Ringside Runway: The Top Five Looks of WrestleMania 42! WrestleMania isn’t just the grandest stage of them all, it’s the longest-running fashion show where the dress code isn't just to walk that aisle, it's to look damn good doing it. Here on the Ringside Runway, it's not who won the match, it's who understood the assignment. We’re here to celebrate the looks that ate… and maybe shade one or two that should have stayed in catering.

Ringside Runway: The Top Five Looks of WrestleMania 42!

WrestleMania isn’t just the grandest stage of them all, it’s the longest-running fashion show where the dress code isn't just to walk that aisle, it's to look damn good doing it. Here on the Ringside Runway, it's not who won the match, it's…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E16): All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown We made it through another season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The finale kicked off with each queen from the season hitting the runway one more time. You’ll be shocked to hear Jane Don’t’s look the best, but Vita VonTeese, Juicy Love Dion, Discord Addams, and Briar Blush’s looks. That is always my favorite part of the finale. I love seeing everyone all together again.

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E16): All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown

We made it through another season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The finale kicked off with each queen from the season hitting the runway one more time. You’ll be shocked to hear Jane Don’t’s look the best, but Vita VonTeese, Juicy Love Dion,…

Travis Stancil Chats About Amazon Prime’s New Show “Pageant Queens: Our Story Behind The Crown” The pageant world has long been a prominent figure within the drag world. While we may associate drag's rise in the mainstream thanks in part to RuPaul's Drag Race, it’s the queens that came before who are claiming back the spotlight. Drag pageants over the decades have grown from early pageants to the rise of ballroom, Miss Gay America, and Miss Continental.

Travis Stancil Chats About Amazon Prime’s New Show “Pageant Queens: Our Story Behind The Crown”

The pageant world has long been a prominent figure within the drag world. While we may associate drag's rise in the mainstream thanks in part to RuPaul's Drag Race, it’s the queens that came before who…

Jane Don’t Chats Departing “Drag Race”, Seattle’s Drag Scene & A Hilarious Jackie Beat Connection In the pantheon ofRuPaul’s Drag Race eliminations, the elimination of Jane Don’t is most certain, going to go down in herstory. This Season 18 frontrunner has shockingly departed the competition, but the fandom is already for this superstar standout’s next chapter. I sat down to chat with Jane Don’t post elimination and we dished about everything from what she thinks led to her departure from the competition, the distinct flavor of Seattle drag, and why keeping pop culture superstars like Ann Miller and Jackie Beat continue to inspire her.

Jane Don’t Chats Departing “Drag Race”, Seattle’s Drag Scene & A Hilarious Jackie Beat Connection

In the pantheon ofRuPaul’s Drag Race eliminations, the elimination of Jane Don’t is most certain, going to go down in herstory. This Season 18 frontrunner has shockingly departed the competition, but…

STOP! THAT! TRAIN!: President RuPaul Pulls Into Theaters This Summer! Having superstars like Matt Rogers, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joel McHale, and Lisa Rinna together in one film may seem like the fiercest fever dream you could ever have, but with that is exactly what is happening when STOP! THAT! TRAIN! hits theaters this summer! Complete with RuPaul serving as Commander in Chief (

STOP! THAT! TRAIN!: President RuPaul Pulls Into Theaters This Summer!

Having superstars like Matt Rogers, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joel McHale, and Lisa Rinna together in one film may seem like the fiercest fever dream you could ever have, but with that is exactly what is…

Discord Addams Chats Making The Pope Hilarious, The Safety Pin Dress & Those Pesky Pre-Season Rumors  With a heavy dose of rock-n-roll sensibility and a strong artistic edge, Discord Addams showcased a definite perspective on the runway and throughout the challenges of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 (her characterization of The Pope during Snatch Game of Love remains a standout)! While her departure remains a stunning elimination to many, Addams is firmly looking (and walking) forward. I sat down with Discord to dish about the challenges of Season 18, the runway critiques (and criticisms) and that now viral runway walk! 

