“My grandfather was a farmer in Paris, Texas,” she has said. In other words, she’s a queen with the mind of a mogul: In 2014, she started Say What Entertainment, a management company for drag performers. Oh, and her podcast, Shangela, dropped last month. She also guest-starred on Community and Glee, shilled for McDonald’s and Orbitz, collaborated with Ariana Grande on her song “NASA,” and is working on a deal to stream her “Shangela Is Shook” tour as a comedy special. Halleloo! In the past year alone, Shangela, who never won Drag Race (mitigating fact: She’d done drag for only five months prior), toured 184 cities, made a big splash in A Star Is Born, and hosted the GLAAD Awards (earning a standing ovation from Beyoncé). Her book, Blame It on Bianca Del Rio: The Expert on Nothing With an Opinion on Everything, came out last year along with her coconut-oil-based makeup remover.ĭrag Race: Season 2 twelfth place season 3 sixth place. She’ll be performing at the U.K.’s 12,500-seat Wembley Arena* for her “It’s Jester Joke” tour (which she’ll take to Carnegie Hall this fall), has nearly 2 million Instagram followers, is currently starring in the West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, made two Hurricane Bianca movies and a Logo comedy special, and landed a Starbucks ad with Adore. Since then, the insult comic, self-proclaimed “Clown in a Gown,” and first Latinx Drag Race winner has created a level of global drag stardom not seen since, well, Mama Ru herself. The queen of all Drag Race queens and the most successful alum, Bianca appeared on the show five years ago (and was so dominant that she reached the finale without having to lip-sync for her life). Alex Jung, Charlotte Klein, Genevieve Koski, Brian Moylan, Matthew Schneier, Matthew Silver, and Carl Swanson Reporters and judges: Mano Agapion, Rebecca Alter, Joel Kim Booster, Maria Elena Fernandez, Molly Fitzpatrick, Chris Heller, E. Who else has amassed true cultural capital? Who can bring home north of $1 million annually, or get cast in a Hollywood blockbuster? Here, after talking to talent agents, managers and club bookers, as well as studying social-media influence, career longevity, and each queen’s “charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,” we rank America’s top-100 Drag Race superstars. Admission is free.RuPaul has become a genuine mogul. It takes place e very third Sunday of the month from 10:30 p.m. In addition to being an amazingly wild night with incredible music, Counter Corner scores major points for shows that take place on the venue's outdoor elevated stage, providing great views of the performances wherever you're standing. Every third Sunday of the month, the city's loyal crowds pack the house for a night of sweaty dancing and drag performances. The party, hilariously hosted by Hialeah's Finest, Juleisy y Karla, prides itself on being a safe space for the Magic City's young, queer community and invites guests to experience "all the gender non-conforming fun you can handle" on its Facebook page. Counter Corner also celebrated its third anniversary in November.
Outgrowing its original home at the Corner, the free monthly party expanded and moved to the nearby venue 1306 in June. Miami's best (and wildest) LGBT and Queer Party had a busy 2017. Admission costs $45 call or visit OpenTable for reservations. and 2 p.m. at Palace Bar, 1052 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach 30. It's held e very Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. For a taste of what goes down at the Palace, check out this insane viral video of Elishaly D’Witshes climbing to the top of a double-decker bus and impressively landing in a perfect split. But if you can't bring yourself to roll out of bed before noon, there's a second seating at 2 p.m. For early birds, the first show begins at 11:30 a.m. A cool $45 will get you an entree, a seat with prime views of the show, and bottomless mimosas during the performance. One of the funnest ways to spend an afternoon in Miami is at Drag Brunch at Palace Bar with some of the 305's fiercest queens every Saturday and Sunday. Drag queens dance on top of your table, spill onto the sidewalk, hilariously interact with hordes of tourists, and literally stop traffic on Ocean Drive.
Your jaws will drop and your wigs will be snatched. South Beach's renowned Palace Bar, which recently reopened in a new location on Ocean Drive, is undisputedly one of the top places in Miami to catch a show seven days a week.