All posts tagged "drag"
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Transgender Shooting Prompts Rally
Local community organizations and advocacy groups are holding a rally to bring attention to an increase in violence against transgender individuals after an altercation with...
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4 Questions for Raja
Raja -- the winner of season 3 of Ru Paul's Drag Race -- performed at Town Danceboutique last Saturday, July 30, and Metro Weekly got...
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Hiding the Bacon
''We have very loyal football fans, and there was just about a rumble,'' says Doug Schantz, owner of Nellie's Sports Bar. Schantz is referring to...
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E-Clef – 'Michael Jackson's Thriller' [video]
Drag King E-Clef (Ebone Bell) performs to Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'' on the Main Stage at the 2011 Capital Pride Festival. Bell is also the host...
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Madonnarama
Here's an interesting fact: Adam Guerra has devoted so much of his life to drag and impersonating women, he only just bought his first bottle...
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Mame's Scrapbook: Five Decades of Fabulous
After a tour in the Navy, Carl Rizzi came to D.C. for a career in the Postal Service. But the life of a fabulous high-drag...
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Discrimination Debate
''If you stick me in a dress and heels, you're not going to find me any more fit for my job,'' said Sama Bellomo in...
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Finale: So You Think You're a Drag Queen [video]
In the finale of Town Danceboutique's So You Think You're a Drag Queen, previous winners from the past year compete to win the $2,500 grand...
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Big (Drag) Finish
Ever see a drag queen walk the runway on a balance beam? How about while dodging hurdles? Or blindfolded? You have if you've ever stopped...
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Holiday Spirit
Drag queen Ella Fitzgerald is an angel who tumbled to earth. Literally. ''I went to pose as an angel and slipped,'' says Donnell Robinson, who...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 9 [video]
November's contest, held monthly at Town Danceboutique, features a ''blind'' catwalk, a thanksgiving-inspired outfit, and a queen with an apparent love of hamburgers. Six new...
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The 2010 17th Street High Heel Race [video]
And they're off! The 2010 High Heel Race was the largest ever -- with a turnout that numbered in the tens of thousands along the...
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Local Takes National Title
In a field of 52 contestants competing for the 2011 Miss Gay America title in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month, it was Coti Collins, Miss...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 8 [video]
The popular monthly contest at Washington, D.C.'s Town Danceboutique continues. The October installment features a challenge that would win a steeplechaser's heart.Contestants included Kit Valentine,...
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So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Ep. 7 [video]
In this month's installment of the popular ''So You Think You're a Drag Queen,'' held the first Friday of every month at Town Danceboutique, the...