Discord Addams Chats Making The Pope Hilarious, The Safety Pin Dress & Those Pesky Pre-Season Rumors 

With a heavy dose of rock-n-roll sensibility and a strong artistic edge, Discord Addams showcased a definite perspective on the runway and throughout the challenges of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E15): All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown Last time we spoke, I had a bad attitude. You may think I quit the site entirely after Jane Don’t was eliminated, and I can’t say I didn’t consider it. The sad truth is, I ended up back in the hospital. If you’ve been keeping up with these recaps and noticed I am missing some weeks, it’s because my insides were trying to kill me.

RuPaul's Drag Race (S18 E15): All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown

Kenya Pleaser Chats “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, Inspiring The Children & Manifesting “Abbot Elementary”!  Quinta Brunson take note; Kenya Pleaser is ready for her close up. After a star-marking turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Pleaser is looking back on her run and looking towards her future. Kenya sat down with me for an exclusive chat to dish about the struggles she went through on Drag Race, the pinch me moments she continues to experience, and why this self-proclaimed “lip sync survivor” is ready for…

Kenya Pleaser Chats “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, Inspiring The Children & Manifesting “Abbot Elementary”! 

Quinta Brunson take note; Kenya Pleaser is ready for her close up. After a star-marking turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Pleaser is looking back on her run and looking towards her future. Kenya sat down…

WERRRK x SXSW 2026: “Live Wisely, Love Well”: Thoughts from Jamie Lee Curtis At SXSW 2026 Jamie Lee Curtis has been a strong advocate for queer identities and rights for most of her career - and then became a mother to all of us when daughter Ruby came out as trans nearly five years ago with a front-page spread on People Magazine in October 2021.  During SXSW 2026, she spoke at a featured session entitled “Jamie Lee Curtis: If Not Now, When, if Not Me, Who? 

WERRRK x SXSW 2026: “Live Wisely, Love Well”: Thoughts from Jamie Lee Curtis At SXSW 2026

Jamie Lee Curtis has been a strong advocate for queer identities and rights for most of her career - and then became a mother to all of us when daughter Ruby came out as trans nearly five years ago with a…

We Keep Us Safe: Review of COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE at MCC Theater There is a moment early in Cold War Choir Practice when the Choir — three women in varying shades of communist red, nominally carolers — drifts through the opening scene singing sweetly about "special beauty and warmth." The melody is lovely. The faces are placid. The effect is deeply, inexplicably disturbing. Something is hunting you, and it is humming. Playwright…

We Keep Us Safe: Review of COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE at MCC Theater

There is a moment early in Cold War Choir Practice when the Choir — three women in varying shades of communist red, nominally carolers — drifts through the opening scene singing sweetly about "special beauty and warmth." The melody…

Athena Dion Chats Her Drag Legacy & That Now Herstory-Making Lip Sync! Athena Dion is what many consider the standard for drag, not just in her South Florida backyard, but now globally, after a superstar making turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18. Following her departure from the competition, Dion is looking back at her emotional lip sync against Juicy Love Dion and forward towards more appearances on television and film. I caught up with Athena post-elimination and she gave me the inside scoop on what she was thinking during that lip sync and told me exactly what makes South Florida drag so special. 

Athena Dion Chats Her Drag Legacy & That Now Herstory-Making Lip Sync!

Athena Dion is what many consider the standard for drag, not just in her South Florida backyard, but now globally, after a superstar making turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18. Following her departure from the competition,…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E13): Karens Gone Wild I’m here today with a bad attitude. Well, I always have a bad attitude. However, this time, I am mad at RuPaul. I almost didn’t write this. But I thought, “I need to provide my loyal army of readers (shhh… pretend) with content.” You already know what happens at this point, but we’ll cry about that together in a few minutes.

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E13): Karens Gone Wild

I’m here today with a bad attitude. Well, I always have a bad attitude. However, this time, I am mad at RuPaul. I almost didn’t write this. But I thought, “I need to provide my loyal army of readers (shhh… pretend) with content.” You already know what…

“Mama Mia” Indeed: Mia Starr Chats About Her “Drag Race” Run, That Epic Lip Sync, & Which Pop Icon Would Win A Lip Sync For Your Life!  For Mia Starr, scorching the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 main stage was arguably one of the biggest stages she ever took, but definitely not the first. After dancing alongside global icons like Jennifer Lopez & Rihanna, Starr was a standout during Drag Race Season 18, especially during those now epic lip syncs! While she has departed the competition, Starr has her eyes firmly set on pop superstardom of her own.

