Tag: Drag Queens

In May 2018, Maebe A Girl became quite possibly the first drag queen elected to public office when the California performer became the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council representative of Region 5. Now, the genderfluid/trans performer has announced her intention to run for California state congress. In a recently released statement, she said: “I’m running because representation matters. California’s 28th District has a diverse demographic and as such requires a representative that can relate to the oppression experienced by so many of its constituents....

In Columbus, Ohio, Nina West isn’t just the Miss Congeniality of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11 — she’s a hometown hero. And now the drag queen, a.k.a. Andrew Levitt, has her own street in the Biggest Small Town in America. Nina announced the news on Instagram on June 10, showing a photo of the intersection of Hull Alley and High Street in the city’s stylish Short North Arts District. In the pic, Hull Alley has been renamed “Nina West Way.”...

Any ranking is bound to touch a nerve, but Vulture’s new ranking of “The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America,” which also appeared in New York Magazine, seems especially shady. Online, backlash to the ranking has been swift and fierce, with RuPaul’s Drag Race queens — including many on the list — reading the editors for filth. For starters, many of the drag queen bios contained inaccuracies, with Vulture later adding a footnote attributing the “incorrect” bio blurbs to a...

It’s no secret that fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race expect reveal after reveal in the season finale, and yesterday’s season 11 finale did not let people down. Since season 9, the final four queens have faced off tournament-style in a lipsync battle royale. And the winners always do a little something more than just moving their lips and dancing on stage. Sasha Velour, season 9’s winner, set the tone with her iconic glove-and-wig reveal that left her showered in flower petals. The...

Pop star Ariana Grande made a surprise visit to a Texas gay club. Last week Ariana visited HEAT nightclub in San Antonio. Fans spotted her and one even caught a video of her tipping Miss Toni Andrews, a drag queen. ariana grande really went to our local club and was tipping queens $100 bills i fuckin love her pic.twitter.com/IzWtj1KI9E — #teamyvie (@70skyliejenner) May 16, 2019 One of the queens saw that Ariana was in the club and went backstage to tell the others. “I...