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Charles Pierce: a male actress to remember

Charles Pierce: a male actress to remember

  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Aug 22, 2018

Charles Pierce's connection to San Francisco history is easily lost due to his larger than life personality and his talent.

Kings at Sea: salty swaggering drag kings dock at Oasis

Kings at Sea: salty swaggering drag kings dock at Oasis

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Aug 15, 2018

On Wednesday August 22 the 23rd annual Drag King Contest comes to the Oasis. This year's show, dubbed "Salty Swaggering Sea Men," invites audiences to man the torpedoes full speed ahead for a nautical-themed show with seamen, mermen, sailors.

Keeping house: The story of the MOREboys, and being a drag mother

Keeping house: The story of the MOREboys, and being a drag mother

  • by Juanita MORE!
  • Aug 1, 2018

Our sage columnist explains the growth of her House of MOREboys, and how, like the cast of 'Pose,' many have a chosen family.

Matthew Martin's greatest hits:  Entertainer returns to Oasis

Matthew Martin's greatest hits: Entertainer returns to Oasis

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 18, 2018

Popular drag artist Matthew Martin begins a three-night engagement at Oasis on July 26. Best known for his tongue-in-cheek homages to the classic leading ladies of Hollywood, Martin describes the new show as a mash-up of his greatest hits.

Blair St. Clair: Drag star sings, dishes and glams up Oasis

Blair St. Clair: Drag star sings, dishes and glams up Oasis

  • by Dan Renzi
  • Jul 18, 2018

Blair St. Clair did not win Season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race, but that hasn't stopped the trajectory of her rapidly rising career. Her YouTube video "Now or Never" has almost two million views; that song is a track on her album, 'Call My Life.'

The Monster Show @ The Edge

The Monster Show @ The Edge

  • by photos by Steven Underhill
  • Jul 11, 2018

The Monster Show, The Edge bar's weekly drag show, scintillates and scandalizes with campy big numbers on a tiny stage. Last week's 'Bruno Mars vs. Marina & the Diamonds' theme featured an 'illegal alien' number by host Intensive Claire.

Serving fluidi-tea: Levonia Jenkins at Oasis

Serving fluidi-tea: Levonia Jenkins at Oasis

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 3, 2018

With song titles like "Crackpipe," a parody of the Amy Winehouse hit "Rehab," as well as a video titled "So C*nt", Levonia Jenkins is pretty outrageous. Jenkins, a self-described YouTube sensation, brings her stage act 'Gender Fluids' to Oasis on July 12.

Fabulous 50

Fabulous 50

  • by Events Editor
  • Jun 20, 2018

Nicole Murray-Ramirez, aka Empress Nicole the Great (center), celebrates with other Imperial Court royals, and the film's producers and director, after the Castro Theatre premiere of 50 Years of Fabulous, at Twin Peaks Tavern.

Rainbow stage: Talent abounds at LGBT Pride events

Rainbow stage: Talent abounds at LGBT Pride events

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jun 20, 2018

This year's LGBT Pride celebration in Civic Center, held June 23 and 24, is more than just a gathering. Dozens of performers and DJs will bring music to the main stage and multiple themed DJ areas.

Giving Back During Pride Month

Giving Back During Pride Month

  • by Juanita MORE!
  • May 30, 2018

Juanita MORE! highlights June events that benefit us all, and provide a lot of fun.

Laverne, surely

Laverne, surely

  • by Michael Flanagan
  • May 23, 2018

When Laverne Cummings died in a pedestrian accident in Las Vegas on March 22, 2018, we lost more than an astounding artist, vocalist and female impersonator. We lost a connection to a world that is quickly fading from view.

Drag queen competes for SF Carnaval title

Drag queen competes for SF Carnaval title

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2018

A Peruvian drag queen who works for the city's health department is among those competing to be crowned the first Drag Majesty titleholder for Carnaval San Francisco 2018.

Trog delight: Joan Crawford's monstrous cinematic swan song at Oasis

Trog delight: Joan Crawford's monstrous cinematic swan song at Oasis

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Apr 18, 2018

Widely considered to be the worst film in legendary movie star Joan Crawford's filmography, Trog returns to the stage as Trog Live at Oasis in what promises to be both a campy spoof and a reverential homage to the cult classic.

Dapper Drag Kings :: Dandy Takes the Oasis Stage

Dapper Drag Kings :: Dandy Takes the Oasis Stage

  • by David Elijah-Nahmod
  • Apr 1, 2018

"A drag king is an antidote to drag queens," says drag king extraordinaire Leigh Crow, who spent 12 years as an Elvis Presley impersonator named Elvis Herselvis. "It's expressing masculinity in a satirical way."