“Just Another Drag Show or Whatever” is slated to be full of international drag royalty and laughs for days.
Are you a Reykavík local with nothing to do this Friday night? Maybe you’re a tourist visiting the island and surfing the web for queer things to do while you’re here. Well, you’re in luck because three amazing, internationally renowned drag queens are blessing us with their presence this Friday. It’s like if the queen of England, Beyonce and one of the Spice Girls were performing. Anyways, buckle in and keep your credit card handy because it’s about to get drag-tastic up in here!
No really, what are your plans this Friday night? If you would ask me any other week I’d probably reply with the usual “oh… uh, I’m not sure yet” response that really means I plan on staying home alone in my sweatpants and having a threesome with my two favorite boys: Ben & Jerry.
HOWEVER, this Friday is a bit different. This Friday, international drag royalty is visiting the lovely little frozen rock we call home and it’s time to step our kitty girls up to the box office to be razzled and dazzled by these stunningly stellar queens.
I’ve interviewed drag queens Jackie and Sherry to get a little insider information on what to expect from “Just Another Drag Show or Whatever.” From all the Tee they spilled, I can promise you it’ll be way more than just another show, or whatever…
Here’s the Tee:
What: “Just Another Drag Show, or Whatever”
Who: RPDR All Stars Season 2 winner Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, drag superstar and legend Jackie Beat, international drag darling Sherry Vine, drag queen of Iceland GóGó Starr, Deff Star, Miss Mokki, and last but not least queen of clubs Miss Gloria Hole.
Where: Gamla Bíó, Ingólfsstræti 2, 101 Reykjavík
When: Friday, 22 March 2019 @ 21:00 – 00:00
Meet and Greet with the queens 19:30 – 20:30
Doors open for general admission 20:30
How: Buy tickets here at tix.is, or snag a last minute one at the Gamla Bio box office!
Why: Well… why not? C’est la vie, right?
This is a show you will not want to miss hunty! Seriously, why watch RuPaul’s Drag Race at home on Netflix like every other night when you can see these queens in the flesh! Behold their majesty as they tickle your funny bones. Inhale the deep aroma that only comes from years of sticky club performances radiating body-ody-ody. Feast your eyes on jaw dropping lewks and mugs painted for the gods!
MEET THE QUEENS
JACKIE BEAT + SHERRY VINE
Sherry Vine and Jackie Beat are drag icons, reuniting in a no-holds-barred, down ‘n’ dirty, anything goes BATTLE OF THE BITCHES!
Watch as the dynamic drag duo that the New York Times called “the Laurel & Hardy of drag” take each other on, song by filthy, filthy song! Blindly picking their topic from a hat, each determined diva will belt out one of her world famous, sick ‘n’ twisted song parodies. Whether the topic is politics, penises, or poop these gorgeous gals will have the perfect parody to present!
Sherry Vine
A Bit About Sherry
1. How would you describe your drag style and how it differs from other queens?
“My drag style is Hooker Barbie! I’ve always wanted Sherry to be a Vegas showgirl.”
2. To the children out there, how would you describe your performance to someone who knew nothing about drag? (Let’s hope there are some cherries to pop in the audience)
“I’m a live singing comedy queen. I take pop songs and destroy them with filthy, hilarious lyrics!”
3. What’s something in your wardrobe that screams your signature style?
“A hot pink, extremely tight spandex Band-Aid dress.”
4. Who’s your favorite queen on the latest season of RPDR?
“Well, I’m biased towards the NYC queens; Honey, Sugah and Scarlet.”
5. How do you think RPDR has shaped, changed, or influenced the world of drag?
“It’s opened drag up to the masses and helped make it a legitimate art form in the USA. But please remember, there was drag before Drag Race, lol.”
A Bit About the Show
1. What are you most excited for coming to Iceland?
“Hot Icelandic men! Just kidding- I’ve never been and it’s on the top of my list. So I am very excited!”
2. Is it your first time visiting our little arctic island?
“Yes!”
3. How underrated do you think the Icelandic drag scene is?
“I don’t know yet. I started following some of the queens on Instagram and can’t wait to meet them. They seem crazy. Plus DeTox said she loves the girls there.”
4. When did you first get introduced to the Icelandic drag scene?
“When that bitch Gloria asked me to come. LOL – love her!”
5. Without revealing too much, tell us what we should expect from the show.
“I can guarantee lots of laugh and insanity. Jackie and I have been performing together for almost 30 years and we are gonna bring it all to Iceland!”
Jackie Beat
A Bit About You
1. How would you describe your drag style and how it differs from other queens?
“I’m a clown, but I’d like to think I am a glamorous clown! I am not about “passing” or being “fishy.” If you want to see a real girl, go to the mall!”
2. To the children out there, how would you describe your performance to someone who knew nothing about drag? (Let’s hope there are some cherries to pop in the audience)
“I always say if you’re blind, then you will get my hilarious live song “parodies. If you are deaf, you will get my gorgeous but campy look. If you happen to be blessed with both sight and hearing, you are really in for a treat!”
3. What’s something in your wardrobe that screams your signature style?
“Probably the leopard print pantsuit. It’s fabulous but also comfortable. Like me!”
4. Who’s your favorite queen on the latest season of RPDR?
“I really love both Scarlet Fever and Silky Nutmeg Ganache… So essentially the skinniest and the fattest!”
5. How do you think RPDR has shaped, changed, or influenced the world of drag?
“It’s a double-edged sword. It has made it more popular, but at what expense? I think it’s great that now everybody is enjoying drag, but it was more fun when it was a little more underground.”
If you’d like tickets to this fabulous show, click the link here or here.
To learn more about Sherry, click here or here.
To learn more about Jackie, click here or here.
If you don’t know what drag even is, oh child get to google right away.