I am busy, busy, busy this week as I finish creating my latest slideshow extravaganza, “The Drag Explosion, Part Two,” featuring more of my photos of NYC’s momentous drag scene from the late 1980s to the mid ’90s. The premiere is Friday, August 1st, at 7:30pm, at Dixon Place’s annual HOT! Festival (which is where…

Let it be publicly known that I, Linda Simpson, disapprove of the following cultural developments: *Comic character Archie is being killed in an upcoming issue, when he stops a bullet meant for his gay friend Kevin.     Gee whiz, what ever happened to comics being lighthearted? I used to love the Archie series as a kid,…

Wanna hear me yak about gay nightlife on the mega news site The Huffington Post? I’m the most recent “prominent person” to be included in the ongoing series, “After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past.”     I mostly focus on my early days of doing drag. One of these days, I’ll have to share what…

  My website has been undergoing a makeover, with a new updated design. As soon as it’s done this week, I’ll be blogging on a regular schedule. Thanks to Tim McNerney and John Boyer for all their efforts!  

My last couple of weeks have been chock full of drag queen funniness. Along with the rest of gay America, I watched Bianca Del Rio win top honors on RuPaul’s Drag Race. I’ve known Bianca for a few years, and she definitely deserves something for all her hard work—that girl is a work horse! With her $100,000,…

Check it out! I’m the featured guest on the new episode of How Was Your Week?, the popular podcast from comedian-actress Julie Klausner. Listen to it HERE.     I’ve known Julie for a while, but this is the first time we’ve really had an extended conversation, and I gotta give her credit for being a great…