All posts tagged "drag"
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Sporting Makeup
Bryan Watkins has already carved out a career from something that started as a teenage gag. “A bunch of my friends were going out to...
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RuPaul at Capital Pride 2009
RuPaul (Charles) entertains the crowd at Washington, DC’s 2009 Capital Pride Festival.
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Pumped for Pride
Here's a tidbit that might surprise you: The person RuPaul admires most is... Judge Judy. ''I love her!'' exclaims the performer who skyrocketed to national...
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Pride's Supermodel
''You know, when the blistering draught scorches the earth's surface, it has to cover itself with clouds to do a repair job. And that's what...
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Three of a Kind
Pride in Washington is not just a weekend affair. Everyone knows the big Capital Pride Parade and Festival -- June 13 and 14, respectively, along...
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Pageantry of Pride
Two years ago, a drag king was crowned Mr. Capital Pride, and drag queens generally reign as Miss Capital Pride. But either contest ''is certainly...
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From the Top
As the head of Channel 1 Releasing, Chi Chi LaRue is the Hugh Hefner of gay porn. From humble beginnings in tiny Hibbing, Minn., as...
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Life's a Drag
Dito van Reigersberg has made a name for himself in Philadelphia, a founder of that city's Pig Iron Theatre Company. Pig Iron performances have earned...
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Hair 'em, Scare 'em
While they say clothes may make the man, Ebone Bell, aka E-Cleff, says it really has more to do with the facial hair. And with...
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Pump It Up
Look upon any pedestrian crowd, and you're bound to find any number of women casually going about their business in high heels. Enter any gay...
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Irreverent Icon
Some might argue that ''icon'' is too reverent a word to apply to Holly Woodlawn. From Puerto Rico to Miami to Times Square, Woodlawn has...
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Party Girl
Ebone Bell's career path is more like a multilane highway. She's been a drag king with her alter ego, E Clef. She gave D.C. the...
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Oscar! Oscar!
For native Washingtonian-turned-New Yorker Brad Oscar, The Mystery of Irma Vep is more than just a play, it's a homecoming. ''Ironically, one of my first...
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Unapologetic
If you watched the Tony Awards this past Sunday you saw Lily Tomlin deliver the set-up for a performance from the Broadway musical Xanadu. Reduced...
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Budding Prides
Unity might be key in celebrating Capital Pride. There is, however, also something special about celebrating what might set a group apart, says SaVanna Wanzer,...
