ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Lifestyle devider A friendly kiki with Drag Playhouse Philippines' drag artists

A friendly kiki with Drag Playhouse Philippines' drag artists

Published Jun 20, 2022 05:44 pm

You’ll be surprised by how much these drag artists have spent on their craft

Last June 18, the category is Filipino Drag Excellence as some the best local drag artists gathered together at Tipple & Slaw, Pop-up Katipunan to celebrate “Pride and Power.” The event, made possible by Sony Music Philippines and Pop Emergency Podcast, honored the valuable contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community across the globe and the ability of music in telling the community’s stories, from its struggles to its colorful triumphs.

“The event was called ‘Pride and Power to recognize that Pride is not just an extravagant one-month celebration every June, but that we are given the chance to make a statement and empower not just our artists, but the LGBTQIA+ Community for an experience they’ll remember all-year-round and even after,” the organizing team said. “It’s making a stand, but doing it with a bang.”

Marky Saavedra and Jer Dee

Apart from the music of DJs Jer Dee and Marky Saavedra, lighting up the stage with their “house down boots” lip-synch performances were drag artists Eva Le Queen, Marina Summers, Myx Chanel, Alpha Venti, Prince, and OV Cunt of Drag Playhouse Philippines. After their show, Manila Bulletin Lifestyle got a chance to kiki with these phenomenal performance artists. Here’s what we learned about them.

SICKENING — From left: Prince, Marina Summers, OV Cunt, Eva Le Queen, Myx Chanel, and Alpha Venti

Hey, queens! First off, what is your go-to lip-synch song?

Myx Chanel: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa

Marina Summers: “Woman” by Doja Cat

OV Cunt: “Minsan Ang Minahal Ay Ako” by Celeste Legaspi

Prince: Anything Lady Gaga

Alpha Venti: Everything from Lil Nas X. But, specifically, his “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow

Eva Le Queen: “Defying Gravity” from the musical “Wicked”

What is the best makeup hack you’ve learned?

MC: Spirit gums stick everything forever. (Spirit gum is an adhesive used for affixing costumes and wigs)

MS: Moisturize before doing anything.

OC: Shave off my brows.

P: Doing eye makeup before the base

AV: Underpainting. It is one thing to set the shape with simple over-the-foundation makeup. But when you build that with the foundation, it makes a difference.

ELQ: Skincare first before makeup.

Name your estimate. How much have you spent on your drag?

MC: Probably, in the six-digits now.

MS: More than enough!

OC: P500,000 plus

P: More than half a million

AV: More than what I am earning.

ELQ: Half a million.

Who is your favorite ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ queen?

MC: Sasha Velour

MS: As of now, Aquaria.

OC: Sharon Needles, although she is canceled.

P: Jinkx Monsoon

AV: Rosé from season 13.

ELQ: RuPaul Charles

What is your go-to cocktail drink?

MC: Jägerbomb

MS: Gin and tonic

OC: Anything with alcohol

P: Mocktail. I do not drink alcohol.

AV: Cosmopolitan.

ELQ: Gin and tonic

Who is your pop diva icon?

MC: As of the moment, Dua Lipa.

MS: Beyoncé

OC: Definitely Lady Gaga.

P: Lady Gaga, of course.

AV: Megan Thee Stallion

ELQ: Whitney Houston.

Are drag shows only for LGBTQIA+ Community?

MC: No, it is for anyone who’s going to give me money .

MS: No. It is for anyone who needs to see me and all this beauty!

OC: No. It is for everybody.

P: I don’t think so. As RuPaul said, “We are all naked and the rest is drag.” Drag started when we are young. We are all in drag. We are all part of this performance.

AV: It is open to everyone. The goal of drag shows, while it is queer in its roots, it is for everyone regardless of their gender and identity.

ELQ: No. Drag shows are for people who know how to respect people.

What are you marching for for this Pride Month?

MC: I’m marching for intersex rights.

MS: The marginalized sector of society, including the LGBTQIA+ Community. I’m marching for the art of drag and to keep alive these trying times.

OC: I’m Marching for anybody who is marginalized, anybody who feels like they’re different. In our community, technically we are all different, but people always make sure to point out that you are different. Different and individuality.

P: Growing up, I’m open to my parents that I am gay. I don’t have a sad story. I’m marching for all the queer people who were free since day one.

AV: I’m marching for gender inclusion. As you can see in the show, there aren’t many kings like me. After my visibility, I want to see more drag kings coming out—more people who do what I do.

ELQ: I’m marching for better work conditions for drag artists.

Missed the event? You too can celebrate Pride with great tunes all throughout the year with the Yassify playlist on Spotify. And if ever you’re coming to witness another drag show, remember to tip them well, hunties!

Hello, readers! Do you have a story you want us to feature? Send us a message on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter and let’s talk about it.

Related Tags

Pop Emergency Podcast “Pride and Power Marina Summers Myx Chanel Alpha Venti drag playhouse philippines Eva Le Queen OV Cunt Sony Music Philippines drag queen Arts and Culture prince
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.