Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 338– October 18, 2017

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
MARY WILSON
OF THE SUPREMES
Ridgefield Playhouse: October 20 - You’re in for a Supreme Performance
Iconic singer, actress, author and activist Mary Wilson, an original member and
one of the founders of the legendary Motown supergroup The Supremes, will
be performing at the Ridgefield Playhouse on October 20 at 8 p.m.
The group celebrated hits such as “Stop in the Name of Love,” “Where Did Our
Love Go,” “Love Child,” “Back in My Arms Again” and “Come See About Me.”
The premier Motown group enjoyed 12 #1 hits from 1964 to 1969, making them
the most commercially successful Motown act and America’s most successful
vocal act ever.
Wilson grew up in Detroit in the Brewster
Projects. Originally called The Primettes,
Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, Florence
Ballard and Betty McGlown became the
sister group of The Primes, who went on
to become The Temptations. Together,
they auditioned for Motown, and the
rest became iconic history.
Post-Supremes, Wilson has released
several solo albums and has written two
bestselling books: “Dreamgirl: My Life
as a Supreme” and “Supreme Faith:
Someday We’ll Be Together.” While
continuing as a concert performer, she
became a musicians right activist, an
actress in theater and an inductee into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her
dance hit “Time to Move On” debuted
in 2015 and hit the charts. She is also
the creator of the Mary Wilson/Supreme
Gown Collection, displayed at the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame and the Victoria
and Albert Museum in London.
Wilson also uses her platform to
promote AIDS awareness, encourage
world peace and end world hunger.
I spoke to Wilson in depth regarding her career, the Supremes and her future
endeavors. She is a vivacious bundle of energy, eloquent and charming, and just
a blast of sunshine. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see her at the Ridgefield
Playhouse on October 20. To get tickets, go to ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

During your performance at
the Ridgefield Playhouse in
Connecticut, what can the
audience look forward to?
Basically my shows, the majority
of them, are all based on The
Supremes songs. I do maybe
10, 11, 12, 13 Supremes songs,
sometimes less, sometimes
more. That’s always the main
subject matter; however, since
I’ve not been a Supreme for
quite a few years, I do lots of
other material, and then I try
to make it fun for everyone in
terms of doing, say, The Rolling
Stones, Stevie Wonder, I do
Sting, to Donna Summer. So
I do a wide range of material,
but the show is kind of more
than just music. Obviously
that’s the base of the show,
it’s music; however, I like for
people to have fun. That’s what
I found—my gift from God is
that I’m a performer, I perform
for you. Hopefully that makes
people happy, because I try to
do that. Obviously, right now,
we need all the happiness we
can get in this world. There is
a fine thread of thought going
through the show in terms of
people enjoying themselves
and feeling good and going
back to being when they were
young and wild and crazy. A lot
of times when you grow up and
become mature, you kind of
lose that spontaneity of being
a child. So that’s kind of the
thread that I run through in my
shows.
I’ve seen many of your
interviews, and you seem like
so much fun to be around.
Yeah, people say I’m funny, and
I’m not really trying to be funny,
but they say I am. So I guess
if that’s what comes out, then
fine.
By any chance, will you be
doing the song “Time to
Move On”?
No, no. It really is actually my
newer song, which was last year.
I recorded it, and the record
company put it out. It went to
number 19 or something like
that on the dance charts, and it
totally surprised me.
It’s a great song.
Yeah, and it’s very timely. A lot
of times when you have new
songs it’s hard to put them right
into the show, so I guess I’ll
have to start working on that.
But no, it’s not in the show right
now.
You have done so many
cool things in your career:
You’ve been in the grandest
female group in history,
you have written two best
sellers, you are a singer, you
are an actress in musical
theater, you’re a mother,
a grandmother, you’re in
the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, you’re an activist,
an ambassador. Is there
anything that you still dream
of doing that you haven’t yet
accomplished?
