On Point With: Kendra H Kinx

She’s been a drag queen for less then two years, but few can claim Fire Island residence more than Kendra H Kinx. She has performed there for nearly her entire career, starting with the ritzy Belvedere, and now at Cherry Grove’s Island Breeze. She’s probably having a better time than you are this summer, butContinue reading "On Point With: Kendra H Kinx"

Tuesday Night Picks

UPTOWN$2 Tuesday at Castro tonight!HELL’S KITCHENMonet X Change hosts an weekly amateur drag competition at Industry!CHELSEAAnother Cracker/Darling throwdown at Barracuda!WEST VILLAGEAt 6:30, t’s the debut of Shirley U. Jest’s new show at Rockbar!The final performance of “Jane’s Friend” tonight at Stonewall!Pattaya Hart & Ari Kiki celebrate the 4th and 6th years, respectively, as queens at BootsContinue reading "Tuesday Night Picks"

On Point With: Shirley U. Jest

This big-hearted retro pixie just won a major singing drag queen competition, and she’s about to get her own show in the West Village! Shirley U. Jest talks up Thotyssey about cute hats, the truth about singing and drag, and everything else under the sun (and the shade)! Thotyssey: Hi Shirley! I have to startContinue reading "On Point With: Shirley U. Jest"

Monday Night Picks

UPTOWNChelsea Piers joins Vivacious tonight at Hogshead!HELL’S KITCHENBarrett Foa joins Marti for Stage Fright at Therapy!CHELSEAAnother round of Miss Lady Liberty, tonight at the Ace Hotel!WEST VILLAGEPrincess Bitch & Lilith leFae’s new weekly show at Rockbar!Monet Mondays at Pieces!EAST VILLAGEPlaypen at the Cock, with Shameless & Vinny Vega!Outrage at the Rumpus Room!BROOKLYNThorgy returns for theContinue reading "Monday Night Picks"

On Point With: Shameless

This charming, uninhibited host of Playpen at the Cock and Otter Box at Macri Park might be leaving us pretty soon to fulfill his clarinet dreams, but he’s still giving us a lot to rock out with our cocks out to this summer. It’ll be a shame to maybe lose Shameless, so let’s enjoy himContinue reading "On Point With: Shameless"

Sunday Night Picks

UPTOWNGlam Gavin hosts karaoke at Suite.HELL’S KITCHENNew night at Atlas Social Club: Sin Sundays, with Holly Box-Springs!Book signing at Industry for  Magnus Hastings’ Why Drag? with Jiggly Caliente and other queens featured in the book!At Therapy, it’s the special reunion edition of Peppermint’s Cattle Call!Then later back at Industry, it’s the 3-year anniversary of KizhaContinue reading "Sunday Night Picks"

Saturday Night Picks

UPTOWNOctavia Anyae is at Suite!HELL’S KITCHENHeather Wood & Stella D’oro host a Pride Kick-off at Bamboo52! Holly Dae’s with the men of Spunk & Adonis at Fairytail Lounge.DJ Ryan Skyy’s at Atlas Social Club.Summer Saturday nights at Vodka Soda/Bottoms Up: Now hosted by Marti Gould Cummings & Chaka Kahnvict!DJ’s from Chicago & Brazil at UNDR’sContinue reading "Saturday Night Picks"

Friday Night Picks

UPTOWNHarmonica Sunbeam performs at a Black Pride event at the Schomberg Center.HELL’S KITCHENA newly-added and final (for the season) Distorted Diznee at the Beechman!DJs Xavier & Rico Alexis at the Ritz!CHELSEAThere’s a new urban party at Madison Square Tavern!WEST VILLAGEThe Queer Music Festival goes down at Rockbar!Marti Gould Cummings performs for KWIR at Monster!Gary CarmichaelContinue reading "Friday Night Picks"

On Point With: Eve Unbreakable Black

Representing the Socialites, a newly-reformed urban party collective, Eve Unbreakable Black will be a key performer at Queens Pride this weekend. She is fully recovered from a long illness, and is ready to return to nightlife! Eve breaks it all down in this brief chat with Thotyssey. Thotyssey: Hi Eve! Thanks for talking to us.Continue reading "On Point With: Eve Unbreakable Black"

Thursday Night Picks

UPTOWNThe Socialites host at the Castro tonight!HELL’S KITCHENA New show featuring classic pop hits at Vodka Soda/Bottoms Up! With Lada SinAGaga, Chaka Kahnvict & Adora!Busted joins Shequida at Hardware!The Queen girls do Broadway at Industry, with special guests Sutton Lee Seymour & Pattaya Hart!CHELSEAAnother edition of Star Search at Barracuda!WEST VILLAGEThe Rockbar bar staff haveContinue reading "Thursday Night Picks"

