"Drag Race" icon Bianca del Rio on performing in an age of drag bans: "Don't take our brunch"
1 year, 2 months ago

"Drag Race" icon Bianca del Rio on performing in an age of drag bans: "Don't take our brunch"

Salon  

Bianca Del Rio's new tour may be called Dead Inside, but on the outside, she's plenty lively. So a person that's probably not even a real account, the profile photo is a little anime picture, they'll say, "But you're a man." You can't complain and go, "It's so dreadful that someone stopped me to say hello or to take a selfie." No, it's kind of amazing that someone even gives a s**t. "For many years I performed in gay bars and theater, so the platform that "Drag Race" gave me was putting me into a different world." I don't want anyone to say, "Well, let's go buy a ticket to her show because so-and-so was an alcoholic."

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‘We will not be squashed’: L.A.’s queer community speaks out against Tennessee drag ban
2 years ago

‘We will not be squashed’: L.A.’s queer community speaks out against Tennessee drag ban

LA Times  

“I will not stop performing if I have to perform in a dumpster in a back alley,” BenDeLaCreme says in a tone full of optimistic, comedic edge. Before becoming “RuPaul’s Drag Race” royalty, headlining sold-out shows and having her own Hulu special, drag queen BenDeLaCreme, also known as “DeLa,” was a small-town queer kid struggling with depression and suicidal ideation. …

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