Yes, as a matter of fact, all this
year and last year I’ve been
in classes. I’m taking acting
classes, voice-over classes,
classes at the Groundlings
Theatre in Los Angeles,
because The Supremes were
always dibbling and dabbling
into acting, but I was always
so busy making a living and
raising my children. Of course
Diane did a wonderful job of
acting. So it’s something that I
decided in this time of my life
I’m pursuing. I had an audition
yesterday, so I’m waiting on my
agent to call me. I don’t think I
got the part, but it’s fun kind of
starting something new. That’s
really what I’m doing now. At
73 I’m just starting to learn how
to act, and it’s scary. You’re so
professional in one area, and
then you go into something
else and you really don’t know
what you are doing, so I’m
like, oh, God, I don’t know if I
passed that audition, but I sure
would like the part. So we’ll
see.
You did theatre though?
I’ve done theater, but nothing
really on the serious or
dramatic. I’ve done quite a
bit of theater. “The Vagina
Monologues” is one that I did.
I also did a lot of musicals. I’ve
done some other things, from
off-Broadway plays.
I’m trying not to ask you this
only because you must have
answered this question a
billion times, but I just have
to: What was it like to be a
Supreme? I mean, all of you
were so young at the time.
Did you even realize how
enormous you were?
Well, we started out, there
were four of us. We started out
very young. I think we were
somewhere around 13 or 14
years old. Basically we were
just doing it as a kind of hobby
more or less. Then we really
got hooked into it and decided
to hang. It was something we
decided that we wanted to
do for the rest of our lives. I
remember before we became
famous—first of all, it was so
much fun, but then when we
went to Motown and kind of
got hooked into recording.
That’s when it really took on
a whole other level of what
we wanted to do. Then we
said, “Oh yeah, this is it.” So
I knew at that point in my life
that’s what I wanted to do for
the rest of my life, and now,
57 years later, I’m glad that
I made that decision. When
we finally became famous we
had been singing something
like six years, so it was one of
those things where miracles
do happen. It happened to
us. We worked hard for it, but
totally, totally enjoyed being on
top. I totally enjoyed being on
that level of life, when you’ve
obtained those dreams and
made those dreams come true.
It was so exciting. We traveled
the world, we met all kinds of
people, worked with all kinds
of people. It was one of those
great experiences. Maybe
everybody can’t handle it, but
I certainly did, and I certainly
enjoyed it.
Did you feel that it was
your destiny to be a singer,
a performer, or did it just
happen?
I felt that when it happened to
us, even before it happened to
us, when we were just singing,
I knew that this was my path.
Of course I didn’t know where
it was going to lead, but the
happiness and the joy, the
creativity and all, all of the
things were right there, and I
thought it feels good - this was
a good soup or cake to be in.

I never asked for it. I never
thought about being anything
else, even though I thought of
being a teacher. I really enjoy
doing it, so I kind of added that
into what I was doing, and I still
ended up teaching in my own
way. Dancing was something
I always enjoyed, so that too
became part of what I did.
I could’ve been a dancer,
I could’ve been a teacher,
a philosopher, because
I’ve written several books,
biographies. So that too was
part of what I could’ve done
in life. So all of those things I
am able to do. I failed at it, but
I’m saying it with gratitude that
I was able to explore a lot of
different areas in my life. They
were all good, but singing,
the performing, is the crux of
everything for me.
How close to the movie
“Dream Girls”
was the Supremes
story?
First of all, it was a
wonderful project.
It’s so close to us
that sometimes it’s
scary, because you
wonder how did
these people know
about you. Yet still,
it wasn’t about us.
I think maybe we
influenced a lot of
people, and from
that they decided to
create this project,
which ended up
wonderful, but for
us it was not so
wonderful. We were
not really given the
credit that we deserved having
inspired these people, and it
was so close to our story that I
couldn’t even do a movie based
on the Supremes, because
it’s already been done, when
in fact it has not. It’s kind of
bittersweet, because it’s great
that someone thought that
much about you that they
would do a movie. That part
of it was kind of wonderful.
But still, on the other part,
especially because I’m in the
area of writing my own story, as
I said, bittersweet.
It’s too bad you couldn’t
come back with your own
story, like the REAL Supremes
or something. After all, you
wrote the book, and it was a
bestseller.