“Mama Mia” Indeed: Mia Starr Chats About Her “Drag Race” Run, That Epic Lip Sync, & Which Pop Icon Would Win A Lip Sync For Your Life! 

For Mia Starr, scorching the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 main stage was arguably one of the biggest stages she ever took, but definitely not the first. After…

Join the Queue: Issy Knowles’s BODY COUNT at SoHo Playhouse On your way in, they hand you a blue balaclava along with the playbill, casually, as if this were a perfectly normal thing to receive at the door of a theater. In French culinary tradition, there is a dish called the ortolan bunting — a small songbird fattened in darkness, drowned in Armagnac, roasted whole, and eaten bones and all beneath a napkin held over the diner's head.

Join the Queue: Issy Knowles’s BODY COUNT at SoHo Playhouse

On your way in, they hand you a blue balaclava along with the playbill, casually, as if this were a perfectly normal thing to receive at the door of a theater. In French culinary tradition, there is a dish called the ortolan bunting — a…

Drag Experiences: Glam, Guts, & Getting Into Character The first thing you notice when you walk into a Drag Experiences makeover is the suitcases. The kind you drag through airports, stuffed with wigs and heels and dresses in every size, because Justin Dorsen has become, as he puts it with evident delight, a drag handler. He wheels them through the streets of Hell's Kitchen himself. This is a man who decided, at 26, that what New York was missing was him taking tourists to drag bars, and who has since found himself fielding inquiries from Fortune 500 companies about whether their executives might be next in the chair.

Drag Experiences: Glam, Guts, & Getting Into Character

The first thing you notice when you walk into a Drag Experiences makeover is the suitcases. The kind you drag through airports, stuffed with wigs and heels and dresses in every size, because Justin Dorsen has become, as he puts it with evident…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E12): Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Drag Queens I know what you’re thinking. Where have you been? Well, I had emergency surgery, but I am so back, baby. Let’s talk about drag race and try to understand whether the judges actually want a family resemblance or not in the makeover challenge, shall we? Since I saw you last, Darlene Mitchell had won a challenge, and Kenya Pleaser sashayed away.

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E12): Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Drag Queens

I know what you’re thinking. Where have you been? Well, I had emergency surgery, but I am so back, baby. Let’s talk about drag race and try to understand whether the judges actually want a family resemblance or…

WERRRK x SXSW 2026: Trans Representation On Film Takes Center Stage From Millicent Hailes’ Perfect to Tainá Müller’s Apolo, trans representation and inclusivity was at the front and center of SXSW 2026, with other notable films to be Luchina Fisher’s The Dads, and Amy Jenkins’ Adam’s Apple.  Both Perfect and Apolo demand humanity first within the modern conversations revolving around the intersectionality of gender identity, sexual fluidity, and…

WERRRK x SXSW 2026: Trans Representation On Film Takes Center Stage

From Millicent Hailes’ Perfect to Tainá Müller’s Apolo, trans representation and inclusivity was at the front and center of SXSW 2026, with other notable films to be Luchina Fisher’s The Dads, and Amy Jenkins’ Adam’s Apple.  Both…

Queen V Speaks: Vita VonTesse Starr Spills The Tea On Her “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Experience & Those Missing Runway Looks! In terms of classic drag excellence, Vita VonTesse delivered that and so much more on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18. From a gagworthy garment crafted out of umbrellas right out of the gate, VonTesse Starr was instantly a contender for the crown this season. Despite departing the competition, VonTesse Starr plans to bring the “Vita Vita Vita” experience to fans worldwide.

Queen V Speaks: Vita VonTesse Starr Spills The Tea On Her “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Experience & Those Missing Runway Looks!

