Jason Kwan Chats About His New Single “Breaking The Ceiling” If there’s one independent artist that should be on everyone's radar, it has to be Jason Kwan. In a world where the radio is pushing and telling us what to listen to, the goodness is in the indie music scene. After the wonderful EP Déjà…

Myki Meeks On Winning Season 18 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, The Drew Barrymore Impact, & Why Broadway Needs More Camp!  For Myki Meeks, winning Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was all about playing the long game. This Orlando-based superstar most definitely didn’’t soar through the competition, with…

Nini Coco on Her “Drag Race” Run, The Denver Drag Scene & Those Stunning Runway Creations!  For Nini Coco, her RuPaul’s Drag Race run was full of unexpected moments. For every eye catching runway look or acrobatic-filled lip sync, Coco faced a vocal challenge along with unexpected friction with…

Juicy Love Dion Chats About Preparing For “Drag Race” & Those Stunning Lip Syncs!  Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race could have been called RuPaul’s Drag Race: Florida vs. The World with so many performers from the Sunshine State battling it out for the crown. Juicy Love Dion is not just part of a…

RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars (S11 E3): SHOP TIL U DROP While this new format brings something fresh to the All-Stars universe, I’m sad this is our last episode with the Orange Bracket. I’m even more sad that only two of these queens will move forward to the next round. I would love all of these…

10 Queer Films We’re Can’t Wait to See at Cannes 2026 The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week with a lineup stacked with LGBTQ+ films. For the first time in history, the Queer Palm has a record breaking 21 films in competition, and we can’t wait to see them all.From Almodóvar’s latest…

RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars (S11, E1&2): Break Dancin’ 2: Electric Rugaloo & Bar Queen Couture RuPaul doesn’t let us sleep, does she? RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars is back, and we are working with brackets again. This time, however, only two queens from each group will advance to the next round. I…

Drag Queen Visibility Day Returns To Paradise Thursday May 7th!  In 2023, the City of Asbury Park (with encouragement from Paradise), declared May 7th Drag Visibility Day.  This declaration was a direct response to the unfathomable amount of anti-drag and anti-trans laws being introduced into…

Review | The Fear of 13 x Lost in Del Valle Donnie Haynie grew up watching the Van Zandt family through a fence. His grandmother did their laundry. He bounced through foster care, fell into the Texas Aryan Brotherhood, killed a man, and arrived at Del Valle Correctional Institute with Nazi…

REVIEW | Here’s to the Extras: WHAT HAPPENED WAS… First dates are a kind of performance. You arrive already in character — groomed, charming, armed with the best version of whatever story you've decided to tell about yourself. The awkward pauses are the most honest parts. Everything else is an…

The WERRRK.com BOP OF THE WEEK: “Miss Stasha” by Stasha Sanchez Welcome back to The WERRRK.com BOP OF THE WEEK, where we shine the spotlight on new songs from queer and queer-friendly musical artists! This week's BOP OF THE WEEK is "Miss Stasha" by Miss Continental 2018, Miss Gay USofA 2009 (plus…

Kate Hudson, Cooper Koch, & Christina Ricci Among The Guest Judges For “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11”-Watch The Trailer HERE! Eighteen queens are returning to the Werk Room to battle it out on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 11 (premiering May 8th on Paramount+) and they're joined by an…

The WERRRK.com Interview: Miss Cocoa Amore Well hello there Miss Cocoa Amore! How are you doing today gorgeous? What is the weather like over there in the UK? Hi ya! I’m doing very well thank you, I hope that you are too! The weather over here is as always, grey and gloomy! It’s lovely! *laughs*…

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” 11 Premieres Friday May 8th on Paramount+! RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 winner Myki Meeks has just been crowned 'America's Next Drag Superstar' & fans can now prepare to welcome back 18 fan favorites to the Drag Race Werk Room; the return of RuPaul's Drag Race All…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“Canada’s Drag Race: All Stars” Arrives With The First All Drag Judging Panel in Drag Race Herstory! With a stunning sixth season of Canada's Drag Race just wrapping up, fans of Canada's Drag Race are about to get another dose of Northern fierceness-Canada's Drag Race: All Stars Season 1 is coming…

Melinda Verga Chats “UK vs The World”, The “Untucked” Factor & Which Competitors Are Bringing It This Season! From the moment Melinda Verga emerged on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World stage, the fans and competitors alike knew that she was a force to be reckoned with. While she has departed…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E7): Drag Queens for Change Are you normal, or were you mad on Myki Meeks behalf all week? Well, if you’re the latter, we got right into it immediately. Athena Dion asked group one what the strategy was, and Vita Von Tesse Starr was honest: some people had alliances. It…

CAN’T GET KYLIE MINOGUE OUT OF MY HEAD! As a longtime admirer of your work, I can’t get you out of my mind — especially when I think of all the music legend Barbie dolls you’ve had a hand in, including Cher, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, and now Kylie Minogue.…

Mandy Mango Reflects Chats “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, The Cardi B Critique, & Why There is No Drag Scene Like Philly’s!  Direct from the City of Brotherly Love, Mandy Mango delivered Philadelphia flair and a very distinct perspective during her run on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18. Arguably the first…

RuPaul’s Drag Race (S18 E6): Rate-A-Queen Talent Show Part 2 Last week’s talent show was so strong. Mia Starr and Juicy Love Dion blew it out of the water with their lip sync for the win. It ended in a tie, which was much deserved. These two are the cutest. I loved this little wholesome moment…