"It really does change the energy of the show," Wolf says via Zoom from a Toronto green room in a venue partially founded by Drake, which to her feels very Canadian. "People, they want that and they need that. They need to be told that. They need to be given permission to exist, to be carefree in that moment."
"The number of Wednesdays I've forgotten here in this cave of a bar is astronomical," San Francisco drag icon Katya Smirnoff-Skyy told me as she hovered near the door. "But I don't drink like I used to." She added that the old energy is there in the new party, but the faces are new. "I sometimes like to call this sea of humanity the faces of Grindr," Smirnoff-Skyy said with a smirk, then gestured toward the packed dance floor, "Q Bar really is a cavern of delights for all ages over 21, with a mild air conditioning system, and strong drinks."