Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOUTtv has announced it is returning to “Camp Wannakiki” for a fifth summer of hilarious antics, as the campiest drag artists battle it out for the title “Queen/King of Camp”. The show that originally started out on YouTube may have a tiny budget but it is by far the most inclusive drag show on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCherry Pop is small town shabby gay bar that looks like it probably has never seen better days. However it is home for the small coterie of drag queens who perform there nightly even though it looks they out number the audience at the best of times. Every night this band of performers are … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNew York based Danish filmmaker Christopher Birk’s affectionate but somewhat meandering documentary takes a look at the lives of a coterie of assorted New York drag queens that focuses mainly on their particular journeys to get them performing in the not-always-bright-lights in backstreet bars and clubs. As they share the stories of their struggles (and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA great wee find on YouTube (so its free) is this thoroughly entertaining HBO documentary by then newbie director Patti Kaplan about some of our favorite Drag Queens. The year is 1997 and Jeff Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman is so young he is totally unrecognizable in men’s attire : Lady Bunny had more … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you are unfamiliar with the alternative drag scene in London’s vibrant East End, then discovering the extraordinary performance artist Jonny Woo who had been the ringmaster of it all for the past decade, is quite an eyeopener. Although I should add quickly, one of the very best kind. In this new documentary from first … Continue reading