Ariel Sinclair Hosts the Get Out Magazine Awards @ the Dickens NYC

The epitome of drag–the iconic Ariel Sinclair–is set to host this year’s Get Out Magazine Awards on Monday March 3 @ 8:00 PM @ the Dickens (783 8th Avenue NYC – 3rd Floor 3D Lounge). Ariel is no stranger to hosting a show, as she’s been presenting the pool show at the Ice Palace in Cherry Grove forever.

In between working at LIPS and running Bingo, Ariel is one of the funniest, most talented and most authentic queens in the nightlife and Fire Island communities. Being known and loved by all makes her the perfect host for the Awards. She doesn’t get flustered in the eyes of chaos, nor does she lose her cool when facing disarray and confusion. She will be joined by co- host Kimmi Moore and DJ Stevie Sidewalk.

In the meanwhile, we had a conversation about the awards and the past, present and future of her fabulous career….

INTERVIEW >>>
 
Hello, Ariel. What will you be doing in the upcoming months?

I do Lips Drag Show Palace Restaurant Dining & Bar on Fridays. I’m doing a new bingo at the Phoenix on 13th Street in New York City from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, I do bingo at Stonewall from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Then I will be going back to the island.

When does the season open?

May.

Not April? I thought April.

No. People are out there in April. But I probably won’t start until the week before Memorial Day.

Very cool. Will there be a pool show again?

Yes. The pool show is Saturday and Sunday. And then Monday, they go. Last summer, I did once-a-month bingo at Silly Lily in Bayshore and One Trick Pony in Westhampton. So, keeping busy. I’m also doing the Get Out Awards.

You work at Lips Drag Dining Restaurant & Bar on Friday, right? Tell me what is planned.

Yes, I am always there on Fridays now. It is two seatings: 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The first seating is going to be nice and the second seating is going to be naughty. A little dirtier.

Who else is going to be there that night?

The girls rotate. So I don’t really know who’s working.

I’m so excited that Mike asked you to host the awards. 

It seems like it’s going to be more organized, quick paced and a lot more performances.

Who is performing? Do you know?

Eiby,  Morgan Roy’el and some surprises  He said you had some people that were performing…Irene Michaels, Quinn Lemley, Screamin’ Rachael….

So, you continue to do drag. And my guess is you will continue doing it for your entire life.

Yes. Until I drop dead.

So, let me ask you some new drag questions. Let me go to Fire Island, specifically. You have been doing the pool show for–what is it–21 or 22 years? How did that begin?

It began when I went out there and Sal Piro was entertainment director. I went for Miss Fire Island at the time and he asked me if I wanted to do the pool show. Back then, he was the host of the pool show and he just had people come out. Then I started working there in ‘94. I kind of took over the pool show.

Since then, there have been a million owners

The new owner is amazing. He really brought the place back to where it used to be. The parties are amazing. There is camaraderie with everyone who works there.

There was a time that it was so great and then it wasn’t.

The dark times. But we got through them.

Do you have your plans for the pool show yet? Anyone special?

No, not yet. I really haven’t gotten a schedule yet. Sometimes they say RuPaul’s Drag Race girls will be there. I won’t know anything until like April or May.

Is Chuck going to DJ?

Chuck is now at Cherry’s. Him and Porsche are there. We have some good DJs, though. Joe Mendes does a pool show. I think he’ll be back. Animatronic, she does a great show called Queerdo on Tuesdays, which is an ‘80s New Wave kind of party. It’s a lot of fun.

Do you have any new songs?

I’m working on them.People always send me weird songs and I try to learn them, but then I’m never sure if they’re going to work. But I try to put them in. The old ones always work too.

No one does songs like you. There’s no one like you. I always say that you are my favorite queen. Aside from China, LOL.

I am looking forward to the Get Out Awards.To the event and all the presenters and performers.