When I heard that D'Arcy Drollinger had followed up his instant classic, Shit & Champagne, with Lady Champagne, I didn’t just jump at the chance to watch it, I hacked my way through dense jungles, leapt over deep crevasses, and walked barefoot across hot coals. It’s the least one should be required to do to... Continue Reading →
If you caught the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under you'll already know what a fierce drag artist Kween Kong is. If you didn't, you'll soon get to know the Pasifika New Zealander as part of the lineup of the first ever season of what promises to be the Olympics of drag, RuPaul's... Continue Reading →
British performer, writer, and director Tim McArthur got his professional start on stage as a young high-kicking dancer in UK pantomimes, going on to make memorable turns in showstopping dame roles. He's starred in productions of Assassins and Into The Woods by his musical theatre hero Stephen Sondheim, the musical parody Blair on Broadway, The... Continue Reading →
Drag superstar Latrice Royale—who appeared on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as well as the first and fourth seasons of All Stars—speaks exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann about what drag means to her, why she wanted to join the fourth season of HBO's Emmy, Peabody, and GLAAD award-winning unscripted series... Continue Reading →
Following the release of the undeniably catchy "No New Friends" and current empowering dance single "Shut It Down", Canada's Drag Race season 1 winner, drag icon and pop diva Queen Priyanka, has just announced that her debut album Devastatia will be released on August 23rd and that she will embark on a 23-date North American... Continue Reading →
Eight legendary queens—Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Gottmik, Jorgeous, Nina West, Plastique Tiara, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel, and Vanessa Vanjie—make their return to RuPaul's Drag Race in All Stars 9. They are back...to save the world. This season of All Stars sees each queen compete to raise funds for their chosen charity, with $10,000 up for grabs with... Continue Reading →
The fourth season of the Emmy, Peabody, and GLAAD award-winning unscripted series We're Here—which is currently airing Fridays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and streaming on Max—sees the show's drag family expand with the introduction of four new hosts: Sasha Velour, Latrice Royale, Priyanka, and Jaida Essence Hall. We're Here has also taken on a... Continue Reading →
America’s Next Drag Superstar is...Nymphia Wind. Having made it to the grand finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16—which aired on MTV on Friday night—alongside Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál, Nymphia eventually battled it out for the crown in a lip-sync with Sapphira to Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam". During the lip-sync, Nymphia wowed viewers with... Continue Reading →
Late at night, an East London drag queen, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), is waiting to buy cigarettes when he receives the unwanted attention of a gang of aggressive young men. When he recognizes one of them, Preston (George MacKay), from the club where he performs, Jules throws a sassy one-liner at him. But rather than deflect... Continue Reading →
Following her triumphant Broadway debut in Chicago earlier this year, Monsoon season continues with two-time Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon currently in the midst of a 44-city North American tour, Everything At Stake, with a lively five-piece band. On Saturday night, Jinkx brought her delightfully quirky show to the spectacular Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, an... Continue Reading →
