CATEGORY IS...

 ...Standard Poodle Realness

The ever entertaining.... Karen from Finance

CATEGORY IS.....

SUMMERTIME GLAMAZON REALNESS... 

Ginger Minj

Karen from Finance

Miss Malace

Trixie Mattel

Jan

I have long said Jan needed to wear bigger hair...adds so much more to her.

DOWN UNDER

Move over the Thunder From Down Under....and the US queens.... the Queens of Down Under have arrived!!! I have been waiting FOREVER for a season of Aussie queens since the early seasons of drag race, so when the international version started taking place...I was panting and trembling with excitement. And Ru does  not disappoint with this front runner queen lineup. These  queens will embody the flash, gaudiness, brawniness, snark and smart mouth of true drag style..... and I'm here for this!!! The inaugural cast of Down Under comprises 10 of the most loose and talented queens...many who have I seen or featured on this here blog. The show is hosted by RuPaul, Michelle Visage and comedian Rhys Nicholson. Drag Race Down Under premieres on WOW Presents Plus on May 1! I'm already getting moist. Let's take a gander at these bitches....

Anita is the co- owner and resident queen of her own club at Auckland's famous, Caluzzi Cabaret, and host of the TVNZ show House of Drag, as well as the monthly comedy Drag Wars. She has been wiggling her form of drag for ten years. 

I have been waiting for this bitch to get on the show in some form since the second season!!!!! Art will make top four for sure, and she is my choice to take the crown. Art Simone is the current reigning "Queen of Australia" and has played roles in feature films there.  She has traveled the states extensively, and she is on my top ten drag queen list of best drag queens. This bitch can turn a look...any look, and I dare say is the best beater of a face than any other queens. Her Instagram leaves me jaw dropped like 90% of the time. Truly inspiring.

Coco has performed on Australia's Mardi Gras party mainstage many times and is a multi Diva award winner, and Entertainer of the Year. She was mostly recently voted Sydney's Favorite Showgirl in 2018. Coco has also worked with  Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, and preformed with Conchita Wurst along with Sandra Sully for charity shows.

Elektra is the Dancing Queen..and was runner up on season 2 of House of Drag. The NZ Herald describes her as "utterly charismatic" Her amazing dance ability and live vocals...and she takes after the dear Mistress, with shocking high kicks...puts her in high demand for corporate events and theatre performance around Aotearoa.

Etcetera is a striking non-binary drag artist, who at only 22 has already made a splash within the Australian drag community...no easy feat,  with her aesthetic and activism. Known as the "glamour bug" she runs the shows at one of Sydney's iconic establishment, The Imperial Erskineville.

In 2015 Jojo started her drag career as  a political response to a council member stating that homosexuality is not part of the indigenous culture. So for Jojo's first annual Pride March she walked the parade in a costume she made with both the indigenous and gay pride flags and hasn't looked back since....staying very political. She also was hostess with the mostess for the VIP party for Cher's Australian tour. One queen working for another. 

This bitch is crazy!!!!! Take Varla Jean and Jackie Beat with a pinch of Tina Burner and blend, shake, and stir and you get Karen From Finance, another of the most renowned drag artist in Australia. Karen was one of the original members of the award- wining cult queer cabaret YUMMY, and has built an international fan base, touring the world with her singular brand of office themed drag character. She is one of the funniest queens on this season. I caught her act at Drag Con NY....and was in stiches.

Kita started drag when he dressed up for a New Years Eve Party and wowed all his friends. Before long he founded himself in the thick of the nightlife, firmly making his mark on the Auckland scene. Kita now co-owns the iconic Caluzzi Cabaret with Anita Wigl'it,  and Phoenix Venue in Auckland and has since hosted two series of the TVNZ's House of Drag as well as maintaining her position as resident Drag Queen at Family Bar and Club.

Maxi Shield is the Anne Marie of Drag! She is the Lady Bunny of the Down Under scene...foul mouthed, dirty, witty and full of titty! There is no holding back or filtering this queen. Maxi is a drag artist of 23 years, and is noted for her work within the community for charities and children's reading hours. Maxi has also won Entertainer of the Year numerous times, most recent in 2015, was named Madonna's national Hostess for her Aussie Rebel Heart Tour and has closed both a straight Olympics in 2000 and will open a gay one ,Gay Games in 2022. 

Scarlet is a burlesque performer, pole dancer, make up artist, costume designer and self -proclaimed "party girl". He has worked tirelessly to build his reputation and brand as a drag artist. After only one year of doing drag, Scarlet won the prestigious title of Queen of the Imperial Court of Australia , and took the title for Miss Burlesque Australia 2018, not only the first drag queen to enter the said competition ...but went on and won the tile too!

And can we just discuss amongst us goilfriends, just how hot and adorable these queens are?!?! 

Clockwise, Scarlet Adams, Art Simone, Elektra Shock and Jojo Zaho! 

Nothing like a five way!

PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN

Lady Galore

Minnie Cooper

Alexis Mateo

Art Simone

Charlie Hides

Dusty Mae

Jan Sport

London Adore

Lypsinka

Mimi Imfurst

Nina West

Karen from Finance

Not a portrait, but Miss Shuga Cain takes after my own heart with style and walking that runway girl. 

GRANDE DAME..... KAREN FROM FINANCE

INTRODUCING the newest member of the team - Karen From Finance!!

Karen From Finance is the premiere 'corporate' queen from Melbourne, Australia. She lives alone with her budgie 'Dantè' and enjoys tax time, office-based bonding activities, and invoice archiving.

After being made redundant from the accounts team at a small pie wholesaler in Geelong, Karen From Finance has since moved to the big smoke to become a real team player here in Melbourne. CC her in on an email. Heck, BCC her if you must! Karen From Finance will always Reply To All. Specializing in BAS statements, Payroll Systems, and Accounts Payable, Karen From Finance takes her role in your office very seriously. She will not leave a manila folder unturned. Board meeting? No worries! Karen has your minutes taken! The office fridge will never run out of milk, and she isn't shy of the odd Friday night after-work drink with the ladies.  As long as you don't pinch her stapler without asking, Karen From Finance really is a good time gal I tell you. So take your chats further than the water cooler and buy her a stiff one. You never know - she could be the one to help you out with your next promotion!!

This ‘Queen of Corporate’ is a regular at hosting contestants from the smash hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race at special events down under, as well as their exclusive DRAG FEST tours which have included season winners and dragtestants from past seasons. Karen also co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in the full-length independent production ‘Karen & Olympia On Ice’ with Olympia Bukkakis. She is one of the original cast members of Melbourne based queer cabaret 'Yummy', and is a big fan of doing the rounds in the arts festival programs  and any AIDS related events. If she comes to the states be sure to check her out. And to any of my drag lovers, readers and West Coast queens, Karen will be invading you between April 26-30, and to any readers in Minneapolis, she will be performing between May 6-7. To check  her complete schedule click here.