On Point With: Lady SinAGaga

Raised in a cloistered Jewish Orthodox community on Long Island, Lady SinAGaga has emerged this year as a breakout star in the world of NYC drag! The winner of 2016′s NY Best in Drag pageant, Lady’s been making appearances all over the city. And now, she finally has her own new weekly show in Hell’sContinue reading "On Point With: Lady SinAGaga"

Wednesday Night Picks

UPTOWNKristy Blaze hosts a Cockboyz Pride kickoff at Castro!HELL’S KITCHENBianca del Rio & Cynthia Nixon host the Trinity Place Shelter benefit at Stage 48!Jackie Cox & Juicy Liu fill in for Paige at Hardware tonight.Get TURNt at the Ritz!CHELSEAIt’s the Get Out Awards at BoxersNYC!WEST VILLAGELola & Catrina kick-off the 1 year anniversary of theContinue reading "Wednesday Night Picks"

On Point With: Sundari, the Indian Goddess

West Indian drag queens are not easy to find in nightlife, due to cultural constraints. The gorgeous Sundari, the Indian Goddess, is one of the more high-profile representatives of that community, and in some sad ways she’s suffered for that. But you can’t keep a good queen down! Sundari’s got two appearances scheduled this month,Continue reading "On Point With: Sundari, the Indian Goddess"

Tuesday Night Picks

UPTOWNKaraoke at Lips!HELL’S KITCHENSherry Vine & Peppermint, tonight at Therapy!CHELSEAMiz Cracker & Judy Darling, tonight at Barracuda!WEST VILLAGERobert the owner and Frostie Flakes guest bartend the shows tonight, starting with Pattaya Hart’s!Frankie’s at the Jane!EAST VILLAGE:Strut at ACME!BROOKLYNTomfoolery, tonight at TnT!QUEENSVictoria Chase’s new karaoke at Sal y Pimenta!FIRE ISLANDKendra Kinx at the Island Breeze tonight!NEWContinue reading "Tuesday Night Picks"

On Point With: Lola Michele-Kiki

Overcoming child bullying and a rigid upbringing, Ari Kiki’s drag daughter Lola Michele-Kiki (aka Jean-Michael in Boy Mode) is carving out her slice of the nightlife cake. She’s that winning combo of fun and carefree performer/ hostess plus reliable and hard-working professional. And it all started with Joseph in the Nativity. Take it away, Lola!Continue reading "On Point With: Lola Michele-Kiki"

Monday Night Picks

UPTOWNVivacious and Holly Box-Springs host at Hogshead tonight!HELL’S KITCHENSutton’s guest is a Findng Neverland castmember at Hardware.CHELSEAThe debut of the Miss Lady Liberty pageant at the Ace Hotel!WEST VILLAGEHappening Now: A Memorial Day BBQ Beer Blast at Rockbar!Lady Bunny’s show continues at Stonewall!EAST VILLAGEAnother OutRage! at Rumpus Room.BROOKLYNAnother Mx. Nobody night at Eastlands!QUEENSKaraoke at TrueContinue reading "Monday Night Picks"

On Point With: Peppermint

One of New York’s most beloved and respected drag queens, Peppermint’s been a champion of the city’s nightlife since the big club days of the early 90′s. With a discography of tunes that people actually listen to, tons of annual gigs that take her all over the world, and a Pep is a force toContinue reading "On Point With: Peppermint"

Sunday Night Picks

UPTOWNPride Sunday at Hogshead!HELL’S KITCHENJackie Beat’s last night at the Beechman!At Industry, Bootsie & Monet host a meet-and-great with the contestants of this year’s upcoming Miss Hell’s Kitchen!Sutton Lee Seymour hosts a special edition of Slurp at Hardware while Paige is away.CHELSEAA ladies’ happy hour: Stilleto at the Park Penthouse!Another FLY Sunday at the Monarch.LadyfagContinue reading "Sunday Night Picks"

On Point With: Vivacious

Anyone who claims that Jamaican-born Drag Race alum Osmond Vacious, better known as Vivacious, is not a living New York nightlife legend is clearly a LIES-a Minnelli. Thotyssey is greatly honored to talk with this Queen of Clubfish about her fascinating career in the 90′s club scene, her new weekly show, and the T onContinue reading "On Point With: Vivacious"