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“Drag queens never forget the lyrics to songs they had to burn to a CD to perform!”: We celebrated the birthday of my dear friend Louis Mistretta today. We met in the early 2000s when we were both students in Rochester, New York. In those days of yore, the Rochester streets knew us as Sasha Sashay and Jenna Saisquoi, drag queens who would occasionally perform songs that might get us cancelled today. This afternoon, I gave him the option of picking a song from those bad old days and told him I would lipsync it as a birthday gift. He chose “Bottle Action,” by Miss B. Not only do I recall the lyrics, but the song still cracks me up. I’ve lost count of the number of times Sasha and I had to tell people: “I don’t fight, I don’t argue . . .” It’s great to now be men of a certain age, still great friends, and still able to remind folks as the grown men that we are, “don’t let these advanced degrees fool ya, baby. We don’t fight, we don’t argue . . .” Love you, sis! #birthday #drag #lipsync #bottle #love

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Let’s do the Time Warp again NEXT WEEKEND at Rise! Get your reservations now for our special Rocky Horror Picture Show tribute Drag Brunch! Link in our bio for reservations!

#gaynyc #nycdrag #rockyhorrorpictureshow #rockyhorror #rockyhorrorshow

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End of summer and early fall! Robyn, a slacker who finally visited me, a birthday, and fun travels!

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Take a break from Comic Con and come to Rise for our special Superhero Drag Brunch this Saturday, Oct 10th & Sunday, Oct 11th! Costumes encouraged! Link for reservations in our bio!

#gaymer #nyccomiccon #comiccon #comicconnyc #comicconnyc2026

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DANCEPARTY•10PM• @freddiecosmo @bdharling @fifiduboisdq Serving Looks & Dance Moves•11PM• #draqueen #nycdrag #nycgaynightlife #gaynightlife #nycgay

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The Queens of Queen

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“Shanah Tovah!” I struggled all day to find anything useful and additive to say or lip sync about September 11. Every video of a speech or musical performance I watched or made me cry tears of sadness.

But one video unexpectedly made me smile: Mayor Mamdani’s video asking young Jewish children how they celebrate Rosh Hashanah. I smiled because those children reminded me of a young Antonio going to Vacation Bible School where I learned that “Father Abraham had many sons,” and “that I was one of them.”

I am not a theologian, but I eventually understood that song to mean that the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and many others) share certain traditions. But at bottom, the real lesson for me was that we are all God’s children, even if we as individuals chart our own path. It is up to each of us to find our people, even if our people don’t look like us, act like us, pray like us (if they pray at all), or sing like us, and even if they may be folks that some of us were taught to believe “ain’t no good.”

Ultimately, the song I chose to lipsync tonight is “Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho.” The song will always remind me that Rahab, a Gentile prostitute, was a heroine because she did what she knew was right. (Y’all will have to do the deeper study on your own). Goodnight and God Bless. #love #explorepage✨ #lipsync #911 #fatherabraham

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Celebrating with Miss Continental 2027 @pattayahart at QUEEN @industrybarnyc back home in NYC 🎉 A moment like this is CORRECT!

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TONIGHT! Join Magnus and friends for extended play! Showtime at 8:30! Wild Wednesdays with Miss Continental 2027, Pattaya Hart, to follow at 10:30!

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Congratulations to your new Miss @continentalpageantry the incomparable @pattayahart I am beyond proud of this queen ! We’ve known each other since the days of “So you think you can Drag” at New World stage! We’ve performed together at boots and Saddle even competed together at Miss Continental 9 years ago, to then did it again together at Miss Gay America And won on her first try! But I’ve always known continental has been her dream and that dream has come true! Let’s see what’s next! #misscontinental #pattayahart

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August- you were quite a rollercoaster of month. More good news than bad. More highs than lows. It was a celebratory summer and a hard working summer. Ready to fall into fall. Many thanks and much love 💖🌈🐶😘💫

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