Drag Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/drag Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:22:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Drag Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/drag 32 32 A Tribute To The Inimitable Maxi Shield /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415 /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:22:58 +0000 /?p=241415 There are some people who feel larger than the rooms they stand in — and then there are people like Maxi Shield, who somehow made entire cities feel smaller and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415/feed 0 Anarchic Artist Collective Briefs Has Officially Come Of Age /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407 /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:05:11 +0000 /?p=241407 “Circus with attitude, drag with muscle, and burlesque with bite”: artist collective Briefs is celebrating 18 years of their anarchic, fabulous shows. “She’s of legal drinking age now, she’s off ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407/feed 0 Bro-Mosexuals: Tim Collins And Hannah Conda Are Real-Life Brothers in Wigs /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401 /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:39:06 +0000 /?p=241401 The chance of two brothers from the same family both becoming professional homosexuals in wigs is not super high — but Hannah Conda and Tim Collins are living proof that ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401/feed 0 Drag Race Fans Are Absolutely Losing It Over The Latest Elimination /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369 /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:29:29 +0000 /?p=241369 Fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race are absolutely losing their minds after the most recent elimination in season 18. The latest episode saw another confusing decision from the judges that resulted ...

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]]> /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369/feed 0 The Trailer For The New RuPaul Film Is Officially Here And It’s Incredibly Queer /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339 /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:24:51 +0000 /?p=241339 The first official trailer for the new RuPaul film Stop! That! Train! has dropped and fans are gagging. Featuring queens from across the Drag Race universe the trailer is delivering camp ...

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]]> /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339/feed 0 The Internet Is Freaking Out That Drag Icon Katya Is In Season 5 of ‘Hacks’ /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310 /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:08:23 +0000 /?p=241310 The queer internet has collectively lost its mind – and honestly, fair enough – after beloved agent of drag chaos Katya was spotted in the trailer for the upcoming fifth ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310/feed 0 Drag Race Stars Q and Plane Jane Are Joining Project Runway /news/drag-race-stars-q-and-plane-jane-are-joining-project-runway/241209 /news/drag-race-stars-q-and-plane-jane-are-joining-project-runway/241209#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:32:05 +0000 /?p=241209 The next season of Project Runway is set for another Drag Race takeover. Former contestants Plane Jane and Q have both officially been confirmed to appear on the hit design ...

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]]> /news/drag-race-stars-q-and-plane-jane-are-joining-project-runway/241209/feed 0 Carla From Bankstown Slams ‘Misogynistic, Homophobic’ MAFS Groom Tyson Gordon /news/carla-from-bankstown-slams-misogynistic-homophobic-mafs-groom-tyson-gordon/241134 /news/carla-from-bankstown-slams-misogynistic-homophobic-mafs-groom-tyson-gordon/241134#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:33:08 +0000 /?p=241134 Iconic Sydney drag queen Carla From Bankstown has lashed out at a groom from Married At First Sight (MAFS) over comments he made on the show. The drag performer returned ...

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]]> /news/carla-from-bankstown-slams-misogynistic-homophobic-mafs-groom-tyson-gordon/241134/feed 1 Vale Maxi Shield: LGBTQ+ Community Mourns Passing of Drag Icon /artsentertainment/drag/vale-maxi-shield-lgbtq-community-mourns-passing-of-drag-icon/240984 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:12:40 +0000 /?p=240984 The Australian drag scene is in mourning after the passing of Maxi Shield, the acclaimed and widely beloved Sydney drag performer. Friends, fans and fellow performers have taken to social ...

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]]> Drag Race Favourite Marina Summers Comes Out As Trans /news/drag-race-favourite-marina-summers-comes-out-as-trans/240784 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:43:24 +0000 /?p=240784 Drag Race finalist Marina Summers has shared her coming-out journey with her fans in a touching Instagram post. “I’d like to borrow a bit of your time today and tell ...

