Elliot Joseph Rentz, make-up artist and drag queen known by the stage name Alexis Stone, attended the Boss womenswear spring/summer 2026 fashion show in Milan disguised as... Mona Lisa!!! The event took place in the past few days and attracted the attention of the public and media for the artist’s painstaking and meticulous transformation, which integrated the face and body into the iconic representation of Leonardo da Vinci’s work.
As reported by Art News, Rentz has built his reputation on TikTok and Instagram, where he has 890,000 and 1.3 million followers, respectively, through elaborate transformations of celebrities, ranging from young Judy Garland performers to Dolly Parton and Barbara Streisand. Indeed, the uniqueness of her work lies in the documentation of the creative steps: behind-the-scenes videos(here is the video on the transformation into the Mona Lisa) show the use of prosthetics and effect makeup, highlighting not only the precision in facial rendering, but also the transformation of the entire body.
This approach distinguishes him from other make-up influencers, who focus mainly on the face, limiting metamorphoses to more partial interventions. For the Boss fashion show, Rentz wore clothes from the new collection while impersonating the famous Renaissance figure. Despite the absence of a direct connection between creative concept and artistic transformation, Alexis Stone’s presence on the catwalk had an immediate visual impact, thus confirming the artist’s ability to combine art and fashion in an original way.
In fact, Rentz’s participation in fashion events as a transformative performer is nothing new. In 2022 he had attended a Balenciaga fashion show dressed as Robin Williams’ character in Mrs. Doubtfire. More recently, in 2024, she had attended an event as Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams, a famous figure from the 1991 film The Addams Family. In the same year, at an earlier event, Rentz had reinterpreted Miranda Priestly, the character in The Devil Wears Prada who many consider a reference to the figure of Anna Wintour and who was played on screen by Meryl Streep.
These performances solidified Rentz’s reputation as an artist capable of extending the concept of transformation from facial makeup to total body and clothing involvement, integrating designer creations and collections into a theatrical and visual interpretation. The choice to present herself as the Mona Lisa on a Boss runway therefore indicates an approach that combines historical iconography with contemporary fashion, while maintaining a technical rigor and attention to detail that distinguish the artist’s work. Alexis Stone’s journey testifies to constant experimentation in the area of visual metamorphosis: the combination of makeup, prosthetics, and complete styling allows for a complete transformation of perceived identity, offering an example of how drag, performance art, and fashion can interact.
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| Make-up artist Alexis Stone attends the Boss fashion show in Milan disguised as...Mona Lisa! |
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