![]() ![]() Outside of brunch events, most drag gigs are still performed at night, according to Denver Milk Market host Shirley Delta Blow. ![]() for a live show at Tracks bar) to see your favorite queens again.įor those who aren’t familiar, drag brunches offer a mixed bag of queer entertainment-lip syncs, comedy routines, games, and more-all while patrons feast on tasty early day fare and bottomless mimosas. Luckily, thanks to Denver’s thriving lineup of drag brunches, you don’t have to wait until next June (or stay up until 1 a.m. But now what? Not even Rupaul’s Drag Race compares to the exhilaration of a live drag performance. Images of flashy sequins and that sense of unabashed joy still sit with you. You attended the Pride march, watched the performers, and reveled in the eleganza at Denver’s PrideFest. It’s more important to be funny.The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. We don’t care… We don’t have the most fabulous makeup in the world. We don’t even necessarily wanna be pretty. They wanted to be classy divas, and they wanted to be fierce. “But when we came here, we realized that most drag queens wanted to be divas. “We wanted to be the fun drag queens,” Kratts says. How their show is different: They focus on the comedy and have developed a full theatrical show with a lot of ad-libbing, flirting, audience interaction and lip-syncing to naughty songs. Now he goes the easy route: He wears Versace slippers. “I’d always be in these big white boots,” he says. So he started out wearing big, obnoxious white plumber’s boots that he decorated with gemstones. How Bootsey got her name: It’s hard to find size 17 woman’s shoes, Kratts explains. She thinks she’s a society dame, but she’s never quite good enough. “Bootsey is very refined, but she’s trash at the same time,” Kratts says. ![]() “Except I’m blonde, and she was brunette.”īootsey, meanwhile, isn’t quite as sleek and polished. ![]() “My mother always had that big brown bouffant hair,” he says. “Everybody was always commenting on them,” he says, “and I was like, ‘Well, OK, I definitely have to be a LEGGY girl.”Īs for his big blonde hair, Rollins got that idea from his mom. More about their characters: Rollins says he wanted Lady Licious to have a sleeker, sexier look with a short skirt to show off his well-defined legs. Real names: Tim Kratts and Billy Rollins (Bootsey and Lady Licious, respectively) Learn More: /allheartentertainment1īOOTSEY CLOVERDALE AND LADY LICIOUS (AKA BOOTSEY-LICIOUS) Where he performs: Victory Lane Café in North Fort Myers, Rockade in Cape Coral In between games, she usually lip-syncs to everything from Frank Sinatra to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” His act: “I look up ideas online, whether it’s a cowboy or a rapper or a gentleman in a suit and tie,” Sierra says. She performs with a rotating cast of drag queens for her Drag King and Queen Bingo events. Sierra says she’s one of only five drag kings in Lee County. “Drag kings are definitely a diamond in the rough… When you see it, it’s shiny and new and different. “We noticed everywhere they’re doing drag bingo, so we thought why not mix it up,” Sierra says. Sierra and partner Lori Minor started doing drag king shows about a year ago. The costume usually includes glue-on facial hair and pants with a sock in the crotch. How his show is different: Nick D'Cuple is one of the few drag kings in Southwest Florida - a woman playing a man. Where she performs: Bambusa Bar & Grille in Naples “It was kind of like my little five minutes of fame. “And I couldn’t sing … so I had to find something else. Why he’s a drag queen: “Growing up, I always wanted to be onstage somewhere,” he says. There’s no singing or lip-synching, unlike many other drag shows. How her show is different: DeSear took over as show director for the long-running Bitchy Bingo at Bambusa Bar & Grille about two years ago. But her elaborate wigs are custom-made in Las Vegas. Lisa Renee mostly wears clothes hand-made by local drag queen Alyssa LeMay. … I’m a dancing drag queen, so I dance a lot.” More about the character: “I like to be glamorous,” DeSear says. “You know, all it takes is someone to tell you you’re pretty as a drag queen, and then it’s all over,” he says and laughs. He eventually entered some small talent shows in gay clubs, and that led to what he does now. “I’m obviously gay,” he says, “and I grew up going to clubs and I would see drag shows and it sparked my interest.” How he got started: DeSear got into drag about 13-14 years ago. ![]()
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