I know, that’s what I mean, I
tried to sell them, but that
was always the story: ‘Well it’s
already been done.” It could
be done, and I’m hoping that
perhaps it still can be done.
There could be two projects,
one that’s based on us and one
that’s the real story. It’s all good
and it all can turn out good. I
just have to find the right way
to handle it and to proceed
with it.
Not that you have a free
moment in your life, but will
there be time for any more
books in the near future?
I know. As it is for most people,
time is really flying. You gotta
hurry up and do whatever it is
that you’re going to do now.
Who knows what will happen
tomorrow. I’m actually putting
together a coffee table book
based upon The Supremes’
gowns. I have an exhibit of
Supremes gowns, something
like 50 to 60 gowns. They’ve
been at various museums.
One was at the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Museum in the
beginning, and I still have a
few gowns that are there. The
others tour. The place that I am
most proud of is in England.
They toured there for about two
years, opening at the Victoria
and Albert Museum. So now
I’m putting together this coffee
table book based upon all the
gowns. Some stories, not a lot
of text, but basically it will be
talking about the gowns, where
we wore them and things like
that. How they were made, that
kind of thing.
That is so cool. Your gowns
and Adam Ant’s costumes all
at the Victoria Albert.
Oh, Adam Ant. He did one of
our songs.
If you could say anything to
your fans and followers, what
would it be?
There are so many different
things. I guess I should really
talk about The Supremes
fans as opposed to just fans.
They are wonderful. I was
saying to people
that it is important
for us to maintain
relationships, and the
relationships we have
had with the fans
have been fantastic.
I met a guy just
recently who showed
me a picture of
himself when he was
about nine. He came
to see us in Florida;
he’s now in his 40s or
50s, but it was just so
wonderful to know
that these people
kept our music in
their lives all these
years. Many of them
write to me. They
write to Diana as well
and tell us how our music has
helped them through their lives.
To me that’s a relationship. You
don’t have to know someone to
still have a relationship. We all
are family related in some kind
of way. I think that we really
are, and we need to remember,
and maybe we wouldn’t have
as much violence in the world
if we all realize that somehow
we’re all connected.
For more info: marywilson.com
For tickets:
RidgefieldPlayhouse.org

stories GET OUT! MAGAZINE >> GETOUTMAG.COM
BY IAN-MICHAEL BERGERON
@ianmichaelinwonderland
While living in a fairly large
studio, I decided to help out a
new friend by letting him stay
with me for a few months.
THE
ROOMMATE
I’d just met him at a party,
where I learned that he was
a struggling actor who’d
just graduated. New York
was hard on him, especially
financially, and he told me
he’d have to move home.
“How much money you have
saved up?” I asked. He had
enough to pay for half of my
rent and utilities for three
months. “Come stay with
me. The rent will be cheap,
and you’ll have some extra
time to find a job and new
apartment.” He loved the
idea.
I think you all know where this
story is going. I should have,
but I wanted to think the best
of him. I wanted to think he
was like me, hardworking and
ready to achieve his New York
dream.
But this kid wasn’t like me
at all. He was reclusive,
and upon arriving to
my apartment put in his
headphones and watched
Netflix all day. He ordered
Domino’s pizza every night,
and sometimes fell asleep
with the box still next to
him. He didn’t look for jobs,
and when the pizza became
too expensive, he got a job
selling Broadway tickets on
the street in Times Square.
Which, of course, he hated,
and quit after one shift.
By the end of the month,
all of his money was used
up. A mutual friend of ours,
who hosted the party we
met at, sent me the link to a
GoFundMe he posted on his
Facebook wall and blocked
me from, called “Get me the
fuck out of this hell hole.”
“New York has been a
disaster. My so-called friend
is charging me more than
half of rent and utilities (not
true), his cat has eaten no
less than five phone chargers
(probably true, but he never
told me, and I absolutely
would have replaced it), and
I cannot stand his revolving
door of sexual partners. (In
the month he was there, I had
one friend over for a movie at
6 p.m. - no sex.) I’m moving
back home,
I just need
to make
enough
money to
get a plane
ticket.”
