drag queens

Drag superstar, performing musician, cosmetics innovator, YouTube sensation, comedian—Trixie Mattel seems to do it all. Winner of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Mattel has already recorded three albums of original music, launched a successful cosmetics line, published a New York Times bestseller, released her own documentary and racked up over a […]

The world of drag is all-encompassing, combining fashion, performance and music to create a fabulous, over-the-top persona. Many drag queens are musicians in their own right, writing songs and releasing hit albums. Read more: Trixie Mattel and Orville Peck honor country history in “Jackson”—watch Whether they gained popularity on a show such as RuPaul’s Drag […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Symone paid tribute to an iconic Paramore era on the reality show this past week. Following the premiere, Hayley Williams excitedly reacted to the look on her Instagram story over the weekend. She sang Symone’s praises, saying it was the highest compliment that one of her hairstyles was recreated on the show. […]

Taylor Swift dropped a music video for her new song “You Need To Calm Down” featuring plenty of LGBTQ+ pride, a few of our scene favorites and a little appearance from Deadpool A few days ago, Swift dropped the track and announced that a star-studded video was coming. Read more: Poppy talks shift to heavier […]

Former AltPress cover star Adore Delano was one of 37 drag queens on the New York Magazine Pride Month edition cover. Despite championing the queens, the magazine is under fire for the way they presented their stars within the issue’s pages. The stars and other queens were ranked in an article titled “The Most Powerful Drag […]

Andy Biersack, or Andy Black, will be supported on an upcoming tour for The Ghost Of Ohio by one of our favorite drag queens. Adore Delano will join Black on The Ghost Of The United Kingdom tour this July. Read more: Twitch Sings lets you livestream karaoke Delano tweeted the exciting news to her fans […]

After realizing they are both in Liverpool tonight, As It Is have invited Trixie Mattel to roast them in person. To make matters even funnier, Mattel invited the band to her comedy show. After a little bit of banter, As It Is requested to learn a thing or two about makeup from the drag queen […]

Alternative Press has celebrated individuality and self-expression through art and culture for 33 years and for the first time ever, AP 358 honors all things PRIDE with our stunning cover queen Adore Delano. We recently hit the streets of our beloved hometown of Cleveland, OH to catch up with local queens Peach Fuzz, Aurora Thunder, […]

Drag queens can basically do it all—hair, makeup, outfits, sing, dance, act, you name it. Shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race put this amazing talent into the mainstream, but there are tons of alternative queens who take gothic glam and spin it on its head. Here are 10 alternative drag queens we can’t get enough of. […]