The NYC Queens Queerty Forgot
We feel like Queerty overlooked some queens in their "6 Best Queens You Won't See on Drag Race" post. For whatever reason, the newly resurrected gay blog's list completely ignored New York's drag scene. Maybe because Queerty's new web overlords, GayCities, are based in San Francisco. Or maybe it's because no self-respecting working queen in NYC would attach her name and image to someone else's reality show when there are so many other media opportunities in this city.
Whatever the case, these controvercial queens more than deserve some recognition!
ACID BETTY
This self-described "hybrid drag queen" has one of the most unique and frighteningly fierce looks we've ever seen! She's not one for weekly appearances, but Acid Betty has hosted some of New York's most highly anticipated events, like The Saint at Large's Black Party and Black Party Expo. If you couldn't tell by looking at her, Betty's not exactly your standard queen, opting for hosting and emceeing gigs as opposed to lip synching and performing. Not so much a gender illusionist as a living work of art, we're not even sure how she would compare to the Middle American pageant queens on Drag Race!
Bianca Del Rio
Affectionately known in NYC nightlife circles as the city's "Cuntiest Katrina Refugee," Bianca is known for her blistering wit. Trust us, no one knows how to read like this queen! While Queerty singled out their six queens for being untelegenically messy, the always immaculately coiffed Del Rio may look TV-ready, but wait until she opens her mouth. Never one to shy away from controvercial comedic material, she's known for pissing off just about everyone with her tongue-in-cheek remarks. If you like you queens of comedy even remotely politically correct, look elsewhere!
Shealita Baby
What's there to say about Shealita Baby that this photo doesn't already make clear? Her hard drinkin', Bible-thumbing persona is a rare sight in NYC these days. But we remember a night, not so very long ago, at a pary in the basement of Lucky Cheng's. We found Shealita slumped over on a banquette apparently unconcious, her polyester dress hiked up, her wig askew, and what appeared to be her penis lolling out of a hole in her panty hose. Later someone told us that was all part of her schtick and the cock wasn't real. Still, who doesn't want to see that on Logo?
Logan Hardcore
Anyone who's seen her pool show with Dallas Dubois on Fire Island knows that Logan Hardcore just doesn't give a fuck! Homegirl will dive into a pool in full face and hair at the drop of a dollar bill and emerge dripping wet, wig hopelessly bedraggled, and never miss a beat. We wouldn't exactly call her "messy," but Ms. Hardcore is definitely not interested in the finer points of pretty lady drag. Hardcore indeed!
Rose Wood
Technically, Rose Wood is not a drag queen, she's a tranny. But if Queerty.com want to talk messy, we can't think of a performer more literally messy than this one. Undoubtably the most extremem queen in our lineup, Rose's shows often involve simulated escatalogical acts. Or at least someone once told us they were simulated. Case in point: Have you heard the one about Susan Sarandon getting vomitted upon by a tranny at The Box? That was Rose Wood! That tranny who took a shit on the go-go boy onstage at The Black Party a few years ago? Rose! The lady-man who pissed on the entire crowd at Susan Bartsch's party at the Hudson Hotel? You guessed it. Rose Wood. Kinda makes you wonder whether it's worth seeing drag anywhere else in the country, doesn't it?