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]]> Newtown Hotel Relaunch Promises Nightlife That’s “Bigger & Gayer Than Ever” /news/newtown-hotel-relaunch-promises-nightlife-thats-bigger-gayer-than-ever/240771 /news/newtown-hotel-relaunch-promises-nightlife-thats-bigger-gayer-than-ever/240771#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:15:58 +0000 /?p=240771 Those wandering down King Street may have seen a few changes at the Newtown Hotel over the last few months. Last year, Universal Hotel Group and long‑time Darlinghurst publican Sue ...

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]]> /news/newtown-hotel-relaunch-promises-nightlife-thats-bigger-gayer-than-ever/240771/feed 1 Tyra Sanchez Calls For Contestants To Join Class Action Against RuPaul /news/tyra-sanchez-calls-for-contestants-to-join-class-action-against-rupaul/240539 /news/tyra-sanchez-calls-for-contestants-to-join-class-action-against-rupaul/240539#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:16:08 +0000 /?p=240539 Former winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season two, Tyra Sanchez has ramped up their legal campaign against the hit television show. Earlier this year Sanchez, who now goes by their ...

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]]> /news/tyra-sanchez-calls-for-contestants-to-join-class-action-against-rupaul/240539/feed 1 Bob The Drag Queen Roasts Ginger Minj Over Her Controversial Press Tour /news/bob-the-drag-queen-roasts-ginger-minj-over-her-controvsersial-press-tour/240450 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:00:44 +0000 /?p=240450 It seems the Drag Race drama surrounding Ginger Minj is continuing this week with Bob The Drag Queen calling out at the All Stars 10 winner in his latest Youtube ...

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]]> Meet The Queens Of ‘Drag Race UK vs The World’ Season Three /artsentertainment/meet-the-queens-of-drag-race-uk-vs-the-world-season-three/240423 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:27:45 +0000 /?p=240423 After months of speculation, the cast for Drag Race UK vs The World Season Three has dropped, along with a release date scheduled for later this month. Mother Ru will ...

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]]> Engorge-ous: Reuben Kaye Is Standing To Attention & Ready For The Opera House /features/engorge-ous-reuben-kaye-is-standing-to-attention-ready-for-the-opera-house/240401 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:08:58 +0000 /?p=240401 Reuben Kaye is marching into the Sydney Opera House with Engorged — a show so tumescent, ballsy, and bulgingly inappropriate that even the Concert Hall might blush.  Returning as part ...

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]]> The Vivienne: UK Buildings Light Up Green In Tribute Marking 1 Year Since Viv’s Passing /artsentertainment/the-vivienne-uk-buildings-light-up-green-in-tribute-marking-1-year-since-vivs-passing/240381 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:39:05 +0000 /?p=240381 Buildings and landmarks across Liverpool and the wider north-west of England have been lit in green to mark one year since the death of beloved drag performer The Vivienne, in ...

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]]> Drag Race Drama: Ginger Minj Vs The World /news/drag-race-drama-ginger-minj-vs-the-world/240338 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:57:05 +0000 /?p=240338 With several new seasons of Drag Race upon us shortly in the US, UK and Down Under, the drama is swirling online over All Stars 10 winner Ginger Minj. It ...

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]]> Will Poulter and Anastacia Named As Guest Judges For Drag Race Uk Vs The World /news/will-poulter-and-anastacia-named-as-guest-judges-for-drag-race-uk-vs-the-world/240331 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 03:40:28 +0000 /?p=240331 Anticipation is building for the upcoming season of Rupaul’s Drag Race: UK Vs The World season three with a stellar lineup of super special celebrity guest judges just announced. Headlining ...

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]]> Drag Race Icon Bianca Del Rio To Return As Pit Stop Host /news/drag-race-icon-bianca-del-rio-to-return-as-pit-stop-host/240254 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:07:19 +0000 /?p=240254 The legend that is Bianca Del Rio has officially been confirmed to return as host of The Pit Stop for season 18. It marks the third time Del Rio will ...

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]]> Sixteen Drag Race Winners Reunite To Welcome Season 18 /news/sixteen-drag-race-winners-reunite-to-welcome-season-18/240080 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:18:05 +0000 /?p=240080 Sixteen former winners of Drag Race in the US have come together to launch the upcoming season. The massive list of former winners attended the official premiere of season 18 ...

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