Downtown New York has lost a couple of iconic figures. Codie Leone, a.k.a. Codie Ravioli, who first made a splash on the NYC nightlife in the late 1980s, died very unexpectedly this week, from heart failure, while walking her dogs in the East Village.     Codie had a fascinating story.  She started out her life as…

I’m hardly a beauty expert, but I was happy to share my opinions about how drag looks have changed over the years for a new article in Beautylish.com. My insights are accompanied by pix from The Drag Explosion, my photo capsule of NYC’s gender-bending scene from the late 1980 to the mid ’90s.  I call…

Oh, no!  Monday Night Bingo is no more at Hotel Chantelle! Oh well, it was a great run for over a year…  But time to move on! More information about new Bingo ventures to come! (And I still have my Saturday gig, Le Bingo, at Le Poisson Rouge!)  

My debut photo book, PAGES, has seen the light of day! A limited number of copies went on sale at the recent New York Art Book Fair.  And they sold out!  (Check out my complete report on the fair.)     More copies will be available in mid-October at selected stores.  You can also pre-order directly from…

Although I’ve been a bit underemployed lately, I have been keeping quite busy, including organizing my lingerie drawer and scrubbing the inside of my waste-paper basket.  Besides all that, I’ve got even bigger projects in the works! THE DRAG EXPLOSION has been a huge—and gratifying—undertaking.  This past summer, I launched a multi-media project featuring my photos…