They were often kept at arm's length from the judging panel - praised for their individual performances but not their overall persona. That was a time when the winners were Symone, Willow Pill, and Sasha Colby, who didn't have a lot in common, but what they all did have was a natural charisma Ru was immediately charmed by. The theater queens, by comparison, seemed a little try-hard.
He and his friends started laughing as they did this, all while deliberately avoiding eye contact and denying me the chance to confront them," they wrote in an Instagram post.
Based on the 2005 movie starring Joel Edgerton and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kinky Boots follows Charlie Price, the owner of a shoe factory in a small English town who tries to keep the family business afloat. Together, with the help of a local singer and drag queen named Lola, they create a line of fashionable, high-heeled boots. Directed by Jerry Mitchell, with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by none other than Cyndi Lauper, the musical debuted in 2012 and won six Tonys.
Hosted by Nina West, the show features legendary drag artists Lexi, Bosco, Shea Coulee, Jewels Sparkles, Crystal Methyd, Suzie Toot, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Lydia B. Kollins. Related: Florida attorney general harasses wine bar for violating a drag ban that judges already blocked Related: Judges forced a Florida Pride drag show indoors at the last minute Florida's anti-drag law, which threatens the business licenses of venues that allow children into "adult live performances," has been blocked in court.
Tis the season to be merry and gay! Naughty fun is guaranteed in this adult-themed holiday variety show filled with iconic guests like Peaches Christ, comedian Evan Mills, Adore Delano from RuPaul's Drag Race, and Sasha Allen from The Voice. Holiday Gaiety Monday, December 17, 2025 | 7:30p Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., SF Get Tickets Starts at $39 (while supplies last) This program includes mature content.
In the original video, the Filipino South Shore Plaza mall worker showcases his playful personality and says that, by night, people should refer to him as Maria Christina False Eyelashes, his drag persona. People were also very taken with his instantly-iconic catchphrase: "Joke only!" The video went viral, with people praising Richard/Maria-Christina's humour, charisma and energy, amongst many other things. Several other comments demanded Matt do a follow-up video, which he did.
In a world that so often feels as though it's stacked against us, queer folk find solace in escapism. Sometimes, that looks like a wild night out in the crevices of some underground queer bar, spilling drinks while watching drag queens lip sync for their lives. Other times, that might be laying at home under the covers, getting lost in the horrors of another world, watching someone bashing brains out in movies, or slay monsters in video games.
The bronze statue of Margaret Thatcher by the sculptor Douglas Jennings has a rating of 2.8 out of five on Google Maps. Although curiously, none of the reviewers seems to have overly preoccupied themselves with the quality of the craftsmanship or the fidelity of the likeness. One of the most important PMs this country ever had, writes one. It's a public toilet but there's nowhere to wash your hands, writes another.
The Oasis and Ray of Light co-production of The Rocky Horror Show (through November 1 at Oasis, SF) features club co-founder D'Arcy Drollinger as Dr. Frank-N-Furter seated in front of a piano, playing the song under a spotlight. As this happens, the club's upstage projection screen plays clips of D'Arcy playing the role over the years. The video footage ranges from "decent" to "crappy" and every wonderful stage in between.
Zohran Mamdani gets pleasure out of watching a grown man dress up as a woman and perform publicly where children can be present.Remember the goal of drag is to teach kids about alternate gender identities. Mamdani supports this grooming.
Going from 10 years ago when people didn't understand who trans people were to now where people have a lot of misconceptions and they think they know who trans people are but they still don't-I'm really invested in trying to show a more approachable and real and hopefully relatable side of that,
I feel like every character I play is a drag role. It doesn't matter the gender of the character or the costume I'm wearing. You're stepping into a persona through presentation and performance - that's drag.
I mean, nothing I said in the interview was bad or wild or anything, but I think I was a bit naive to the fact that it was going to go big I thought it was just going to be a local thing for the people around the race course. But suddenly there was all this interest.
"We feel like now more than ever, there's more hateful shit in this world. There are so many problems, and when the problem seems so big, we get local and we get to work," Gonia said at the show.
"It's just been a magical experience and this is just an unimaginable dream that's coming through real life," she tells PinkNews ahead of her final performance which, she admits, she's a little "nervous" about, due to ongoing hayfever allergies.
