Category Archives: On Point With

From a “Global All-Stars” review to some Spooky Season gig previews, we are all tuned in to Phoenix Bar’s Tella Novela! [Cover photo: Dante Leach] Thotyssey: Hey Tella, thanks for chatting during this last bit of Spooky Season! So we have a new newly announced first ever Drag Race Global All Star. Um, this showContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Tella Novela”

This Imperial Court of New York queen has not only competed in a number of major pageants… she’s created a few of her own! Now Angelique Imperious is preparing for some major events throughout the rest of the year with the Court, plus a special appearance this spooky season! Thotyssey: Hello Angelique, thanks for talkingContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Angelique Imperious”

DJs Vileblood (above left) and Fruitbat (above right) form a magnificently macabre duo both in life and in the DJ booth, where they spin sonic webs that can be light or dark–but always danceworthy. The Sissies of Mercy are mercilessly conquering a new generation of nightlifers. Thotyssey: Hello Sissies, happy Spooky Season! Do either ofContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sissies of Mercy”

A popular gogo dancer and drag queen on the rise, Sage has big moments coming up for both personas. Thotyssey: Hi Sage, Happy October! Do you have a big pile of spooky looks for the season yet? Sage: Hey, Happy Spooky Season! I actually do I have a couple of little of hair and outfitsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sage”

Dancer, skatergrrl, Calvin & Hobbes enthusiast and Mx. Nobody finalist: Brooklyn’s Mt. Aloofa! Thotyssey: Hi Aloofa! Thanks for chatting today! I see you recently performed at Pink Metal, how did that go? Mt. Aloofa: Incredibly special; it feels like coming home! Pink Metal and Purgatory have become really special places to me. The open setsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Mt. Aloofa”

“Dragula’s” original champion and a true goddess of Halloween drag all year round, Vander Von Odd shares her thoughts on the current state of drag, the best of horror cinema, how “Nightgowns” changed her life, and “Banshee’s” flight to NYC. [Cover photo: Justin Atkins] Thotyssey: Vander, hello! You are one of the most prolific glamorContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Vander Von Odd”

This terrifying Texan first haunted us on screen as a popular contestant on the third season of horror drag competition “Boulet Brothers’ Dragula,” and was ultimately resurrected to slay the show’s first ever “Titans” all-star season. She was also an innovative digital drag performer and producer during the lockdown era. From that period springs “Banshee,”ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Evah Destruction”

Whether she’s on the drag stage or in the DJ booth, this lovely native of Puerto Rico is part of a growing number of nightlife entertainers who are giving it to you from both sides of the club… the fierce Eros Hedonista! [Cover photo: Carmen DeCristo] Thotyssey: Eros, hello! How are you, and how’s yourContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Eros Hedonista”

Their Brooklyn monster drag competition is coming to its grand finale just in time for Seasonal Spookiness: DropDead Joe! [Cover photo: Jeff Eason] Thotyssey: Yo Joe! Happy Spooky Season! Is October your favorite month? DropDead Joe: Hey! Spooky season is the best season. Being a Libra, the fall is always a good season for me.ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: DropDead Joe”

Halloween is a good time to get in the casket with this unholy yet opulent Brooklyn drag star on the rise: Luxury Bones! Thotyssey: Hi Luxury, Happy October! Are you satisfied with the amount of Spooky Season drag you have so far? Luxury Bones: Boo! I mean, hi Thotyssey…thanks for summoning me from the shadowsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Luxury Bones”

“Long Island’s grungy vintage show ghoul” Alice Noir is quite ready for this haunted season! Thotyssey: Hello Alice, thanks for chatting today! We are fully in the Season of Spooky… do you have all your ghostly, witchy, monstrous looks all lined up for the month yet? Alice Noir: Why yes, of course! Halloween tends toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Alice Noir”

With this Brooklyn drag up-and-comer, every season is sexy / spooky and every day is Sunday! [Cover photo: Archie.nyc] Thotyssey: Sunday, happy Tuesday! Thanks for chatting with us today! Is Sunday a significant weekday for you, or is it just a great drag name? Sunday: Happy Tuesday to you too! Sunday comes from the ideaContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sunday”

Best known for her dazzling dance performances and sexy stoner style, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14’s pint-sized powerhouse Jorgeous revealed an even more impressive talent set when she returned to the franchise this year for the ninth “All-Stars” season. We got a chance to speak with her as the World of Wonder / Voss EventsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jorgeous”

In just the past few months she’s won two major crowns, and is up for another one… but with a fun gender twist. Just in time for the New York Burlesque Festival, it’s Queerly Femmetastic! [Cover photo: Beyond You Portraits] Thotyssey: Hello Queerly, thanks for taking the time to chat with us! You’ve had aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Queerly Femmetastic”

Creating the sexy throwback party Balls Deep Disco in his native Canada nearly a decade ago and quickly building it into a sensation, Kris Steeves aka DJ Burn Baby soon spread the fun out to more great venues… including Brooklyn hotspot C’mon Everybody, where it returns to this weekend! Thotyssey: Hello Burn! Thanks for chattingContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Burn Baby”

Shining bright and loving it: Astoria’s new drag show hostess Jewel Marquee! Thotyssey: Hi Jewel! How’s September treating you so far? Jewel Marquee: September has been great so far ! Very busy, but the best type of busy… preparing for lots of, projects and performing a ton! You’ve been exploding on the scene all overContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jewel Marquee”

Emerging in an age of New York drag where performers were “raw and wild” counterculture warriors, dynamic dancer with a vintage flair Christopher Kenney aka Edie relocated to Vegas in 2004 to be a major figure of that city’s scene for decades. Now that the Vegas show has ended, Edie the Entertainer is free toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Edie”

A longtime legend of the DJ booth discuss her music roots, the state of the dance floor today and all that is to come: Morabito! Thotyssey: Morabito, hello! It’s hard to believe, but summer is nearly over. You DJ’ed the Pines a few times… just recently Labor Day at the Pavilion. What were some summerContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Morabito”

A unique Brooklyn queen on the rise, Talia Fortune is paying tribute to two trans artists this September; the tea leaves are also telling us that big things are happening for her down the road as well! Thotyssey: Talia, hello! Thanks for chatting! How’s September so far? Talia Fortune: Hi! September has been pretty goodContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Talia Fortune”

Don’t feel guilty… this DJ’s round-the-clock gigs give him (and us) pleasure! DJ Guilty Pleasures serves VERS, Playhouse and more venues throughout NYC nightlife. Thotyssey: Hi GP, thanks for chatting today and happy Post-Labor Day! So how did summer treat you, and what were some personal highlights of the season? Guilty Pleasures: The summer wasContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Guilty Pleasures”