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DJ Eric Abobo

Serving sonic sexiness to our city via bars, clubs and circuit parties for over a decade, DJ Eric Abobo has officially slayed the game. Q: Eric, hello! Thanks for chatting! So, can you describe your DJ sound today, as far as what you’d typically play when it’s up to you? A: I consider myself an open format DJ–since I work mostly at bars, I play for the crowd. Thirteen years ago I started as a...

Drag Performer of the Month: Kizha Carr

At long last, our Entertainer of the Year!Best description of my drag: Authentic auntie clown How many years I’ve been at it: 16 years Original hometown: Oklahoma City Favorite number to do: Read My Lips Mix A number I will NEVER do: Anything Carrie Underwood Favorite cosmetic product: Milk Hydro Grip Primer Reason I started drag: Tale as old as time. It was a dare. Lol Most important diva ever: Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey...

New Jonathan Larson Musical Arrives in NYC!

“The Jonathan Larson Project” premieres  at the Orpheum The Mount Vernon-born playwright, composer and lyricist Jonathan Larson died suddenly of an aortic dissection on January 25, 1996 at age 35… just hours before the Broadway premiere of his musical “RENT,” which would proceed to change the face and sound of musical theatre and become an essential centerpiece of pop culture. His first production, 1990’s semi-autobiographical “tick, tick… BOOM!” which leaned untraditionally into rock sounds, had...

Linux – Dombeeef and Airik Prince

Photography by Wilsonmodels INTERVIEW >>>Linux, hello! Thanks for chatting! So um, how are you enjoying 2025 so far, lol? Hello!! 2025 has been off to an incredible start. I feel like all the seeds I planted in 2024 are finally starting to sprout, which makes me really happy and excited.  Your garden is beautiful! Congrats on your Glam win, you’ve won as a writer. What can you tell us about about your columns—how did that...

DRAG PERFORMER OF THE MONTH: SVETLANA STOLI

Best description of my drag: Campy, unique, relatable  How many years I’ve been at it: 12 years full time!  Original hometown: Izhevsk, Russia  Favorite number to do: My original parody, “Welcome to My Hole”  A number I will NEVER do: “Cozy” by Beyoncé. It won’t make any sense for someone looking like me to even try to do it.  Favorite cosmetic product: I’m contractually obligated to say Carolina Herrera beauty products (since it’s my day...

Drag Performer of the Month: BEAUJANGLESS Dance Diva & Chappell Roan Headliner

Best description of my drag: Sultry, lit Young Auntie How many years I’ve been at it: Six years now  Original hometown: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Favorite number to do: I have a Whitney mix that revives me every single time, that goes from “I Have Nothing” into “It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay (Thunderpuss Mix),” and it’s quite the crowd favorite. A number I will NEVER do: I’ve never given that a thought…but I guess...

Nina West & Brooke Lynn Hytes

INTERVIEW Hi, ladies. Thanks for finding time to chat with us today! OMG, Canada’s Drag Race’s fifth season, which you’re the host of, will be premiering Nov 22–the same week as your New York Christmas show! What are your general thoughts on the cast this season?   Brooke Lynn Hytes: It’s such an amazing and diverse cast. I can’t say much, but you are in for a WILD ride. Lots of drama, mama! Q: Do...

DRAG PERFORMER OF THE MONTH: COMA WHITE

NYC’s Halloween Queen Best description of my drag: Coma White is a voluptuous video vixen and B-movie bimbo. She is a heavy metal chick who’s like the Tawny Kitaen of drag because she also likes to dance and headbang half naked on the hood of a car. How many years I’ve been at it: I’ve been doing drag for eight years now.  Original hometown: I’m from “Lawn Guyland”–Rockville Centre, to be exact Favorite number to...

Drag Performer of the Month: SUDDENLY AUDREY

Best description of my drag: Audrey is the fun, cool aunt who wants everyone to be happy and have fun. She loves making people laugh and providing an outlet of unabridged joy. How many years I’ve been at it: I started drag about six years ago, but I didn’t start working until the second year, and then we had that global pandemic. So, I consider myself a young and fresh three-and-a-half-year-old. Original hometown: I was...

ALASKA SPEAKS!!

Hello, Alaska! You just performed at the Ice Palace on Fire Island. How did that go? It was amazing. Cherry Grove is my favorite place on planet Earth. I think there’s a special, precious magic there that is so unique and feeds my soul and my spirit and it’s always very hard to leave. We had a great time singing lesbian anthems at the Ice Palace.   Have you been keeping up with “Drag Race...