The president of the Royal, Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Alamo Empire is suing Frontier Airlines alleging he was removed from a flight from Washington DC to Denver as a “security risk” because he had a wig in his carry-on bag. For the past six years, Ivan Cuadrado (a.k.a. Esmerelda Kane-Jaymes) has been a…
Drag King Troupe Los MENtirosos to Perform at La Botanica
Fresh from their performance at Cornyation’s King Anchovy Coming Out Party, San Antonio’s only drag king troupe, the Los MENtirosos, will be at La Botánica on April 13 to perform in a revue dubbed The Drag King Revolt. Produced by Giomara Bazaldua (SirGio) and Michi Fink (Mitch) who will also perform, the show includes drag…
Drag King Revolt to Raise Funds for P.E.A.C.E. Initiative
The drag community is one of many shades. For as long as drag queens have existed, drag kings have been perfecting the art of male impersonation. On December 3, the “zombois” of the popular dance group Zombie Bazaar Panza Fusion will present the Drag King Revolt, an all drag king revue to be held at…
Deep in Vogue: House of Kenzo’s Multidisciplinary Movement
I meet House of Kenzo (HOK) on the University of the Incarnate Word Sky Bridge, a phobia-tweaking pedestrian catwalk over the zooming traffic on Highway 281. It’s a sunny afternoon, and House of Kenzo are mid-photo shoot. They are beautiful, self-assured, gender-flouting, working their rainbow fashion gear into wind-whipped battle flags visible for a half-mile.…