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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ queens sashay their way to Phoenix
This summer is going to get “sickening.”
Several “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars are coming to Phoenix over the next few months to bring their brand of humor, style and panache to local nightlife.
From singing saloon girls to brash and brassy broads, these drag queens are bound to make an impression. Here are 10 of the standout performers coming to the Valley.
Monét X Change
Season 10’s sixth placer is a short-haired standout known for her apt, irreverent Maya Angelou impersonation for the Snatch Game; a musical, Cher-ing a lesson on cultural appropriation; and that unmistakable sponge dress that left us wanting to “soak it up.” The comedic New York City-based queen makes a stop at Phoenix’s Club Volt before this month’s grand finale in Los Angeles.
Details: 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 12. Club Volt, 3108 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix. $25 general admission. $140 VIP table for four. A meet-and-greet with Monet X Change is an additional $10. 602-244-1465, clubvoltaz.ticketleap.com/monet.
Sharon Needles
The spooky, kooky Season 4 champion who first haunted our TV screens in 2012 kicks off Charlie’s “Pipin’ Hot Summer” event series beginning June 21. The ghoulish Pittsburgh native’s spellbinding post-apocalypse runway and heated drama with then-rival Phi Phi O’Hara is the stuff of nightmares. Since winning the show, Halloween staple Needles has released three albums including 2017’s “Battle Axe.”
Details: 10 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Charlie’s, 727 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix. No cover. 602-265-0224, charliesphoenix.com.
Trixie Mattel
The buxom, Barbie-inspired country crooner Trixie Mattel will perform songs from the “Two Birds” and “One Stone” folk albums as part of her Now With Moving Parts tour. Mattel, the sarcastic and dry co-host of Viceland’s “Trixie and Katya