Tip These Queens

We’re assembling a dynamic task force of legendary drag performers to offer up their life lessons in and around cocktail culture, served with a stiff dose of etiquette and the occasional read.

Tip These Queens: Life Lessons from Legendary Drag Performers

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

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I first saw cabaret performer Daphne Always at a RuPaul’s Drag Race watch party at a gay bar in Williamsburg a few years ago and I saw her one-woman show a few times before the pandemic shut everything down.

Cabaret Singer Daphne Always Is Still Evolving

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How Cannabis Queen Shea Couleé Is Branching Out

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Michete is one of the most consistently funny people on my Twitter timeline.

Michete Just Wants You to Remember Her

Generally, I don’t make a habit of discussing drag performers’ non-drag lives, but Gary Carmichael and I met in a way that was too good not to share.

How Gary Carmichael Became a Five-Borough King

This entrepreneurial NYC performer has been hard at work recently.

How Drag Performer Junior Mintt Keeps It Fresh

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Since winning season two of Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars, Alaska Thunderfuk has been keeping busy to say the least.

The Multi-Talented Alaska Goes Meta

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To call Biblegirl “enterprising” would be a massive understatement.

How Biblegirl Is Leveling Up

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Merrie Cherry is a centerpiece of Brooklyn drag, helping to found some of the scene’s most venerable institutions.

Merrie Cherry’s Reign Is Just Beginning

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Miz Jade is an educator, dancer, and activist who has seen it all in her career.

Miz Jade Wants Us to Hold on to Our Power

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Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars season four winner Monét X Change has had an extremely full schedule ever since her win.

How Monét X Change Has Used Her Voice After Drag Race Win

Drag queen Sabel Scities got her start in the Portland scene, but has since made a name for herself everywhere from Hawaii to Fire Island.

How Sabel Scities Embraces Island Life

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Nicky Doll was the first francophone drag queen to grace the main stage of Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

Cabaret Singer Daphne Always Is Still Evolving

The NYC performer talks upcomings shows and trans identity in the drag world.

How Cannabis Queen Shea Couleé Is Branching Out

The ‘Drag Race’ all star star talks new line of drinks and what makes Chicago drag so special.

Michete Just Wants You to Remember Her

The Seattle-based musician talks Gaga, transmisogyny, and breaking boundaries.

How Gary Carmichael Became a Five-Borough King

This sharp-dressed man shares what keeps him going in the fight for acceptance.

How Drag Performer Junior Mintt Keeps It Fresh

From a new makeup line to Black trans advocacy.

The Multi-Talented Alaska Goes Meta

Look out for a new comedy special, vodka, and intimate memoir.

How Biblegirl Is Leveling Up

This merch queen talks video games, graphic design, and imposter syndrome.

Merrie Cherry’s Reign Is Just Beginning

The ‘Dragula’ star talks working through grief, growing pains, and the Brooklyn drag scene.

Miz Jade Wants Us to Hold on to Our Power

We chat about mental health, veganism, and sharing inclusive stories with kids.

How Monét X Change Has Used Her Voice After Drag Race Win

We chat with the NYC queen about her podcast, new summer anthem, and future makeup line.

How Sabel Scities Embraces Island Life

This funny, flirty queen talks Hawaiian gay bars and shares a Mai Tai recipe.

How Nicky Doll Found Herself By Becoming Someone Else

This sickening fashion queen talks growing up global and the art of drag.