As I read
the link, he
was right
there, on
his bed,
watching
Netflix. I
went to his
bed and
made him
take his
earphones
out.
“What’s
going on?”
I asked
gently.
He burst
into tears.
“New York
is awful and
hard and I
just want to
go home.
New York was a fantasy, not
a reality, and I hate it here.”
While he continued to cry
to me, he typed something
on his computer; then, he
said, “I’m sorry I’ve been
awful to you. I just bought a
Greyhound ticket. I’ll be gone
tomorrow.”
And he was, before I even
woke up, and I became more
of a hardened, untrusting,
stereotypical New Yorker for
the experience.
PHOTO BY STEVE BRENNAN

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EXTENDED
the climax is just the beginning
THE LOFT at the DAVENPORT THEATRE
354 W 45th St (between 8th & 9th Ave)
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BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
JACKIE DUPREE
QUEEN OF KARAOKE, KING OF THE GAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Jackie Dupree is a queen of many
talents. Ruling the karaoke world of
New York City nightlife, she hosts a
full-blast karaoke night four times a
week and sings in her own voice. The
Detroit-born queen is about to release
her brand-new single “I Don’t Want
You No More” at a release party on
Tuesday, October 24, at Boxers HK at
8 p.m. with DJ Scotty Rox and some
other surprise guests, and the whole
world is invited!
The new single and video were
produced by Joe Mode of
WayOutWorld Productions, who also
produced the short musical film “Love
Finally.” It will be streaming on iTunes,
Spotify and Pandora. On October 31,
she will be hosting a special Halloween
edition of Tuesday Karaoke at Boxers
as well with DJ Vio. There will be a
costume contest and special giveaways.
Dupree wishes to give a special shout
out to her drag mother, Andrea L’
Amore Harrington, and her drag
daughters, Spicky Hilton and Celine
Soulution. Dupree, aka James Coles,
also wants to give a super huge shout
out to The Gay Football League of New
York, where he’s been playing for 16
years. They are currently preparing a
journey to Boston, where the Gay Super
Bowl will take place.
I spoke with the animated and
talented Capricorn, who derives her
influences from Whitney Houston and
Michael Jackson, about all her current
endeavors and future plans.
PHOTO BY WILSONMODELS

You do karaoke quite often
in the city. Where and when?
They might as well call me the
new karaoke queen, because
I host karaoke four nights a
week. On Tuesday nights I’m
at Boxers HK on 59th and 9th
from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. On
Wednesday it’s at The Tool
Box on the Upper East Side
on 2nd Ave. between 90th and
91st from 10 to 2. On Thursday
nights it’s at Sweet Bar. I’ve
been there the longest, for 16
years, which is on Amsterdam
Ave and 109th Street from 10
to 3. And then on Fridays I’m
hosting karaoke in downtown
Newark, New Jersey, at QXT
on Mulberry Ave and Elm
Street, and that is a happy
hour from 6 to 10 p.m.
Doing it 16 years? You must
hold a really good karaoke
show.
I love what I do. In order for
someone to be at a job, you
have to love what you do. I
love hosting karaoke, and I
love interacting with people,
the reactions I get from
people. I always open up with
a couple of numbers. I get
to know the crowd and get
them up there to sing. The
first thing I always tell them is,
“This is not ‘American Idol’ or
‘America’s Got Talent’ or ‘The
Voice.’ It’s karaoke, so do not
boo. If you boo somebody,
I will stop the singing right
in the middle and bring that
person up, and they better be
able to sound way better.” I
make my karaoke fun. I’m not
a rude drag queen.
You have a brand new single
coming out, correct?
Yeah, I’m having a single
release party on Tuesday,
October 24, at Boxers, HK.
That show is from 8 to 10 with
Scotty Rox, the DJ. I love him.
I reached out to him because
I saw him at Drag Con. It’s a
dance track, and it’s called “I
Don’t Want You Anymore.” It
will be followed by karaoke. I
also wanted to mention that
Halloween falls on Tuesday, so
we will be open for karaoke at
Boxers, and we will be doing
the Halloween contest as
well. It will be a best costume
contest.
