Jorgeous made her big debut at the bygone SA club Babio’s at the ripe old age of 16 — a nightlife feat that rubbed some drag queens the wrong way. As a flamboyant child growing up in San Antonio, Jorge Meza idolized game-changing drag queen RuPaul, often danced in front of the television and even…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour’ coming to San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre
This summer, fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race will get a chance to witness the queens of the cult favorite TV series glam up the stage of San Antonio’s historic Majestic Theatre. On Sunday, July 17, Drag Race favorites Kameron Michaels, Rose, Vanessa Vanjie and Yvie Oddly will join all the finalists from the upcoming 14th…
San Antonio’s Ada Vox comes in second in finale of singing drag queen show ‘Queen of the Universe’
San Antonio’s Ada Vox made it to the finale of her latest TV singing competition, but another contestant took home the coveted crown. On Thursday night, Vox came in second to Brazil’s Grag Queen, who took home $250,000 for winning the first season of Queen of the Universe, Paramount Plus’ drag queen singing competition series,…
Idol Breaker: Singing San Antonio drag performer Ada Vox makes the jump to new reality series
Ada Vox, the drag queen who grabbed the national spotlight by finishing in the top eight on the 2018 season of American Idol, is back. First, she’s back in her native San Antonio. Following her break on Idol, the South San High School grad relocated to Hollywood to build on her career, but the tough…
San Antonio ‘American Idol’ drag performer Ada Vox will compete on new ‘Queen of the Universe’ series
After slaying her way into the top eight of American Idol a few years back, many predicted big things for San Antonio native Ada Vox, the long-running singing competition’s first drag queen contestant. And they were right. Vox has joined a cast of 14 international drag performers competing for a $250,000 prize on the new…
RuPaul’s Drag Race bringing a drive-in show to Ingram Park Mall in December
San Antonians can celebrate the holiday season with the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race at a pop-up drive-in event at Ingram Park Mall next month. Held on the weekend of December 15-16, Drive ‘N Drag Saves Christmas follows Bianca Del Rio, the 2014 winner of Drag Race, as she sets out to destroy the beloved…
Catching up with Singing Sensation and Webb Party Headliner Ada Vox
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. After slaying her way into the top eight of last year’s American Idol, homegrown San Antonio singing sensation Ada Vox is returning for a performance at the San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s Webb Party on Friday, April 19. If you somehow were living under a rock last year, let’s…
Yara Sofia to Judge San Antonio’s ‘Drag Me to Fame’ Competition
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. With an origin story not unlike that of fellow Puerto Rican drag star Jessica Wild (who performs in San Antonio on March 6), Yara Sofia rose through the ranks of San Juan’s LGBT nightlife scene, perfecting her craft in famed clubs like Krash and eventually landing on RuPaul’s…
Emmy-Nominated ‘Drag Race’ Star Raven Brings Her Dramatic Act to San Antonio
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. A California native of Russian descent, David Petruschin is admittedly fond of “winged creatures.” As a go-go boy on the SoCal club scene, he dubbed himself Phoenix before developing the drag persona Raven. Arriving on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race back in 2010, the professional makeup…
Drag Queens and Roller Coasters to Highlight Annual ‘Out in the Park’
Nightlife impresario Rey Lopez’s fourth annual Out in the Park, slated for November 3 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, will be the perfect mix of thrill rides and drag queens. Taking a cue from similar gay events at Disneyland and Walt Disney world, Out in the Park is a full-fledged theme-park takeover — Fiesta Texas…