Originally published in the San Antonio Current. It’s an muggy Sunday evening as I step out of the car and walk toward Heat nightclub, one of several queer-oriented venues on the North Main Street Strip. Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 – who came to fame on the competitive drag-queen show RuPaul’s Drag Race, and is better known…
Rey Lopez Throws a Bash Fit for a Queen
When RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) premiered on the Logo network in 2009, no one could have predicted the type of cultural phenomenon it would become, thrusting gay culture into the mainstream, breathing new life into the world of drag and bringing the show’s namesake out of 1990s-era oblivion. Only two years later, local nightclub promoter…
Roadtrip: RuPaul’s ‘Battle of the Seasons Tour’ at Austin’s Paramount Theatre
With the popularity of RuPaul’s Drag Race in recent years, it’s hard to believe the Battle of the Seasons tour is only in its third installment. Featuring a rotating cast of RPDR fan favorites from previous seasons (minus season 8), the tour has been stunning audiences across the world since kicking off in Belgium back in…
‘Drag Race’ Stars Featured in FDA’S Anti-Smoking Campaign
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration announced a campaign aimed at reducing the use of tobacco by young adults (ages 18 – 24) within the LGBT community The campaign’s ads will feature popular YouTube celebrities and drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race to get its message across. In a press release, Mitch Zeller, director of the…
Trixie Mattel and Delta Work team up for Rey Lopez’s ‘scary dollhouse Halloween party’
Billed as a “scary dollhouse Halloween party show,” Rey Lopez Entertainment’s latest outing combines the over-the-top talents of RuPaul’s Drag Race grads Trixie Mattel and Delta Work. Allegedly safe for “ages 3 and up,” season seven starlet Mattel (born Brian Firkus) favors a “life-in-plastic aesthetic” possibly best suited for Barbie’s stepmonster. Despite her role in the…