate, an adult live-stream website, in their living room in Sacramento, Calif. on Aug. 22, 2020.
Samantha Bourgeois chats with clients using an adult live-stream website, Chaturbate, at their apartment in Sacramento, Calif. on Aug. 22, 2020.
Samantha Bourgeois takes photos in their Sacramento apartment on Sept. 4, 2020 to post on OnlyFans, a content subscription service specializing in explicit content. Bourgeois lost their baking job at Odd Cookie Bakery in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 and has been using the platform to make extra money.
Samantha Bourgeois’s roommate, Joe DeSoul, takes a photo of Bourgeois as they sit on cupcakes in a kiddie pool for their OnlyFans account on their apartment patio in Sacramento, Calif. on Sept. 4, 2020.
Samantha Bourgeois' culinary degree sits on their shelf in their apartment in Sacramento, Calif. on Sept.11, 2020. Bourgeois says that they are passionate about cooking and found it difficult for them when they lost their job as a baker.
Samantha Bourgeois (left) and Joe DeSoul attend a pride event in Woodland, Calif. on June 6, 2021.
Samantha Bourgeois readies plates of food for the Makeup & Mimosas Drag Brunch show at Badlands in Sacramento, Calif. on June 27, 2021. Bourgeois was hired as a weekend cook and prepares brunch items for the club’s show.
Samantha Bourgeois cooks food at Sidetraxx, a night club, in Sacramento, Calif. on July 21, 2021. Bourgeois was hired as a main cook for the club’s weekly events.
Samantha Bourgeois transforms themselves into their drag king persona, Lez-he West, to perform at Pride Ball in the Hide-A Way Lounge & Grill in Vacaville, Calif. on June 26, 2021
Samantha Bourgeois performs as their drag persona, Lez-he West, and lip syncs to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” as they grab tips from the crowd at Pride Ball in the Hide-A Way Lounge & Grill in Vacaville, Calif. on June 26, 2021.