In terms of classic drag excellence, Vita VonTesse delivered that and so much more on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18. From a gagworthy garment crafted out of umbrellas right out of…

Jesse Malin’s Off-Broadway Début SILVER MANHATTAN Is a Love Letter Written in Scar Tissue

It starts soft. Almost tender. I'm alive. I'm alive. The tempo picks up and something that was a song becomes a chant becomes a litany becomes a scream becomes a man clawing at the fact of his own existence…

Serena Morena Chats “UK vs The World” & Channelling Her Inner “Crazy Frog” For That Legendary Lip Sync! Direct from Drag Race México, Serena Morena entered RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World Season 3 as a fan favorite ready to take on a brand new crop of queens. From a stunning "Mr. Freeze Goes Glam" look to a once in a lifetime Lip Sync For Your Life, Morena more than made her mark on this competition as well.

Serena Morena Chats “UK vs The World” & Channelling Her Inner “Crazy Frog” For That Legendary Lip Sync!

Direct from Drag Race México, Serena Morena entered RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World Season 3 as a fan favorite ready to take on a brand new crop of queens. From a stunning "Mr. Freeze Goes…

It’s “Vanity’s Affair” As Miss Paradise 2026 Vanity Lavain’s Reign Takes Shape For her third run at the title of Miss Paradise, Vanity LaVain's recipe was simple; be you. From the moment she hit the interview chair to the main stage at Paradise, her mission was to showcase herself in its truest form and let that shine. LaVain went on to become Miss Paradise 2026, succeeding Venus Mystique and LaVain's own mother, Olivia Lux (

It’s “Vanity’s Affair” As Miss Paradise 2026 Vanity Lavain’s Reign Takes Shape

For her third run at the title of Miss Paradise, Vanity LaVain's recipe was simple; be you. From the moment she hit the interview chair to the main stage at Paradise, her mission was to showcase herself in its truest…

The Top 10 LGBTQ+ Event We Can’t Wait To Attend At SXSW 2026! The energy in Austin is electric as SXSW 2026  takes over the city. This year’s festival programming offers a massive slate of queer-led projects across film, music, TV, comedy, business, and more, and we can’t wait to share. WERRRK.com will be on the ground all week, bringing you the best of the festival. From the major cultural phenomenon of HBO’s Heated Rivalry to the queer artists and films taking center stage, we’ve mapped out the essential stops for your SXSW itinerary.

The Top 10 LGBTQ+ Event We Can’t Wait To Attend At SXSW 2026!

The energy in Austin is electric as SXSW 2026  takes over the city. This year’s festival programming offers a massive slate of queer-led projects across film, music, TV, comedy, business, and more, and we can’t wait to share. WERRRK.com…

Minty Fresh Chats “UK vs The World” S3 & That Now Legendary Snatch Game! The excellence of queens from Drag Race Philippines never goes unnoticed and on Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs The World, Minty Fresh showcased that standard first hand. From eye-popping runways to a now famed Snatch Game, Fresh made a firm stamp on the competition before sashaying away. I sat down to chat with Minty about her…

Minty Fresh Chats “UK vs The World” S3 & That Now Legendary Snatch Game!

The excellence of queens from Drag Race Philippines never goes unnoticed and on Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs The World, Minty Fresh showcased that standard first hand. From eye-popping runways to a now famed Snatch…

The Top 10 LGBTQ+ Films We Can’t Wait To See At SXSW 2026! The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival kicks off this week, and this year’s lineup is packed with a full slate of phenomenal LGBT+ films. WERRRK.com will be on the ground covering the festival this week. Here are the 10 LGBT+ films we are most excited to see. 1. Perfect Director: Millicent Hailes | Cast: Julia Fox, Ashley Moore, Lio Mehiel…

The Top 10 LGBTQ+ Films We Can’t Wait To See At SXSW 2026!

