Tag Archives: drag

The mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio has found himself in the middle of a controversy after photos of him in drag (NSFW) were leaked, presumably by his opponent. Barring the possibility that he’s campaigned against LGBT rights, who the hell cares how the mayor gets his private jollies? Cross-dressing is not a crime, but it will surely be the end …

Saying that transsexual prostitutes were using Craigslist to hook up at his bar, the owner of the Chicago-area Hunters Nightclub has ordered that all patrons must have an ID listing a gender which matches their appearance. Under the new admission rule, cross-dressers must have a government-issued photo ID that looks like the person presenting it at the bar. That, of …

Judge Piers Morgan on drag troupe Diva League after their performance on America’s Got Talent: “There’s no easy way of putting this. We are trying to find an act that can represent America on the world stage From where I sit, a bunch of lip-synching old drag queens who can’t dance is not what America needs right now. It’s not …

“Men have been imitating me for as long as I can remember. In fact, most of the impersonations I have seen have had a five-o’clock shadow. I imagine, when or if Johnny should portray me, he will succeed. Because a true artist, such as himself, is one who loves his or her creation and therefore represents their honest view of …

NYC drag legend Hedda Lettuce takes on Lady Gaga. Audio NSFW.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, we have a Special Swag Friday prize today of two tickets to see the fabulous and legendary Justin Bond at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom on Wednesday, July 22nd, where Bond will debut songs from his new EP Pink Slip. You may know Bond from his eternal lounge combo Kiki & Herb, which longtime readers will know …

“My dream role would be to play musical legend Carol Channing in a biopic of her life. I love her, I really do. She’s amazing. With all the digital technology available these days I could probably pull it off. I’d have a go at playing a 12-year-old girl if they asked me to.” – Johnny Depp, speaking to the UK’s …

(Via – Towleroad)

Love the accent!

“I’d love to play a drag queen or transvestite, but not just because of the costumes. Wait, what am I saying? Yes, because of the costumes! If the script was good – I wouldn’t just do it because I got to dress up. Although I maintain that I look good with eye make-up. And I’m not going to be an …

Yesterday was the annual Fire Island Pines drag queen invasion, in which the queens of Cherry Grove right what is now a 33 year-old slight by a Pines restaurateur. Check out Wayne Anderson’s great gallery of queens and hot menz over at World Of Wonder.

Gentle readers, I’m rerunning my annual Pride rant for the fifth year. I wrote this post in 2005 a couple of days after attending Pride here in NYC. In the following years I’ve reposted it in advance of the day in the hope of encouraging you to attend. My apologies to those that have read it before. Have a wonderful …

NYC Drag March founder and organizer Brian Griffin explains the history of the march and the plan for this year’s event, which takes place Friday, June 26th beginning in Tompkins Square. (Video by Eric Leven)

When you are the rumored-to-be-gay Jonas brother, a very late-to-the-game, extremely badly danced Single Ladies routine should put those pesky net whispers to rest. As a bonus, you get to appear bravely gay-friendly for doing it in semi-drag. RELATED: Mother Jonas says she won’t hate her sons if they fail in their famous purity pledge.”They are men. They have desires. …

If you’ve seen the ad touting the “healthiness” of high fructose corn syrup, you’ll love these parodies starring drag legend Jackie Beat.

Here’s the latest from the National Association for Opposite Marriage.

Episode 4 of Jonny McGovern’s Three Dollar Bill series. Language NSFW. Loving Kevin’s MetroCard gown.

A secretive all-male group of dudes in embroidered dresses are angrily stomping their bejeweled slippers about Iowa’s approval of same-sex marriage. Via Catholic News Service: Iowa’s Catholic bishops vigorously disagreed with the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision April 3 that strikes down state law defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman. “This decision rejects the wisdom …

Frances Milstead, the mother of drag legend Divine, died two weeks ago in Fort Lauderdale at the age of 88. Although she was estranged from her son at the beginning of his drag fame, upon learning of his new career Frances became Divine’s biggest fan – attending his movie premieres and penning the 2001 memoir My Son Divine. Up until …

Openly gay Ocala, Florida high school student Justin Reynolds was well-received by his fellow students last week when he appeared for classes in (very casual) drag as way to highlight gender identity discrimination. But the school sent him home anyway. Inside the halls of any typical American public high school, the outfit would hardly be construed as outlandish: a V-neck …