I meet them as boys on an evening a week before Christmas, at Bakery Lorraine. Louie Canales, who performs as Chyna Cravens, and Christian Paolo, aka Sephwhora (pronounced Sef-whore-ah) 51, are waiting for me at a table near the entrance. The third member of the drag queen girl group known as The Juniors is running…
‘Drag Race’ Star Milk to Perform at Heat
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Daniel Donigan attended Catholic school and was an altar boy at his local church. It was a conventional upbringing for the unconventional personality who would go on to create the popular drag posse “The Dairy Queens” and branch out on his own as the hilariously campy Milk on season…
Drag Race All Star Alyssa Edwards Makes Return Visit to Heat
With over one hundred contestants on eight seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, a call back to appear on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is no small feat. While she didn’t take the top spot, coming in at fifth place, Alyssa Edwards made a welcome return as one of ten contestants to be…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Latrice Royale Leads Greg Hinojosa’s Latest ‘Rocky Horror’ Remix
Decades before the dawn of RuPaul’s Drag Race, British playwright Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show challenged the status quo and championed a similar message of self-acceptance. Both the Logo reality series and the 1973 musical transcended their early cult status to become icons of pop culture. In 2012, director Greg Hinojosa, then with the…
Out in the Park Mixes Drag Queens and Roller Coasters with Fabulous Results
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. Not unlike Orlando’s Gay Days at Walt Disney World — which annually attracts an estimated 50,000 color-coordinated attendees — Rey Lopez’s slightly smaller (he’s hoping for 5,000) fall signature Out in the Park functions as an over-the-top LGBT theme-park takeover. An instant hit built around the winning combination…
Naomi Smalls to Make SA Debut at Heat
When Naomi Smalls walked into the room and declared, “Check your lipstick before you come for me,” she was easily one of the most striking queens on season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Her signature style (inspired by 1990’s era supermodels) emphasized her slender body and flat chest, and she was known for having ‘legs for days.’ Think…
Carmen Carrera Returns to SA
Although she first came to fame with stints on season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag U, Carmen Carrera has expanded her brand by becoming an actress, model, burlesque dancer, and advocate for transgender rights. Since coming out as transgender in 2012, this Puerto Rican beauty has appeared on VH1’s Couples Therapy and even…
Tencha la Jefa’s Alternative Approach to Drag
As I drove to meet Tencha la Jefa at her home on San Antonio’s West Side, Siri took me on an unanticipated ride through the neighborhood where I grew up. I drove past El Mercado H-E-B where my mom first trusted me to to run in by myself to grab an ingredient she was missing…
Rey Lopez and Greg Hinojosa Bring ‘Rocky Horror’ to Josephine Theatre
Updated: October 19, 2016 With the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race now in the books, Rey Lopez Entertainment is making sure you get your “Drag” fix well into the rest of the year! In May, Rey Lopez Entertainment announced a partnership with Greg Hinojosa of Sassy Entertainment that would bring their production of The…
Bob the Drag Queen to Take Over the Heat in June
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you probably know that Bob the Drag Queen was crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar” earlier this week during the season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race. With her brazen, larger-than-life personality, Bob the Drag Queen was always the fan favorite to take the top spot since she…