What else is going on in your
life?
Well, just as long as I’ve been
doing karaoke, for 16 years,
I’ve also been on the gay
football league. I’m a center.
This weekend in Boston we go
to play the Gay Super Bowl.
Gay Super Bowl? I didn’t
know there was gay football.
You don’t play in heels do
you?
They always tease me and say,
“There’s a big linebacker in
drag, ladies and gentlemen.”
That’s the thing, when I was
approached 16 years ago I was
doing Barracuda Star Search.
I had seen flyers posted up
about the gay football league.
So I thought just like you,
and I didn’t want to play with
a bunch of pansies, but NO,
girl. It’s flag football, but they
play rough. When I saw how
rough they played, I told him
that I couldn’t play defense.
They would love to use me for
defense, because I’m a stocky
guy, but I see how they all get
bruised up, and I do drag for
a living. We play against all
different gay bars in New York.
We do the Super Bowls every
year in different cities.
For more info:
Facebook:
JacquelineDupree
Twitter: @
JACKIEDUPREE2
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GET OUT! MAGAZINE >> GETOUTMAG.COM >> INTERVIEW
BY FRANKIE C
thecolumnbyfrankiec@gmail.com
@FrankieC_
Frankie C Goes One-on-One
With the Man Behind the Keys:
HENRY KOPERSKI
place in NYC (“Home Alone 2,” “Annie,”
“Oliver & Company,” “Miracle on 34th
Street,” etc). Even after seeing a tragedy
like “West Side Story,” I was like, I gotta
get there! In my teens I became a huge
jazz fan, and that enhanced my love for
this city even more. I couldn’t wait to
live here and go to all the legendary jazz
clubs like the Village Vanguard, Smalls,
Birdland, etc. and hear my heroes play.
What would you say was the hardest
thing about NYC when you first
landed here?
The hardest part was figuring out how
to make money. I foolishly believed
I could move here and start working
as a musician. I can’t imagine how I
thought that would be possible. My
first couple years of living here I had
so many different jobs that I can’t even
remember them all: sales associate at
Banana Republic, waiter at multiple
restaurants, television PA, receptionist at
an investment bank. That’s not even half
of them!
New York, concrete jungle where
dreams are made of. That being said,
what would you say grabbed you to
move to our fine city?
I had wanted to live in New York City for
as long as I can remember and never had
any doubt in my mind that I would move
here as soon as possible. I grew up in a
conservative suburb in Michigan, and I
was obsessed with any movies that took
You’ve worked with many artists. Who
would you say is the wildest person to
work with?
Honestly, the wildest person I’ve ever
worked with is my good friend Katie
Mack. She and I used to host/play for an
amazing ensemble cabaret show called
Cranky Cabaret (you can still check this
show out!), and she would do the most
insane stunts on these shows.

She would jump off the
piano, eat pints of ice
cream while singing,
make out with me
on stage, or another
performer, or the entire
audience. She just had
so much fun and always
pushed the line in the
most exhilarating way.
She still performs all over
the city and writes her
own stuff. You must check
out the brilliant Katie
Mack!
Tell our readers about
your wild greatest
experience to date?
This may not be your
definition of “wild,” but a
couple of years ago I got
to play piano for auditions
for a Julie Andrews
project, and SHE. IS. MY.
HERO. I watched “Sound
of Music” and “Mary
Poppins” over and over
again as a child, and
when she entered the
room, I truly felt my entire
body tremble in her glory.
She introduced herself
to everyone in the room.
When she approached
me, she shook my hand
strongly and said, “Henry,
it’s an absolute pleasure
to meet you,” and it
took all of my power not
to burst into tears. For
someone as legendary
and iconic as her to
remain so humble, kind
and loving was a great
lesson for me—there
is no excuse to not be
kind, even if you’re Julie
Andrew. And then last
year, a similar moment
happened when I got
to meet another hero,
Michelle Obama, on
national television, and
I learned that very same
lesson again. I won’t get
into the details, because
it’s on YouTube! Both
of these women are
absolute angels.
