Every year, the Library of Congress' registry of historic recordings preserves 25 recordings in its National Recording Registry. This year's inductees span exactly a century, stretching from the earliest known recordings of Yiddish songs, "Yiddish Cylinders from the Standard … [Read more...]
Dame Edna Refuses to Back Down After Anti-Trans Comments, Saying They Have Been “Grossly Misinterpreted”
Eighty-five-year-old drag star Dame Edna says comments she made in 2016 regarding transgender women were misinterpreted. "Nothing has been more grotesquely interpreted,” Barry Humphries (Edna's alter ego) told The Sunday Times Magazine. “Edna carefully said she thought that men … [Read more...]
Happy 60th Birthday, Doll! (Btw, Did You Know Barbie Started Out as a German Hooker Named Lilli?)
Barbie turns 60! Happy birthday, doll! She’s been a surgeon, an astronaut, a news anchor and President, the Duchess of Cambridge, several characters in Mad Men and every member of Destiny's Child. But everyone has a past. Did you know before all those positions, that our … [Read more...]
The First RuPaul’s DragCon LA 2019 Panels Have Been Announced! What Are You Waiting For? Get Your Tickets Now
Hold on to your wigs henny, because RuPaul's DragCon LA 2019 is approaching and this year's panels are going to give you LIFE! Just announced were the UNHhhh panel with Trixie and Katya and the Drag Eye for the Queer Eye panel with Carson Kressley and Trinity The Tuck! [Read more...]
Peppermint Is the New York Gay Men’s Chorus Guest Star for the Body & Soul Sing-a-Long
It was recently announced that the guest star for the annual Big Gay Sing, performed by the New York Gay Men's Chorus is going to be Peppermint! This year's Big Gay Sing is Body & Soul themed and part of the set includes some big soul hits, such as, Stop In the Name of Love, … [Read more...]
Trixie Mattel’s Documentary, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts, Is Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival
Trixie Mattel's documentary, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts is having it's world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Nick Zeig-Owens and produced by David Silver and World of Wonder, the screening of this monumental doc will be followed with a live … [Read more...]
#Oscars19: Billy Porter’s Stunning Siriano Tux-Gown Was Actually an Homage to the Late Ballroom Pioneer, Hector Xtravaganza
Billy Porter's incredible Oscar red carpet look — a tuxedo gown designed by Christian Siriano — had everyone talking, but it was actually inspired by a legend of New York ballroom culture, Hector Xtravaganza. Xtravaganza, dubbed the “Godfather of Ballroom,” sadly passed away … [Read more...]
#OscarHerStory: Shangela on Being the First Drag Queen at the Academy Awards –”I Woke Up Asking, ‘Did It Really All Just Happen?'”
Well, Ru, Shangie beat you to it (in drag, that is)... Shangela told [Read more...]
Susanne Bartsch and the CFDA Announce Love Ball III – OMG, What Will You Wear?
Guuuuuuurrrl, you better start working on your wig TODAY. Beloved party promoter and fashion icon Susanne Bartsch (above and below) has announced that she will present the 30th Anniversary of her legendary Love Ball this summer, in collaboration with The Council of Fashion … [Read more...]
#RDR Season 11 Queens Visit The New School’s Class, “RuPaul’s Drag Race & Its Impact”, & Students Are GAGGED!
A course in drag HerStory, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Its Impact, is currently being taught by noted drag historian, Joe E. Jeffreys at The New School in NYC. As [Read more...]
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