Hard work and talent are nice, but you can’t really make your name in NYC nightlife if you haven’t got your own Phillip Orozco illustration on your social media profile. The Hirschfeld for this city’s modern fringe set, this New Mexico-born illustrator has had an eye for drawing drag queens, and other colorful characters, thatContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Phillip Orozco”
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On Point With: Sapphira Cristal
This “very odd child” who prayed at the Church of Beyonce (no, literally) and was schooled vigorously in the performing arts, grew up to be a fierce, funny and drop dead gawgeous drag diva of New York, Philly and beyond.She’s gigging all over the damn place these days. and this weekend she’s vying for the covetedContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Sapphira Cristal”
On Point With: PhilEsha De Lox
Cooper Douglas the standup comic literally created PhilEsha De Lox in front of a live audience, and has been killing it in venues (in and out of drag) and slaying it on pageant stages ever since. Now PhilEsha’s got some big gigs coming up, including an Uncle Charlie’s cabaret showcase and a night of standupContinueContinue reading “On Point With: PhilEsha De Lox”
On Point With: Rev. Yolanda
This Alabama-born singer-songwriter is also an interfaith spiritual adviser, an LGTB activist, and a beloved NYC entertainer since the 1980′s. Turning 60 this weekend–with a fun birthday showcase of her original songs interpreted by a large cast of performer pals at the Metropolitan Room–let’s give it up for Reverend Yolanda Roger Anthony Mapes in this exclusive Thotyssey interview! Thotyssey: HiContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Rev. Yolanda”
On Point With: Kristy Blaze
This fierce Latina queen has been Blazing up the stages and dance floors of venues all over New Jersey and New York for years. This week and this whole month, you’ll have a bunch of chances to see her slay, but catch her while you can! This gal is going places. Thotyssey pokes the flamesContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kristy Blaze”
On Point With: Vita Summers
Bestowing upon our city a much-needed sense of southern grace and glamour, pageant queen and songstress Vita Summers has taken NYC by storm in a relatively short period of time. Now with three weekly shows this season, a Stonewall Invasion this weekend and lots of stuff on the horizon, Vita is both a force toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Vita Summers”
On Point With: Blackie O
It’s one of our city’s favorite karaoke hostesses, and a great entertainer in her own right: Blackie O! She’s got two weekly shows, an upcoming appearance at a Stonewall Invasion, and just a whole lot of awesomeness. Thotyssey spills the T with Ms. O. Thotyssey: Ms. O, how are you today? Blackie O: I amContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Blackie O”
On Point With: Eileen Shapiro
One of nightlife’s best-known, most fun and reliable interviewers–who’s spoken to pretty much every person in nightlife and way beyond, and even found time for yours truly–Eileen Shapiro is a genuine treasure. Life-to-its-fullest living and endlessly positive, this punk rock, queer-friendly scribe of Get Out Magazine is finally breaking out as a novelist, with aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Eileen Shapiro”
On Point With: Elle McQueen
Proving that girls can drag as girls just as well as the guys, Mx. Nobody 2016 Elle McQueen is slaying us with her dramatic looks and graceful, sexy, fun performances. Catch her doing Madonna at Coney Island on Friday night–but read now as she dishes with Thotyssey about growing up in a family of strongContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Elle McQueen”
On Point With: Zalika Parsons
Here’s the fun new queen on the block! The Divine-inspired, ex-preschool teacher (!) Zalika Parsons is taking over the city–no literally, she is Everywhere. And we’re fine with that, because she’s fun and fierce. And lucky for us, she’s got a lot to say! Get down with Thotyssey’s exclusive chat with Lady Z. #TeamTriangles! Thotyssey: Zalika,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Zalika Parsons”
On Point With: Dusty Ray Bottoms
Boasting one of Manhattan’s quirkiest aesthetics and stage personas, Dusty Ray Bottoms has always been a drag queen difficult to categorize–and she wouldn’t have it any other way! Neither would we. Born in the smallest of small towns, she’s taken our big city by the balls with her huge wigs, sleepy-sweet Southern drawl, and electrifyinglyContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Dusty Ray Bottoms”
On Point With: Juicy Liu
Aside from a few Halloween costumes, the winner of 2015′s season of “So You Think You Can Drag” amazingly had no prior drag experience. Now with a fun one-night-only showcase at New World Stages this week, Juicy Liu is back to remind us how life-giving her talent is! Thotyssey takes a big gulp from the CupContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Juicy Liu”
On Point With: Jiggly Caliente
Known all over the world as a contestant of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4, Jiggly Caliente Brooks is a lot of things: a gorgeous transgendered woman, a fierce dancer and entertainer, an artist, a former escort, a badass bitch who will not suffer your attempts to push her around (no really, she’ll stab you). Don’tContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jiggly Caliente”
On Point With: Jada Valenciaga
Pint-sized but packing a punch, Jada Valenciaga is one of NYC’s fiercest drag showgirls. Now with two brunches, her first solo weekly show on Fire Island and an exciting cabaret revue about to debut that showcases her gorgeous singing and life story, the Age of Jada is officially upon us! Thotyssey catches hold of thisContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Jada Valenciaga”
On Point With: Dotty Spartans
Dotty Spartans will be the first bearded queen to compete in the Miss Hell’s Kitchen pageant! Thotyssey catches up with this hard-working Westchester queen. Thotyssey: Hi Dotty! Thanks for talking to us. How’s the Miss Hell’s Kitchen package coming together for you? Dotty Spartans: The pageant is giving me such anxiety! I’m so excited, but letContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Dotty Spartans”
On Point With: Witti Repartee
Activist, leather daddy, husband and live singing drag queen, Witti Repartee wears a lot of hats.. and wigs (most of them red)! This Saturday, she’ll be celebrating her birthday and fundraising for Cycle for the Cause at Rockbar with a huge cast of nightlife guest performers that you won’t want to miss… and other stuffContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Witti Repartee”
On Point With: Champagne Bubbles
Nurse by day and pageant queen by night, Champagne Bubbles certainly has one of the most unique positions in nightlife as a champion of both good times and good health. She’ll be slaying at Miss Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday, and get right back to healing on Monday! Thotyssey gets to know Champagne Bubbles and findsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Champagne Bubbles”
On Point With: Logan Hardcore
She’s been MySpace Famous, she’s roomed with Bianca Del Rio, she was featured on a short-lived cult web show, and she’s notorious for throwing a shoe. But chances are, if you go out in New York–and especially if you frequent Fire Island–you know her because she is one of the fiercest and funniest drag warriorsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Logan Hardcore”
On Point With: Dandy Darkly
Georgia-born actor and writer Neil Arthur James debuted his creepy/funny Vaudevillian storytelling character Dandy Darkly on the Stonewall stage in 2010. Since then, he’s been haunting dreams and tickling funny bones around the world with “gay ghost stories” of Grindr hookups gone wrong and drag queens gone wild. His latest stage show Dandy Darkly’s MythContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Dandy Darkly”
On Point With: Blake Deadly
Once a shy kid who wanted nothing more than to make movies, this young performer only recently busted out of her shell thanks to Shequida’s Drag Wars competition and is now appearing pretty much everywhere. Already a respected drag queen and filmmaker, she is taking the world by storm, one pageant at a time. Thotyssey gets theirContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Blake Deadly”
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