Being a newbie no
longer, what advice
would give to someone
looking to break onto
the scene?
Be open to trying new
things! That is my
greatest advice. Leave
your apartment, go to all
sorts of shows and meet
people. This can be very
hard, especially if you
have shy tendencies (like
me). But the more you do
it, the easier it gets. And
when you do get your
first gig, go above and
beyond and be perfect
(and do this for your
second gig as well, and
your third, etc., etc., etc.).
What styles of music do
you love playing?
I really love playing music
theater music, because
you get a little taste
of every genre: jazz,
classical, pop, rock, folk,
etc. It’s all there.
You’ve had many great
working moments.
Which would you say is
your favorite?
A few years ago, I had
this bizarre inspiration to
put up a staged version
of “Star Wars Episode
1: Phantom Menace”
with the songs of Annie
mixed into the story. So
I assembled a group
of comedians/singers,
and with the help of my
friends at the Annoyance
Theater NY (RIP), put
together this mostly
improvised theatrical
performance of one of
the worst movies of all
time - with the characters
bursting into the songs
from one of my favorite
musicals. It got a lot of
attention and sold out
very quickly, and the
actual performance was
so f***ed up and weird
that it was simply...a
delight! Everyone
involved had so much
fun doing this extremely
specific and unique show,
and I just felt so proud
and thrilled that it came
from my head, and that I
had been able to make it
happen.
Besides piano, which
other instruments do
you play?
I went to school for
woodwinds, so I also
play saxophone, clarinet,
bassoon and flute.
And in my late teens, I
learned how to play the
accordion.
So, you sing. Tell us
about it.
Yes, I sing! My mother is
an amazing coloratura
soprano who travels
all over the country
performing, and is also a
renowned voice teacher
in Michigan, and because
of this, as a kid, I was
very resistant to singing,
perhaps because I didn’t
want to be compared
with her.

I insisted that playing
instruments was “my
thing,” not singing. In
college, I auditioned
for my school’s vocal
jazz ensemble (Gold
Company), and that slowly
turned me into someone
who now loves to sing.
Have you had great
people come into your
life who believed in you
as a person and your
talents?
Yes, I’m so grateful to
all the people who have
taught me, hired me,
helped me, supported
me and more. One of my
most influential teachers
was Dr. Steve Zegree,
who led the vocal jazz
ensemble I
was in. He
pushed me
so much
when I was
in college,
and left me
with lessons
that I am still
learning from
today. He
passed away a
few years ago,
and I felt like I
had so much
more to learn!
His greatest
teachings
were a mix
of how to be
professional,
and how to be
a kind, loving
human being.
I hear you
are doing
your first solo
show. Are
you excited?
Yes, I am thrilled! I have
played for hundreds and
hundreds of shows here
in NYC as an accompanist
or music director, and I’m
so excited to finally do
my thing. I’m so excited
to share what I love about
music with an audience.
What should the
audience expect at your
show?
They should expect
fabulous music, some
laughs and a lot of love.
That’s all I want to say.
When and where is your
show?
It’s at The Duplex Cabaret
Theater in the West
Village on October 18
and 24 at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets can be found at
hwww.henrykoperski.
com/halopop
What do you want our
readers to know about
Henry Koperski?
I want them to know that
I have love and healing
to share with them. There
is so much terror and
sadness happening on
our planet right now, but
they should know that I
intend to remain hopeful,
active and full of love and
compassion, no matter
what. And I do mean that!
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GET OUT! MAGAZINE >> GETOUTMAG.COM >> INTERVIEW
BY SETH LOFTIS
Drag is Always Political:
An Interview With
MARTI GOULD CUMMINGS
Star and Producer of ‘Shade: Queens of NYC’
At first glance, it’s easy to misunderstand
drag queens as superficial or
materialistic, especially since mainstream
media depicts the idolization of
expensive gowns and fashion accessories
where the prettiest and best dressed
takes home the crown. However, Fusion
TV’s newest docuseries, “Shade: Queens
of NYC,” provides an inside look into
the quotidian lives of several NYC drag
queens as they live their lives offstage.
