Although many know her today as Hell’s Kitchen’s favorite jello shot girl, this queen has actually long and fabulous career, and is a fierce entertainer in her own right. Catch her three nights a week now at Vodka Soda / Bottoms Up… but first, have a congugal visit with the amazing Chaka Khanvict! Thotyssey: Chaka, hello!ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Chaka Khanvict”
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On Point With: Delilah Brooks
A veteran performer and fan favorite among Boots & Saddle Drag Lounge’s coveted roster of queens, Delilah Brooks has had a remarkable career of highs and lows, and has come out in the end as an incredibly competent comedienne–and a truly happy person as well. With words of wisdom and joy for us all thisContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Delilah Brooks”
On Point With: Pissi Myles
This fierce and fuckin’-funny queen has claimed the entire tri-state area for her own, which means she can pretty much pop up anywhere at any time. And we love her for that! She’s ending 2016 on a personal high note, with her marriage to her long-time love and and several great gigs in the bag.ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Pissi Myles”
On Point With: Jay Roth
This former gogo boy and store manager of Nasty Pig is now serving us on a very different level, as a nurse with Callen-Lorde. In this quick interview, he’ll be spilling the dirt from those days, and letting us know about a very special holiday benefit he’ll be co-hosting this week. Let’s get it onContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jay Roth”
On Point With: Will Sheridan
A star player on the college basketball court and a star rapper on stages large and small, Will Sheridan aka G.I.A.N.T. has killed it in every way. Being out in both of those worlds has given him headline status, but Will is first and foremost a top notch musician and entertainer. Get yourself a G.I.A.N.T.ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Will Sheridan”
On Point With: Hamm (Theda Hammel)
First getting attention as a hardcore rapping drag queen in Brooklyn, the performer known as Hamm evolved into a musician of a profoundly more personal and idiosyncratic nature. Now with a new EP release and involvement in a prestigious series of talks, trans artist and broadcaster Theda Hammel is taking it all to an evenContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Hamm (Theda Hammel)”
On Point With: Jolina Jasmine
This fierce Jersey dancing queen wins at pretty much everything. February marks the end of both her reign as Miss Paradise 2016 and her weekly residency there. But many New York nightlifers have only just begun gagging over her, thanks to a recent appearance here and some collaborations with NYC queens. What will the futureContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jolina Jasmine”
On Point With: Mikhail Torich
[photo credit: Cody Rasmussen] Party people may know him as Manster’s house photographer Saturday nights at the Monster, but this Russian-born innovator is so much more than that. Having collaborated with well-known performers in New York nightlife, and even major stars like Crystal Waters, this man is a top-notch music video director and producer. One ofContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Mikhail Torich”
On Point With: Scarlet Envy
Besides being one of the most strikingly gorgeous humans in all of drag, this queen of Brooklyn, Manhattan and beyond also happens to be a fiercely intelligent and dynamic performer. And with new gigs all over town–pus an old favorite that’s soon to be resurrected–This Bitch is also Busy. Frankly, Miss Scarlet Envy, we allContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Scarlet Envy”
On Point With: Madame Vivien V
If you think it’s a bad idea to let a drag queen play with fire… you’re probably right, as a rule. But this queen doesn’t go by the rules, and her amazing pyrotechnics–combined with her slinky freakshow aesthetic and Big Top showmanship–bring us an entertainer unlike anyone else in nightlife. Coming for you like aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Madame Vivien V”
On Point With: Steve Sidewalk
One of the scene’s best-known and most professional DJs, this entertainer has a long reputation of loving his audiences as much as he loves his work. And “work” is something he does constantly, and takes seriously. And despite his high profile, he remains unusually accessible to his fans: he even happily takes requests, which makesContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Steve Sidewalk”
On Point With: Holly Dae
[photo credit: Davide Laffe] She’s the current showrunner of the celebrated drag revue Queen at Industry, and one of the most recognizable faces in nightlife today. A consummate professional and a hilarious and beloved entertainer, she hosts and performs all over the city (and the world), and she’s won more pageant titles than most queens couldContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Holly Dae”
On Point With: Clarice DuBois
She’ll be celebrating her first drag anniversary in just a few weeks, but this queen has already accomplished amazing things in this city: a spot in this year’s prestigious “So You Think You Can Drag” competition, guest appearances in venues all over the city, a new pageant package in the works… and her own weekly show!ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Clarice DuBois”
On Point With: Jackie Cox
A strong contender from the very first season of the seminal competition “So You Think You Can Drag,” this queen has made her drag mark in the seven years since with her quick wit, glamorous looks and Mary Poppins attitude. Having Named herself after a bitch and a handjob, she now electrifies the Laurie Beechman stage severalContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jackie Cox”
On Point With: Courtney Act
One of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s most undeniably gorgeous breakthrough stars, this Season Six runner-up proved to the world that she wasn’t just “resting on pretty” with her dynamic singing and razor-sharp wit. Thotyssey talks Trump’s America, Australian Idol, Drag Race All-Stars Season 3 (?), Christmas at the Beechman and the most glorious pair of drag wingsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Courtney Act”
On Point With: Brenda Dharling
Simply one of New York City’s most graceful, gorgeous, poised, positive and professional nightlife performers, Brenda Dharling is probably the only drag queen that no girls really mind losing the pageant crown to (they better not, she has like fifteen of them). This fierce dancer brings her A-game to every stage she’s on, and ifContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Brenda Dharling”
On Point With: Shequida
One of New York City’s most celebrated and long-lasting queens who is still very much active on the scene today, the Jamaican-born Shequida began as a classically trained opera singer before she started hosting in drag at the Roxy. With high profile turns on “One Life to Live” and “America’s Got Talent” and high profile fans likeContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Shequida”
On Point With: Nedra Belle
Equal parts Good Christian Girl & Freaknasty Queen, this Long Island native actually got her drag start in the bars and on the pageant stages of Iowa–where she took a leadership role in a megachurch. With her weekly show “Worship” here at the West End, she gives us the best of both worlds–Church and drag–and we are singingContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Nedra Belle”
On Point With: MiscAllaneous DomTop
What we need now more than ever is a dangerous, sexually provocative performing artist lighting up our nightlife. Look no further than dancer/ designer/ dominatrix MiscAllaneous DomTop, who will get you screaming with pleasure from a fierce move or from the crack of a whip. In the new age of Random, we have MiscAllaneous toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: MiscAllaneous DomTop”
On Point With: Kareem McJagger
There is something about seeing Kareem McJagger working the room in a fully-realized look that makes you realize how colorful, creative and wonderfully fringe nightlife can be. A gifted performer and social media sorceress–and 2016 GLAM nominee–Kareem is a true authority on “making it work” when it comes to the hard science of nightlife event planning. It’s timesContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kareem McJagger”
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