elektra Evangelista

1980s - 1990s

New York, New York

House mother, Queen

Elektra Evangelista, played by Dominque Jackson, is a character in Pose. She was the house mother for House of Abundance and a later member of House Evangelista. 

She is sharp with her wit and words, proud of her titles, and fierce in the ballroom. Stealing almost every scene she's in, Elektra's most famous read addresses a transphobic white woman after stating that Elektra and her friends don't belong at a restaurant: 

"God may have blessed you with Barbies, a backyard with a pony, a boyfriend named Jake, and an unwanted pregnancy that your father paid to terminate so you could go to college and major in being a basic bitch... none of these things make you a woman. Your uniform of J. Crew culottes, fake pearls, and 50 cent scrunchies can not conceal the fact that you do not know who you are. I know our presence threatens you. We fought for our place at this table, and that has made us stronger than you'll ever be. Now pick your jaw up off the floor and go back to your clam chowder and shallow conversations. My girlfriends aren't going anywhere."