Category Archives: On Point With

Production company World of Wonder announced the cast for RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 10 back on April 23rd. The season is set to premiere on Friday, May 9th on Paramount Plus, featuring the largest cast of contestants to date and a new format. Here are some interviews that Thotyssey has conducted with current castContinueContinue reading “Drag Race All-Stars S10 Cast Announced!”

Slaying the game by day as a real estate agent (with a streaming presence!) and by night as a fierce southern queen, Ruby Dickulous will shine her crimson light on NYC this weekend. Thotyssey: Ruby, hello! Thanks for chatting today! Ruby Dickulous: Hello, Jim! Thank you for having me! It’s always been a dream ofContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Ruby Dickulous”

Event producer, photographer, illustrator, drink and draw host and DJ, the mostly Rebar-based Richard Burrowes aka Baird is a multi-hat wearing force of NYC nightlife. Thotyssey: Richard, hello! Thanks for chatting with us today! So as April draws to a close, how did the month treat you? Richard Baird: Well, my month has been prettyContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Richard Baird”

Asbury Park’s current Fresh Face winner is turning it out in his home state and beyond this season. Fall under the spell of Magic Dyke! Thotyssey: Hello Magic Dyke! Actually, let’s start with that… what do friends call you? Magic? Dyke? MD? Lol! Magic Dyke: Hello hello! Yes, Magic Dyke… but most people call meContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Magic Dyke”

“Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. OMG shoes.” Thus proclaimed Kelly, one of YouTube’s breakthrough comedy characters, back in 2006… and the internet was forever changed. Now nearly a quarter of a century later, actor / writer / comic / filmmaker / musician Liam Kyle Sullivan is bringing Kelly to Brooklyn, and telling Thotyssey and an upcoming liveContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Liam Kyle Sullivan”

A social media titan with over two million TikTok followers and 300K+ Insta followers who just interviewed one of the biggest stars in music today, a recent Queerty Award nominee, and an artist declared “The Future of Drag” by none other than Bob the Drag Queen herself… and Anania is not even 25 yet! ButContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Anania”

A king doin’ his thing, Hugh Mann Race is giving his brothers and sisters a whole new platform to shine upon. [Cover photo: @mcpphoto.png] Thotyssey: Hi Hugh, thanks for chatting today! How are things? Hugh Mann Race: Going well; thank goodness spring is finally starting for us all. You’ve already done a bunch of showsContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Hugh Mann Race”

This bearded beauty is bringing Broadway to the West Village: all hail Queen David! Thotyssey: Hello Queen, thanks for chatting tonight! Hey, did you see the epic lip sync battle on the last Drag Race? Queen David: Hey there! My pleasure. I certainly did see it, and I have a few thoughts. First off, IContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Queen David”

If you’re a NYC dance partygoer with a taste for gritty disco beats with Euro and Italo spice, you’re likely familiar with iconic international DJ fernanDITO whose “Scandalo NYC” flagship event will soon turn one decade old. Thotyssey: Ciao fernanDITO, happy April! Recently you DJed a Kylie Minogue Concert Week kickoff party at Metropolitan inContinueContinue reading “On Point With: fernanDITO”

“La Diva De Atlantic City” is showing us all that her hometown is becoming a drag destination once again; carry on with Kirby! Thotyssey: Hi Kirby, thanks for chatting today! How’s April treating you so far? Kirby: Hi my love! April is treating me so so good! A lot of new things happening, and aContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kirby”

Navigating two very different drag cities can be a challenge for many up-and-coming performers, but the multitalented / multimedia entertainer Ivy Fischer steals every stage she’s on… and now she’s bringing beauty to Brooklyn full time. [Cover photo: Toby Rhinehart] Thotyssey: Ivy, hello! Thanks for chatting today! How are things? Ivy Fischer: So good! I’mContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Ivy Fischer”

When in-demand photographer Emil Cohen (above left) joined forces with social media queer history / culture platform “Christopher Street” founder Tom Capelonga (above right), the disco duo of the moment was born. Do your spring and summer right with Motherdisco! [Cover photo: Jeff Eason] Thotyssey: Hello, hello! Thanks so much for chatting with us today!ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Motherdisco”

Today this southern born New York rapper is known for unapologetic queerness, body positivity and deft musicality, but their stardom rose considerably when MAGA tried to make them an “anti-woke” joke. Now with a new album ready to drop and a tour in process, Chris Conde is having the last laugh. [Cover photo: Joshua Jordan]ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Chris Conde”

The glitzy-glam Vegas showgirl and born entertainer weathered the complex energies of “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s” intense Covid-era fandom (plus a few of her costars) to emerge as a booked, blessed and bright superstar. Get ready NYC, Elliott With 2 T’s is shantaying into town this week! [Cover photo: Davide Laffe] Thotyssey: Elliott, hello! Thanks soContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Elliott With 2 T’s”

In every generation of NYC drag there comes a handful of queens who make their mark by slaying competitions week after week, and now this fierce new recurring champion already earned a show of her own. There’s no bad seat in the house with Rhea Mezzanine! Thotyssey: Rhea, hello! Thanks for chatting today! So IContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Rhea Mezzanine”

Serving sonic sexiness to our city via bars, clubs and circuit parties for over a decade, DJ Eric Abobo has officially slayed the game. Thotyssey: Eric, hello! Thanks for chatting! How is March treating you so far? Eric Abobo: March has been great; I just got back from the Carnaval in Rio, where I workedContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Eric Abobo”

Riding the new wave of drag puppetry in Brooklyn, “Pantheon” alum Vape Kid Jr. is bringing a myriad of merry monsters onto stages all over town. [Cover photo: TeamTan Productions] Thotyssey: Hello VK, thanks for chatting today! Yay, it’s spring… are you a fan of this season? Vape Kid, Jr: I am so ready toContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Vape Kid, Jr.”

One of Long Island’s few AFAB drag performers, Kassie O’ Peia sings and dances her way into all our hearts and minds. Thotyssey: Kassie, hi! We’re officially on spring now; will you miss winter at all? Kassie O. Peia: I love the idea of winter… just not living in it. I am perpetually cold, andContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Kassie O. Peia”

Michelle Ann Starr and Thotyssey go way back to when she was an entirely different drag queen… and here we celebrate her grand return, catch up on what she’s been doing, and the new monthly competition she’s about to launch! [Cover photo: @jonas.fashionfiles] Thotyssey: Michelle, hello! It’s great talking to you! Michelle Ann Starr: HelloContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Michelle Ann Starr”

A prolific and iconic veteran of the DJ booth, Carl Michaels serves three or four major cities in the Tri-State area every week… and is preparing to bring the beats to Brooklyn! Thotyssey: Hi Carl! Thanks for chatting! It’s beginning to look a lot like Spring! How’s March treating you so far? Carl Michaels: Hey!ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Carl Michaels”