From financial troubles to relationship
problems, the series’ aim is to showcase
the hard work and dedication it takes to
be a drag queen and the sacrifices they
make to chase their dreams.
For this interview, I sat down with one
of the show’s stars - Marti Gould
Cummings -who also happens to be a
producer on the show. The interview
was less than conventional (appropriately
so) as I caught up with Cummings at
one of her gigs as a bingo hostess in
the West Village. In between calling
numbers - when O69 is called, the
audience screams, “A FREE SHOT
FOR EVERYONE!” - I ask Cummings
about her intentions for jumpstarting
the show and about her political
activism on the heel of her political
club’s two victories in last month’s
regional elections.

What was the inspiration for
creating “Shade: Queens of
NYC”?
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” kept
telling me “next year, next
year, next year,” and next year
always came, and I never got
it. So I said, “Why should I rely
on someone else’s platform?”
So, I created my own TV show.
But, blessings to “Drag Race,”
because if that show wasn’t on
the air, we wouldn’t have ours.
So, you have to pay gratitude
to RuPaul for giving the
opportunity for drag queens
to pave their own way.
What do you hope the
audience will learn about
drag that we haven’t learned
from any other program?
I hope the audience learns
that drag queens are human
beings who have financial
issues, job stresses, family
issues, marital issues, etc., and
that they want to have kids.
... We’re real people, but we
just happen to put on dresses
for a living! We’re not just
clowns that entertain you, but
we’re people with feelings
underneath all of this. We’re
emotional!
And I hope that they learn to
buy my [holiday]
album that I just
recorded. [laughs]
What was the
most important
aspect, for you
personally, to
get across to the
viewers?
I hope that this
show prevents a
teenager who is
being bullied from
killing himself, and
it lets him know that
people are like him
in the world. I hope
that a parent who
is questioning their
relationship with
their child for being
LGBTQ watches
this show and
realizes that their
child is still loveable
and worthy of their
parents’ love.
What is your hope that this
show will accomplish, and
how will you know if it’s
successful?
I hope it helps LGBT people
respect all people within our
community and to stop this
crazy “masc4masc” racist
bullshit within our community.
And I know that it will be
successful if one person’s life is
changed.
How does drag relate to
politics?
Drag relates to politics
because drag is an act of
political revolution in and of
itself. We are fucking shit up!
The club you founded, HK
Dems, recently won two
District Leader positions
in Hell’s Kitchen. One of
the victors, Tom Shanahan,
worked as a pro bono lawyer
and developed a program to
help people battle substance
addictions and live healthier
lives. The other victor, Marisa
Redanty, works to ensure
access to affordable housing
and is a breast cancer
survivor. What about their
stories and backgrounds
relates to your experiences
and goals behind creating a
new Democratic club?
I think it’s important to have
elected officials who are
relatable and real people
who come and shake things
up and not just career
politicians representing us.
And it’s important to show that
everyday people can make a
difference.
The 2016 presidential
election caused a lot people
who were previously “silent”
to start getting involved.
What advice would you give
others about how they can
get involved?
Don’t let career politicians run
your life. They work for you;
you don’t work for them. And
you have every right to run for
office, because you are a part
of this democracy, and you
are the person who will make
change. So, get out there and
vote and educate yourself.
Without education, you cannot
make the change needed.
Donald Trump doesn’t want
to help Puerto Rico; we must
help Puerto Rico. That’s how
we do it as a “people.”
Can you make any
connections between your
desire to jumpstart “Shade:
Queens of NYC” and your
creation of the HK Dems?
I’ve had people tell me no
my entire life: “No, you’re
not talented,” “No, you’re
not pretty,” “No, you’re not
smart,” “No, you’re not this…”
So go out and prove people
wrong, and do what you want
to do. Don’t let someone get
in the way of your dreams. If
someone says no, do it until
you get the yes you want. And
the yes has to come from you,
not from them. And that’s what
I do.
The 12-part docuseries
airs Thursdays at 10:30
p.m. on Fusion TV
starting October 5.