Alec Mapa dishes on his advice for future daddies, favorite Scream Queen, and his Jersey gig-gone-wrong
Drag Race guest judge that RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and the queens enjoy seeing more than the one and only Alec Mapa. And, look, we get it!
He’s a d*mn national treasure!A veritable icon of the stage and screen, Mapa has been making us scream with delight for over [REDACTED] years, ever since he made his professional Broadway debut in M.
Butterfly, replacing the great BD Wong who originated the draggy lead role.Since then, he’s papered in over 50 television series—everything from Seinfeld and Friends to Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives—and countless memorable film roles like Marley & Me, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, and as the iconic queen N’Cream in Connie And Carla.Of course, Mapa’s also an accomplished comedian who’s performed the world over, and a Davidson Valentini GLAAD Award recipient for his tireless work an an activist, advocate, and champion for the community.And on top of all of that, he someone manages to find to be a daddy—in more ways than one.
Yes, he and his husband, Jamie, have raised a stand-up son named Zion. But also… have you seen Mapa’s biceps lately? Talk about a silver fox!In between bench presses (we assume), the ever-charming Mapa was game to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It!
