Grizzly Kiki

Sutton Lee Seymour is finally getting her day in the sun....or rather, her night under the moon. After being banned from every Broadway stage, community theatre, and bathhouse, Sutton can now take her place as the reigning diva of the Great White Way!! Why, you may ask? Well, simply put, all the other divas are dead. Except, of course, Patti LuPone!! At the end of time it will be Sutton, Patti & Cher duking it out for the last curtain call! Listen to our episode with Sutton and her creator, Prescott Seymour, to find out the secret to her success and how she looks this good after 169 years in show business!!!

On this episode of Gateway Drag, we have a kiki with Tina Burner about two of the most iconic drag films of the last 25 years: "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert" and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar." Both "Priscilla" and "To Wong Foo" focus on the stories of a group of three friends who embark on cross-country road trips. In "Priscilla," drag queens Mitzi Del Bra and Felicia Jollygoodfellow and their friend, trans woman Bernadette Bassinger, travel across the Australian Outback in a bus named Priscilla to perform at a hotel. In "To Wong Foo," seasoned queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson take pity on Chi-Chi Rodriguez - a so-called "latin boy in drag" - and trade in their plane tickets for a beaten up Cadillac. The three queens embark on a cross country road trip to Los Angeles for the "Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant." In both films, these characters endure broken down vehicles, friendly and not-so-friendly strangers, and learn many life lessons along the way. During our kiki with Tina, we discuss the experience of watching each film for the first time, how they influenced her own drag aesthetic, and the movies' lasting impact, as well as issues surrounding the depictions of the characters.

MoMo Shade is a quiet Queen, a nice Queen, and a very Shady Queen. Her name says it all. She's the girl who will not utter a single word, but instead observes everyone around her and speaks when the time is right. This, however, does not apply to her aesthetic or performance style. MoMo loves to tear up the dance floor with her intense numbers, custom couture, and a face that is to die for. No, she's not pumped, people. That's all MoMo! MoMo is one half of a dynamic duo, the other being Aja. During her Grizzly KiKi, Aja brought along MoMo, who provided us with some of the most hilarious commentary we've ever heard. That is another facet of her personality that makes her all the more endearing. She will leave you in stitches with just a few words. Listen to our interview to get to know this native Brooklyn Queen!! And, like with any couple, Aja is along for the ride to fill in the gaps in MoMo's legendary stories!

"Dissecting Divas" explores and breaks down the powerful and influential women that have inspired drag queens and gays alike. On this episode, Outhouse Betty herself, the fabulous Pissi Myles, talks about her very unhealthy love of Bette Midler. The Divine Miss M is ever-present in Pissi’s life. She works her music and comedy into many of her numbers, uses her quotes to have entire conversations, and even creates a Bette illusion on occasion. During our conversation, the lines definitely blurred and it felt like Ms. Midler had invaded Pissi’s body!

Logan Hardcore is the epitome of "Head Bitch In Charge." She left her home state of Arizona at 17 for New York, where she planned to pursue a career on Broadway. Young Logan was met at the airport by none other than Epiphany, New York's resident glamour puss! She should have known right then and there that she was being picked up by the Drag Welcome Wagon! Not long after her arrival, Broadway was a mere memory. Logan Hardcore emerged from within the "Boy from Arizona" and began her career as a fully-fledged Drag Queen. She is a queen who adores makeup and isn't satisfied unless it's two inches deep and has become known for her extreme transformations. Logan has also gained a reputation for having a sharp tongue and quick wit, a result of having been roommates with Bianca del Rio. It was a survival strategy!

Miss Coco Peru is a legendary storyteller and comedienne who has become a cultural reference in and of herself over the course of her 20 year career. Coco grew up in the only pink house on City Island in the Bronx, which foreshadowed her future. From a very early age, she was an observer, taking in her surroundings and the people that inhabited it, filing away the details and constructing a life story that is truly astonishing and real compared to the lives people live out today on the internet and social media. Coco is the creation of Clinton Leupp, who felt that he needed an outlet for the stories he wanted to tell and a way to release his inner femininity. Thus, Miss Coco Peru was born and with her signature red flip wig and 1960's style, she has taken over the world, one cabaret theatre and Home Depot at a time. She is most famous for her role as the bitter drag queen in the 1999 film, "Trick." The role was created for her after she was helping her friend out by table reading Tori Spelling's character. The monologue she performed in an iconic performance that has become among the most quoted and referenced scenes in queer cinema. Our interview with Miss Coco Peru was a beautiful experience and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

On "Feel Like A Lady," we discover what brings a Queen to life and activates her Drag! Monét X. Change just recently joined New York's Drag Union and uses her membership card to carve out the fiercest contours in the city! Our time with Monét covered more ground than any other "Feel Like A Lady" before hers. We KiKi'd about how she transitioned into doing drag full time, the best ways to paint on brows, and her fashions. Running into Monét on any given night is a visual delight. She gives you face, body, looks, and lips for days!! Oh, and she's also Miss Hell's Kitchen 2015. Listen to our interview with Monét to get a crash course in how to make being a Drag Queen a career and keep your art fresh look after look!

Elle Emenopé is a multi-talented artist who defies the traditional definitions and boundaries of Drag Artistry, instead choosing the title "Gender Artist." On her website, Elle explains how her unique approach to drag developed: “I began becoming very frustrated with drag because it didn’t make sense in my mind for an art form that is supposed to be freeing and breaking the rules has now become a codified “drag queen” with specific parameters of right and wrong, dos and don’ts, and choosing an identity that you actually become stuck in. “ With every look she turns out and high-concept performances that she produces in New York, Provincetown, and other cities, Elle challenges the Drag status quo. She is a stunning creature that enters every room, bar, and cabaret with the elegance of a panther and an explosion of colors. Elle is changing the landscape of drag by breaking it down and building it back up. Listen to our interview and get to know the charming individual also known as "A Boy Named Elle."