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PHOTOS: The Queens Come Out For “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Live Show In New York

Apr 01, 2013 by
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PHOTOS: The Queens Come Out For “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Live Show In New York

Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race hasn’t even ended yet, and already Ru’s girls are working venues across the nation. Saturday night at New York’s Gramercy Theatre, “The Battle of the Seasons” pitted six queens (seven, if you count host …

Picture It: Fire Island Pines Invasion, 1999!

Dec 25, 2012 by
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzHgzG1NcU4] We’ve all heard about Christmas in July, but today we’re serving July in Christmas—specifically the annual July Fourth Fire Island Pines Drag Queen Invasion from way back in 1999. It’s a sea of shoulderpads, bi-level haircuts and Teletubbies. …

Drag Queens Join Philadelphia’s Legendary Mummers Day Parade

Nov 29, 2012 by
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Drag Queens Join Philadelphia’s Legendary Mummers Day Parade

The Mummers Day Parade, held every New Year’s Day in Philadelphia, is know for its flamboyant costumes and boisterous participants. And this coming January 1, a troupe of drag queens will be leading the String Bands down Washington Avenue, where …

Carnival Apologizes For No-Drag Order On Cruise, Reverses Decision

Nov 27, 2012 by
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Carnival Apologizes For No-Drag Order On Cruise, Reverses Decision

An email sent to passengers signed up for Carnival’s December “Drag Stars at Sea” cruise, notified guests they wouldn’t be allowed to wear drag, even though the performers—stars from past seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race—would be. While some grumbled the …

PHOTOS: Paige Turner Crowns Queen At “So You Think You Can Drag”

Nov 20, 2012 by
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PHOTOS: Paige Turner Crowns Queen At “So You Think You Can Drag”

New York drag enthusiasts flocked to New World Stages in Times Square last week for the finale of Paige Turner‘s So You Think You Can Drag, an eight-week competition that makes RuPaul’s Drag Race look like a spelling bee. On Wednesday, Pattaya …

The Grammys Sic Lawyers On New York’s Gay-Nightlife Glammy Awards

Sep 10, 2012 by
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The Grammys Sic Lawyers On New York’s Gay-Nightlife Glammy Awards

You’d think the Grammys would have bigger fish to fry—like being increasingly irrelevant year after year—but apparently the music industry’s top dogs are going after drag queen Cherry Jubilee for trademark infringement. Our scandal sister Michael Musto reports that when …

World’s First Drag-Queen Bowling Alley Opens in Las Vegas

May 02, 2012 by
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World’s First Drag-Queen Bowling Alley Opens in Las Vegas

The girls of Las Vegas‘ Drink and Drag have big ol’ balls. Oh, get your mind out of the gutter—we’re talking about bowling balls. On May 5, the combination drag club-and-bowling alley officially open its lanes on Sin City’s Fremont …