I’ve read every David Sedaris book ever, and I love Donna Tartt.It gives us great pain every time we update this page. Other stuff you need to know about me: I love to read. Mi amor…įavorite DJ: DJ BOOBOO! David Booher is the best! He installed the lights at Albatross and is ON POINT when it comes to hitting light cues and adding his own sound effects. I’ve only had one experience with a gogo boy: I was in this Latin club downtown and everybody spoke Spanish and kept giving me glowsticks, so I didn’t catch the guy’s name. My drag name would be: Oh… this is awkward… gogo boy: You know, I don’t know many gogo boys. Though Sutton Lee Seymour is my drag mother and the REASON I do drag, so that probably would have been the more diplomatic answer… Has anyone ever seen This Is Where I Leave You?įavorite drag queen: Am I allowed to say me? It’s me. As for movies, I love a good cry – but like, a happy cry. I’m binging so many Netflix shows that it’s all starting to run together, but I love Schitt’s Creek and Bob’s Burgers.
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People know it and they hate me for it, but I LOVE old school disco! I love plenty of other stuff, but some Donna Summer is sure to get me going.įavorite movie or TV show: We’re gonna be here forever. Is that so vanilla? Whatever.įavorite music: Disco. Who/what turns me on: What turns me on… what turns me on… you know, I LOVE a good chest. Single or Taken: Taken! His name is Eli and he’s literally perfect. St uff I do when I’m not bartending: So, I already mentioned drag– but I also LOVE to cook! I recently went vegan, and I’m now working on putting together a whole new recipe book. My hometown: Kingman, Arizona! A teeny town on Route 66! If you’ve been there, it was probably just to stop and get gas. I have a monthly show at Icon, the sister bar. I’ve worked at other gay bars, but only as a DJ or a drag queen. Other places I’ve worked: Before this I managed a wine bar in Manhattan.
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Let’s see… we’ve had a monthly naked night for a while now, and that’s never something I expected to be part of! I was raised Mormon, so a bar full of naked men was never on my radar! If you walk in looking like everyone is beneath you, I immediately hate you.Ĭraziest thing I’ve seen here: Ooh, wow.
I just hate when someone has decided that they have to be shady to make it in a gay bar. I hate it when customers: Walk in with that sour, judgy face we all know too well. It’s like we’re all on the same wavelength! It’s just always a thrill to see the whole bar flip out when a certain song comes on. I love it when customers: queen out! I know that’s kinda vague, but we have so many great nights at Albatross with drag shows and Drag Race viewings. I work here now!īest drink I make: I’ve recently started making a cocktail I call “The Butch Queen,” which is basically a twist on a Cosmo made with sour ale. Actually, it was the first gay bar I ever went to, so it kinda has a really special place in my heart for that reason, too. Everybody knows everybody, and it’s just a great family environment. What makes this bar great: Well, the bar is often referred to as “Gay Cheers” (where everybody knows your gay), and it often feels that way. What are my shifts: I work Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays! However, I’m also in drag on Mondays!
How long I’ve worked there: I think I’m approaching two years now. Whether pouring spirits at Albatross or giving you life on the stage there or at Icon as Jacklynn Hyde, Jackson has become a staple of Astoria nightlife!īar that I work at: I work at Albatross Bar in Astoria!