Jane Says. . Round One goes to NYC
Jane Says…
Round One Goes to New York City
By Jane Lane
Tis the season to bitch slap someone! This week saw feuds galore and we have all the dirt to prove it. Round One, we saw Epiphany (out-of-drag) at G Lounge's BoyBox along with Logan Hardcore, Bianca Del Rio, DJ Cazwell and Joey Israel. The crowd, many of whom we hear were “skiing,” were getting antsy, and that's when yours truly, after one too many alcoholic beverages decided to smack a little known DJ from Brooklyn in the mouth. In a panic, the queens made a mad dash for the door, as Epiphany grabbed me, and we bolted to BonBon. BonBon, the brainchild of Susanne Bartsch and Kenny Kenny of Vandam success found a new home at Juliet on 21st Street on the far west side of town. All the freaks seemed to be out late Tuesday evening, but one in particular was not having her way. Onlookers in the crowd, which included Amanda Lepore and Demanda Dahling, were treated to a special boxing match of Jordan Fox versus, well, the air. According to Epiphany, "I've never, ever seen a queen that messy in my life. She fell off her stool three times and then rolled around on the floor."
Wednesday was quite the day for Sherry Vine. The all live, no lip syncing drag queen spent 13 hours filming her new “Bad Romance” parody all over the city. We caught up with her at Barracuda where we saw Ryan Raz enjoying a drink during rehearsal, Jazmyne Black along with a well-prepared DJ David Serrano who was dressed in a crisp black dress shirt with dress pants, along with futuristic black glasses. After an intense day of dancing, faux-bowel movements and filming, Sherry made her way to Vlada for The Blonde Leading the Blonde along with Epiphany. The show, boasting a packed floor, would have brought the entire house down, except for the fact that for a third week in a row, the Vlada sound system went under. DJ Johnny Dynell frantically tried to fix the problem, when we noticed the lights flickering. During their final number, the lights decided it was time to end the show, and went completely dark.
The print war has re-surfaced. We saw that Odyssey Magazine has been popping up more and more all over the city. It seems this national magazine that now has a base office in New York is trying to give Next Magazine a run for its money. Unfortunately, we hear their fact checkers are not interested in correcting mistakes. If you check out the magazine, it's littered with unflattering photos and incorrect names and locations.
But that's nothing compared to what holy drama we found out from the original God Warrior herself, Shealita Babay. Shealita, who was criticized for leaving the city after faking a hate-crime, recently contacted me to let me know that her next target was the "mediocre, Logan Slaughter clone" Dallas Dubois. I’m told that Shealita's World AIDS Day antics were just too much for Dallas, who decided to send her a little hate mail via Facebook. Shealita responded with a post on Facebook called, “Wake Up Idiots.” You can read the post here.
The grand finale, the fight that takes the cake, the one that Don King will eventually pick up and sell to Madison Square Garden is the mother of all drag wars: Each week, Peppermint hosts Star Search, a talent show for new drag queens to showcase their talent and win some cash. It's extremely popular, as I found myself sitting on top of Glammy founder Cherry Jubilee along with a crowd consisting of Zoe Murphy, Tony Fornabio, Keo Nozari, Demanda Dahling, Yuhua Hamasaki, Nancy Nosecandy (out-of-drag), Claudio Maddox Lake and more! Now what seems to have happened, if audio drama is accurate, is that a past winner, Sheneeda Drink, got on stage to sing a Kelly Clarkson number, all while playing up the recent gay marriage loss in New York City. After a riveting performance, Logan Hardcore made her way to the stage, performing a number from The Lion King while giving live birth on stage to a puppet she had painted herself. It seemed clear, even to the other queens on stage that Logan had clearly won the competition. With a turn of the microphone, Peppermint announced that Sheneeda had won the competition. Immediately, we began to hear rumbles and shouts from the crowd. In the back, we saw Logan anxiously waiting at the bar as Peppermint was thanking her fans.
The Glammys are this Sunday, we hope to see you there. With names like Narcisisster, Dina Marie, Kiki Twins, Shequida, Michael Musto and more, there is bound to be something worth talking about. I say the fight to watch out for is the reigning hybrid-queen of New York, Acid Betty versus Celso. We heard from multiple sources that Celso has had not so many nice things to say about the Corrosive Mother of the House of Acid. In my own personal opinion, I would not want to be on Betty's bad side. I can't wait! See you Sunday!
