#drag-performance

#drag-performance

In the original video, the Filipino South Shore Plaza mall worker showcases his playful personality and says that, by night, people should refer to him as Maria Christina False Eyelashes, his drag persona. People were also very taken with his instantly-iconic catchphrase: "Joke only!" The video went viral, with people praising Richard/Maria-Christina's humour, charisma and energy, amongst many other things. Several other comments demanded Matt do a follow-up video, which he did.

In a world that so often feels as though it's stacked against us, queer folk find solace in escapism. Sometimes, that looks like a wild night out in the crevices of some underground queer bar, spilling drinks while watching drag queens lip sync for their lives. Other times, that might be laying at home under the covers, getting lost in the horrors of another world, watching someone bashing brains out in movies, or slay monsters in video games.

The bronze statue of Margaret Thatcher by the sculptor Douglas Jennings has a rating of 2.8 out of five on Google Maps. Although curiously, none of the reviewers seems to have overly preoccupied themselves with the quality of the craftsmanship or the fidelity of the likeness. One of the most important PMs this country ever had, writes one. It's a public toilet but there's nowhere to wash your hands, writes another.

The Oasis and Ray of Light co-production of The Rocky Horror Show (through November 1 at Oasis, SF) features club co-founder D'Arcy Drollinger as Dr. Frank-N-Furter seated in front of a piano, playing the song under a spotlight. As this happens, the club's upstage projection screen plays clips of D'Arcy playing the role over the years. The video footage ranges from "decent" to "crappy" and every wonderful stage in between.

Zohran Mamdani gets pleasure out of watching a grown man dress up as a woman and perform publicly where children can be present.Remember the goal of drag is to teach kids about alternate gender identities. Mamdani supports this grooming.

Going from 10 years ago when people didn't understand who trans people were to now where people have a lot of misconceptions and they think they know who trans people are but they still don't-I'm really invested in trying to show a more approachable and real and hopefully relatable side of that,

I feel like every character I play is a drag role. It doesn't matter the gender of the character or the costume I'm wearing. You're stepping into a persona through presentation and performance - that's drag.

Being in the background for so long, it was almost one of those things where I felt like it was never obtainable,

I mean, nothing I said in the interview was bad or wild or anything, but I think I was a bit naive to the fact that it was going to go big I thought it was just going to be a local thing for the people around the race course. But suddenly there was all this interest.

Jurassiq Parq creatively fuses the iconic premise of Jurassic Park with queer themes, featuring outrageous drag, pop vocals, and a vibrant musical soundtrack filled with nostalgic hits.

Let's kick off San Francisco PRIDE Week by celebrating queer legacy & joy, featuring legendary drag performances and the Tenderloin Museum's groundbreaking production!

"We feel like now more than ever, there's more hateful shit in this world. There are so many problems, and when the problem seems so big, we get local and we get to work," Gonia said at the show.

Kehlani's departure from the festival was described as an amicable decision, despite the disappointment it caused among fans on social media.

"It's just been a magical experience and this is just an unimaginable dream that's coming through real life," she tells PinkNews ahead of her final performance which, she admits, she's a little "nervous" about, due to ongoing hayfever allergies.

I just think that in that person's mind there's a glass ceiling for someone like me and I don't think that exists.