Category Archives: On Point With

A member of two drag sisterhoods tearing up the city, this colorful queen is also coming into her own as a fierce performer and makeup artist. Currently making the most of her quarantine time, the AFABulous Blue is now also an innovative Lady of the Livestreams. [Cover photo: Martin Schoeller] Thotyssey: Blue, hello! Thanks forContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Blue”

Connecticut nightlife is unfortunately not often discussed on this site, but here is the person responsible for a big part of it. He’s known best for his drag brunches, though, which bring several of New York’s finest and funniest to the state. And now thanks to this quarantine, he’s become the face of New EnglandContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sky Casper”

Singer, writer, dancer, actor, fashionista, guru… hell, he’s even been a karaoke host. Pretty soon it won’t be a case of “do you know who J’royce Jata is?” but rather “which J’royce Jata speaks to your soul the most?” Thotyssey had the pleasure of speaking to the artist on the eve of both a bigContinueContinue reading “On Point With: J’royce Jata”

A singer / songwriter with the looks of a young Cher, the pizzazz of Lady Gaga and a sound all her own, pop princess Danielle Cardona is slowly but surely bringing live original music back into the queer bar scene… and taking several other talented musicians along for the ride. [Cover photo: Matthew Capriotti] Thotyssey:ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Danielle Cardona”

From serving our country to serving us lewks and moves, this Jersey Girl has lived a life. And just when she thought an injury might take her out of the game, our girl Anida Fukk (aka Eddie Acosta) has rebounded bigger and better than ever. [Cover photo: Manda Morris] *Editor’s Note: a few weeks afterContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Anida Fukk”

This is likely the first queen that comes to mind when you think “Fire Island Drag,” and that’s as it should be: The Girl with a Thousand Voices is a Cherry Grove institution. But Porsche is quite a well-traveled queen, and is certainly no stranger to venues right here in NYC. It took an internationalContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Porsche”

Boudoir LeFleur and Kimmi Moore are the founding mothers of The Assassins, a drag House that exists entirely to slay us. Only the fiercest queens in the land can live up to the family name… enter Kamilla Kockman, a sickening and gorgeous performer who made it big in Fire Island and is coming to aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kamilla Kockman”

This Long Island dame (and a Baroness of the Imperial Court) is actually relatively new to drag and nightlife… although it sure helps to have the extensive musical theater background and a Wig Wizard designer for a husband that she has. But while veteran queens across the land are just now dipping their swollen toesContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Toni Homeperm”

A veteran drag queen who’s performed in nearly ever NYC venue over the past decade and change, Misty Meaner is one of those girls who has possibly passed right over “legendary” status to become a full on folk hero. With a beautifully blunt stage presence, a hilariously unfiltered point-of-view, an array of vibrant fashions andContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Misty Meaner”

Originally from Ohio, here’s a local comedy queen on the rise: New York City needs Amanda Pörq! [Cover photo: David Serrano] Thotyssey: Hello Ms. Pörq! Are you successfully hiding from the coronavirus? Amanda Porq: Luckily, I am! Nothing a little Germ-X and celibacy can’t prevent! Everyone has basically lost their minds at this point. Oh,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Amanda Pörq”

Uganda born mother Henrietta moonlights as a prolific pair of nightlife characters, exploring gender expression and art with two polar opposite identities. Thotyssey explores all there is to love about this gorgeous lady / sexy guy. [Cover photo credits left to right: Adrian Buckmaster & Will M] Thotyssey: Hello Foxy / Freak! Thank you forContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Foxy Belle Afriq / Uncle Freak”

This Jersey girl with a saintly day job serves joy and fierceness across her home state, and these days is keeping it cute in uptown NYC as well. Thotyssey explores the Suite Life of Divinity Banks! Thotyssey: Hello Divinity, Happy March! This is probably the perfect drag weather. Divinity Banks: Yes! It is not tooContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Divinity Banks”

She’s serves body, she’s serves face, she serves shows… she serves pastries! The Filipino-American performer Bibingka Mama has become a Brooklyn institution… and it’s high time we all signed up for her brand of drag, burlesque and delicious foodstuffs. [Cover photo: Jeff Jassky] Thotyssey: Hello Mama! Thanks for chatting today! So, you recently gave aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Bibingka Mama”

This wise, wistful woman of The West End is about to get some major work done… on her first weekly drag show, that is! Thotyssey gets to know the comely comedienne Corma Kelley. Thotyssey: Hello Corna! So, it’s been several weeks now since you hosted the Oscars viewing party at The West End, but IContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Corma Kelley”

Emerging seemingly out of the blue to become one of Jersey’s most successful drag hostesses, Six26’s Stella Luna shares with Thotyssey the secrets of her success… as we all prepare for the gauntlet that is Season 12 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Thotyssey: Hello Stella, how are you? Stella Luna: I’m great! Just getting back toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Stella Luna”

A relative newcomer to NYC bar drag, this makeup artist, dancer and duchess of genderfuck is giving us face, movement and beauty. Whether we’re finding her in the competition circuit or a guest spot or a benefit today, her path to stardom is clear! [Cover photo: Mia Isabella] Thotyssey: Bonjour Paris, thanks for chatting withContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Paris L’Hommie”

A veteran all-star of the burlesque stage and the DJ booth, we are about to see even more of “The Bouncing Bubble-butt Beefcake of Burlesque” Gogo Gadget as he and another burlesque bae prepare a new recurring showcase in the West Village. Thotyssey: Hello Gogo! How was your Valentines Day? Gogo Gadget: Beautifully busy, withContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Gogo Gadget”

This notable newcomer to local drag has been stunning audiences with smooth singing, glam beats and a truly towering presence. Serving us improv comedy and Broadway stardust, it’s the formidable Sequoia! Thotyssey: Hello Sequoia! Thanks for talking to us tonight! So, did you catch any of the GLAM Awards on Monday? Sequoia: I didn’t getContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sequoia”

One half of a dynamic drag duo hailing from South Carolina that is slowly but surely taking over NYC one unconventional venue at a time, the hilarious Ducky Sheaboi tells Thotyssey about the secret to her success as a performer, New Yorker and drag wife. Thotyssey: Hello, Ducky! Thanks for talking to us today! So,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Ducky Sheaboi”

This beautiful and terrifying newcomer to our city was already a star when she got here… thanks to Instagram and Alaska Thunderfuck and “Dragula,” and most of all her own incomparable talent. The shape-sifting succubus operates with the precision of a multi-instrumental jazz performer (she’s that) and the flair of a reincarnated Bowie (hey, sheContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Astrud Aurelia”