The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival kicks off this week, and this year’s lineup is packed with a full slate of phenomenal LGBT+ films. WERRRK.com will be on the ground covering the festival this week. Here are the 10 LGBT+ films we are most…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E10): Drag in a Bag Thought you'd seen the last of me? Honestly, me too. My gallbladder tried to take me out, and I was in the hospital. But much like Kennedy Davenport after the trade didn’t like the session, I crystallized and rose from the ashes. It’s probably in RuPaul’s best interest that I wasn’t around when she chose to eliminate Mia Starr…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E10): Drag in a Bag

Thought you'd seen the last of me? Honestly, me too. My gallbladder tried to take me out, and I was in the hospital. But much like Kennedy Davenport after the trade didn’t like the session, I crystallized and rose from the ashes. It’s probably in…

SXSW 2026’s Top 10 LGBTQ+ Musical Artists The 2026 SXSW Music Festival kicks off this week, turning Austin into a global stage for the next wave of queer musicians. From shimmering synth-pop to raw, southern-fried Americana, this year’s music lineup is a testament to the diversity and power of LGBTQIA+ voices. WERRRK.com will be on the ground catching the sets of the next. Here are the 10 LGBTQIA+ artists we are most excited to see.

SXSW 2026’s Top 10 LGBTQ+ Musical Artists

The 2026 SXSW Music Festival kicks off this week, turning Austin into a global stage for the next wave of queer musicians. From shimmering synth-pop to raw, southern-fried Americana, this year’s music lineup is a testament to the diversity and power of…

THE FIRST OFFERING: Devo Monique Premieres ‘Distant Blood’ and the High Cost of the Gilded Promise The Introduction: The Architect’s PivotThe industry doesn't need more "content." We are currently drowning in the disposable, the algorithmically safe, and the curated mediocrity of "maintenance." What we need is a measurement of the soul. Today marks the arrival of the First Offering from Distant Blood—a larger, multi-faceted project from Devo Monique. After a season spent operating as the scene’s "Beautiful Liability," the Architect has moved out of the industrial blue cold and into a sanctuary of warm golds, light oranges, and dawn-pinks.

THE FIRST OFFERING: Devo Monique Premieres ‘Distant Blood’ and the High Cost of the Gilded Promise

The Introduction: The Architect’s PivotThe industry doesn't need more "content." We are currently drowning in the disposable, the algorithmically safe, and the curated mediocrity of "maintenance."…

Ciara Myst, The Shapeshifter of Season 18 Talks “Drag Race” Runways, Creativity, & An Alter Ego-Ciara Mystr Anyone?  For Ciara Myst, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 was a chance to showcase some of the most creative expressions of drag that we have ever seen on the Drag Race runway. While they have left the competition after a very emotional runway performance, there is plenty more to see from this Midwest queen. I caught up with Ciara Myst to chat about those gloriously out of the box runway presentations, some of the looks we might not have seen on Drag Race, and where her creativity truly stems from…

Ciara Myst, The Shapeshifter of Season 18 Talks “Drag Race” Runways, Creativity, & An Alter Ego-Ciara Mystr Anyone? 

For Ciara Myst, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 was a chance to showcase some of the most creative expressions of drag that we have ever seen on the Drag Race runway. While they have…

Briar Blush Chats That Iconic “Drag Race” Entrance & Where She Stands Now With Her Season 18 Sisters  For Briar Blush, her RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 run was filled with backstage battles and a mug that simply does not quit (along with one of the most dramatic runway moments to ever occur on RuPaul’s Drag Race). I sat down to chat with Briar about her drag inspirations, her on-screen run ins with her fellow competitors, and what it was like coming up in the Boston drag scene.

Briar Blush Chats That Iconic “Drag Race” Entrance & Where She Stands Now With Her Season 18 Sisters 

For Briar Blush, her RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 run was filled with backstage battles and a mug that simply does not quit (along with one of the most dramatic runway moments to ever occur on…

Dinner Party From Hell: Michael Shaw Fisher on THE AMAZING SEX LIFE OF RABBITS Michael Shaw Fisher makes theater that doesn't apologize. His rock musical Exorcistic—a possessed, profane parody of The Exorcist that I caught at Asylum NYC last October—won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and left audiences equally delighted and disturbed. Now he's bringing The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits, his provocative dinner party drama, to SoHo Playhouse for its Off-Broadway premiere March 2-28.

Dinner Party From Hell: Michael Shaw Fisher on THE AMAZING SEX LIFE OF RABBITS

Michael Shaw Fisher makes theater that doesn't apologize. His rock musical Exorcistic—a possessed, profane parody of The Exorcist that I caught at Asylum NYC last October—won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and left…