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Displaying all articles tagged:
Drag Queens
as told to
June 28, 2024
How Queer Nightlife Workers Spend Pride Month
“There’s a trade-off between getting to enjoy Pride and wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to have as much exposure as possible.”
By
Brooke LaMantia
is this flirting?
Oct. 19, 2023
Lauren Boebert Campaign Ran Up a $300 Tab at Her
Beetlejuice
Date’s Bar
Maybe they went on drag night?
By
Bindu Bansinath
power
June 5, 2023
Tennessee’s Drag Ban Has Been Blocked
After a federal judge ruled that it violated the First Amendment.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
power
Nov. 23, 2022
Everything We Know About the Colorado Springs Shooting
Anderson Lee Aldrich faces preliminary murder and bias-crime charges after opening fire in an LGBTQ+ nightclub.
By
Olivia Truffaut-Wong
and
Claire Lampen
nyfw spring 2023
Sept. 15, 2022
Drag Queens Are the New VIPs of Fashion Week
Fashion is learning to embrace drag culture outside the party scene.
By
Tyler McCall
the bigger picture
June 17, 2022
Queens of a Certain Age Deserve All the Flowers
With
Legends of Drag,
Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus compile a living history alongside phenomenal portraits of drag icons.
By
Bindu Bansinath
are u coming?
Mar. 11, 2022
Aly & AJ Turned Out More Than Okay
A hangover-free night on the town with the former Disney pop stars.
By
Brock Colyar
are u coming?
Dec. 3, 2021
Where the Wild Things (and the Straights) Are
One night at House of X, the very Manhattan alter ego to Bushwick’s House of Yes.
By
Brock Colyar
culture
Sept. 16, 2021
A Different Kind of Coming-Out Story
The kind that isn’t actually a “story.” It’s a process.
By
Juan A. Ramírez
portfolio
June 21, 2021
Drag Is Back, Baby!
And with it, a kaleidoscope of feelings about what comes next.
By
Andrew Nguyen
recommendations
Mar. 18, 2020
Drag Shows Are a Happy Distraction
Where to livestream entertainment from all the best queens.
By
Andrew Nguyen
the cut portfolio
May 6, 2019
The Met Gayla Was Queer, Fabulous, and Totally Absurd
A celebration of camp in Brooklyn.
By
Andrew Nguyen
send noods
May 3, 2019
A Drag Queen, a Hot-Dog Eating Champion, and a Ton of Ramen Noodles
Inside a truly surreal performance piece at the Ace hotel.
By
Andrew Nguyen
life’s a drag
Sept. 11, 2018
Lessons in Life and Beauty From New York’s Best Drag Queens
“You’re allowed to be you in an exceptional way.”
By
Kathleen Hou
gallery
June 23, 2017
Revisit Wigstock in Vintage Polaroids
Ahead of Pride weekend, discover David Yarritu’s photos from the subversive drag festival.
By
Sarah Nechamkin
gallery
May 24, 2017
This Fashion Book Has Drag Queens, Paint, and Polaroids
Jeremy Kost portrays makeup as identity in his new book
Like One of Your French Girls
.
By
Hyunjee Lee
gallery
Mar. 10, 2017
Drag Race
’s Sasha Velour Shows How to Pose for Polaroids on Warhol’s Camera
Shot by New York photographer Lucas Michael.
By
Lena Rawley
gallery
Sept. 16, 2016
Finally There’s an Illustrated Guide to RuPaul
The first two pages say only “Shantay, you stay.”
By
Sarah Spellings
wellness theories
May 1, 2015
RuPaul on Plastic Surgery and Being ‘Well’
“I’m a sensitive, sensitive man-child. I have to be very careful with what I put into my body.”
By
RuPaul
As told to
Kathleen Hou
nostalgia trip
June 23, 2014
Rare Shots of New York’s 1990s Drag Scene
An inside look at New York nightlife before drag permeated the mainstream media.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
you’re doing it wrong
June 11, 2014
Here’s Your New Summer Anthem, ‘Your Makeup Is Terrible’
A gift from
RuPaul’s Drag Race
contestant Alaska Thunderfuck 5000.
By
Kathleen Hou
old photos
Apr. 8, 2014
‘Private Birthday Party’: Rare Photos From Kansas City’s 1960s Drag Scene
A look back at midwestern drag culture in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
style tribes
Apr. 29, 2013
Style Tribe: Drag Queen Clothing Swap (NSFW)
Eighties prom dresses,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
, and semi-nudity in a dive bar.
By
Alice Hines
and
Rebecca Smeyne
victories
Nov. 27, 2012
Carnival Reverses Drag Costume Ban on RuPaul’s Cruise [Updated]
Phew!
By
Charlotte Cowles
pearls of wisdom
Dec. 30, 2010
The
Times
Solicits Drag Queens for New Year’s Eve Advice, With Awesome Results
“Stilettos are supposed to hurt. That’s why there’s booze.”
By
Charlotte Cowles
run through
Aug. 21, 2008
‘Runway’ Recap: The Drag Queens Have Arrived!
This week’s episode brought us the “pterodactyl from a gay Jurassic Park” and a giant green vagina dress.
By
Amy Odell