So, I'm a clown. I (used to) advertise on Craigslist for children's parties and include a picture of myself in-character. However, probably because of my outfit, I didn't get that many responses for that. One of the times I did, I heard someone say that my outfit was too revealing or something (which, really it isn't. I mean it's mostly form-fitting but I'm not showing any more skin than when I wear normal clothes.)

Ordinarily, and I figured this was just pranks or people being assholes, I'll get more emails from people who want to hire me for more adult reasons. After I heard someone say that thing about my outfit though I thought I'd respond to one of them and see where it went. The guy wanted to hire me, more than my usual rate, for an adult party. I don't have any experience at all with stripping, but I'm pretty flexible from several years of gymnastics.

So, I figured what the hell I'd give it a shot. I could always leave if it made me too uncomfortable. They didn't want me to act much differently from normal, just that I give some kind of show and end up (mostly) naked by the end of it. With what I was paid plus tips I made easily 4 times as much as I would make ordinarily.

Given that I made so much more than usual, I kept myself open to these other responses. Turns out that clown fetish is a thing. Now, I don't really consider myself a prostitute, but here's the thing: One of the emails I got was from a guy with a clown fetish who wanted to actually have sex with me. He gave me all his information and proof that he was clean and everything, and he was offering to pay even more than I made from the stripping job.

Again, why the hell not?? I never even thought of having sex in-character like that before, and he wanted the whole works. Balloon animals, whoopee cushions, bicycle horns, rubber chicken, we even managed to work a banana cream pie in there. It was crazy, it was fun, it felt amazing, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

So now I'm making substantially more money than before, I take any job I get that doesn't look like a scam or a trap, and I'm having the time of my life doing it.