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PHOTOS: Detox’s Amazing Black & White Look

At the taping of the season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s hard for anyone to outshine a room full of the nation’s top drag queens, but Detox from Season 5 outdid them all by […]

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Television 12 years ago 10

FOF #1786 – Perfidia, the Queen of the Big Wig

It takes a village to dress a drag queen. Behind every fierce drag queen there’s an even fiercer queen helping her to look her best. For years Steven Perfidia Kirkham has styled wigs for some of Broadway’s biggest shows and many of your favorite drag queens and entertainers.

Today Perfidia, wig stylist to the stars, joins us to talk about all the glorious big wigs from Lady Bunny to RuPaul, and what it was like in the Wigstock and Club Kid scenes of the 90s.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 12 years ago 4

VIDEO: Baked Alaska Thunderfuck with Jinkx Monsoon Sauce

Oh yes hunty, there actually is a dessert called Baked Alaska, and like the real Alaska Thunderfuck, it’s delicious!

Before we recorded our podcast with Jinkx Monsoon and Alaska Thunderfuck, we treated the girls to a dessert in their honor: Baked Alaska with Chocolate Monsoon Sauce.

PHOTO: Mathu Andersen’s Equality Icon Makeup

Behind every fabulous drag queen there usually is an equally fabulous make-up artist who helps her get into her looks every day. For decades Mathu Andersen has been responsible for turning RuPaul into the Supermodel […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Drag & Trans, Images 12 years ago 0

Why drag queens paint their eyes so dark

So dark, so true.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Images 12 years ago 3

PHOTO: Marc Felion Serves Up Mahogany Realness, Emphasis on the HOG

One of RuPaul’s most favorite fashion moments happens in the film Mahogany where Diana Ross designs this fierce rainbow chiffon poncho. Marc and I tried to recreate it, with tragic but hilarious results. We just […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Drag & Trans, Images 12 years ago 1

Ask Detox and Willam ANYTHING!

Yes ma’am, we have the hilarious and delicious Detox and Willam in the house, in our clutches, and you can ask them anything. Along with their drag queen gal pal Vicki Vox, Detox and Willam […]

Posted in: Ask The Guest, Drag & Trans 12 years ago 8

FOF #1715 – How to Talk Like a Drag Queen

Hey hunties! With the success of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the fabulous language that drag queens, black and gay folks have been using for years is now suddenly coming into the mainstream.

Today Mimi Imfurst join us to examine the words that drag queens love to use and where they came from: 19th century Italian sex workers, the secret language of Polari, drag balls and French hip-hop.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 3

FOF #1714 – Let’s Have a Kiki Michelle Visage

The Drag Stars at Sea Cruise sailed out in choppy waters after the cruise line issued a controversial letter requesting passengers to not dress up in drag. After a very heated public outcry, Carnival apologized saying anyone could be as fierce as they wanted on the high seas.

Today Michelle Visage from RuPaul’s Drag Race dishes the dirt from the cruise which brought together 1300 fans and most of the queens from the show.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 11

FOF #1710 – Sherry Vine’s Dreams Come True

Drag queen Sherry Vine spills the tea on her TV variety show She’s Living For It, where she and her drag queen gal pals serve up Carol Burnett realness with some really corny jokes.

Listen as Sherry talks about being hand picked to appear on RuPaul’s 1993 Christmas Special, her soul sisterhood with Jackie Beat.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 12 years ago 7