Slaying a Drag-a-Thon

We inch towards 48 hours of nonstop drag, leaning heavily on our emcees to fill time in whatever creative way they please, which turns out to include a lot of naughty jokes, deadlifting Wildfang's CEO, some serious chair-based exercises, and an impromptu jig. Mr. Guinness has arrived, and he is very much judging us. But as the minutes count down and everyone becomes grubbier and more unhinged, the...

Genderqueer burlesque high kicks, bare-chested stage slides, shining rosebuds, movie lip syncs: our drag nation brought it all to the show, even as everyone involved in its production became increasingly deranged with exhaustion. From Isaiah Esquire to Buster Open to John Cameron Mitchell, we hear how drag has transformed so many lives—and transported our Drag-a-Thon audience.  Featuring Poison Wa...

We're 28 hours into our world record attempt and the comedians— Saturday Night Live alums Fred Armisen, Punkie Johnson, and Paula Pell among them—are holding it down and cracking us up. Meanwhile, RuPaul's Drag Race stars Eureka O'Hara and LaLa Ri pay homage to our local queens and remind us of why drag spaces are needed now more than ever.  Featuring Eureka O'Hara, LaLa Ri, Fred Armisen, Carrie B...

We take on the long list of very strict and very tedious Guinness World Record rules, cast 60 drag performers and 63 emcees for 783 stage changes, kick off an epic spreadsheet battle for songs, discover the meaning of "drag time," enlist Broadway star Frankie Grande to put the audience to work, devise a list of Hail Mary backup songs, and discover that marathon record attempts are a really, really...

Two friends, who had never produced a drag show before, decide to meet the drag bans and anti LGBTQ+ laws with joy by attempting to put on the longest drag show ever in Portland, Oregon. And where else would it be held but at the country's longest-running drag cabaret helmed by Guinness World Record holder Darcelle XV, aka the oldest working drag queen in the world.  Featuring Darcelle XV, Poison...

The true, chaotic story of an attempt to break the world record for the longest drag show ever. A 5-episode audio series coming September 28 as a sidecast of the We Can't Print This podcast featuring RuPaul's Drag Race alums Peppermint, Eureka O'Hara, and LaLa Ri. Plus Frankie Grande, Fred Armisen, Cameron Esposito, Punkie Johnson, Paula Pell, and more. Sign up for the newsletter with bonus bits a...