SAN DIEGO, California -- San Diego Pride 2014 is right around the corner and has a large assortment of well-known LGBT headliners including Nina Flowers of "RuPaul’s Drag Race" fame.

When Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez (Flowers) decided as a teenager to become a drag queen, it was more of a hobby than a full-time career. Years later though, that is exactly what it has become.

“I started in 1993 at 19 years old and went to school for makeup artistry,” Powers said. “I became very interested in the art of transformation through the magic of makeup and costumes. Drag was a fast way for me to be involved in this crafts. It first started as a hobby, to then become a profession.”

As a child of the 1980s, Flowers had a plethora of inspirational sources to admire and learn from on her way to becoming the Nina Flowers of today.

“I grew up in the '80s so that’s where many of my strong influences of androgyny came from,” Flowers said. “This decade was ruled by androgynous styles, such as Annie Lennox, Pete Burns, Boy George, Andy Bell, Duran Duran and David Bowe, to name a few. Everything that was bold inspired me and continues to do so today. I find conventional to be boring. Why do what anyone else is doing when you can do your own thing and be unique?”

Flowers confided that moving to the United States from Puerto Rico was not an easy transition. She was faced with discrimination and found it very hard to find a job.

“I moved to the U.S. to join my significant other,” Flowers said. “I confess it was a very difficult for me at the time. I was new in this country, my English was weak, and I was away from my family, friends and all I ever knew. Nobody wanted to give me a shot when I got here, so it was a real struggle for me. I was ready to go back to Puerto Rico, when the opportunity of auditioning in Drag Race came along, and I got a spot on the cast. After the taping of the show I knew that once the show aired, things would change for me. The rest is history."

Flowers has always kept herself busy prior to her move to the States by doing both drag and being a DJ. She has also racked up seven dance singles and one EP. And while Flowers admits that she’d love to be able to sing live, it’s just not one of her strong points.

“I have another single on the works, but the truth be told, I can’t even sing in the shower,” Flowers said. “I just love music even if it can’t come from my vocal chords, so the possibility of Broadway is out of the question. I’m a studio creation … LMAO! I still lip synch, which is a dominant part of this art form, and to do it perfectly is complicated and takes work, so I have no shame in that.”

Flowers is looking forward to her San Diego debut, a city she has visited but has never performed in.

“It’s my first time working in your city,” Flowers said. “I’m looking forward to experiencing your nightlife of San Diego and serving the children what my style of music is about - beats and pure energy. I’m very excited to be back!

The details

See and hear Dj Nina Flowers live at OVERDRIVE Pride featuriing DJ Nina Flowers with DJ Tristan Jaxx after-hours at the Overdrive nightclub on Hancock Street in San Diego. Tickets are on sale HERE.

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Fans of Nina Flowers, can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @djninaflowers, also www.ninaflowers.com, facebook.com/djflowersfans + facebook.com/ninaflowersfans and can purchase her dance music on beatport.com and iTunes.