Having moved to Melbourne from Perth WA with their partner Russell, Esther (a.k.a Kristian) first appeared on the Melbourne drag scene, early 2014, in a drag competition at one of the leading gay clubs at the time, Esther was born from Kristian practicing their make-up skills for drag during that year, before going to study to become a qualified make-up artist and wig stylist in 2015. Esther ended up returning in 2016 to the same Drag competition and made it to the Semi Finals!