Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 457 February 19, 2020

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BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Pattaya Hart
PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID MARTINEZ
HAIR BY: CARLOS THEUBERDRIVER
PATTAYA HART WAS
CROWNED MISS GAY
AMERICA IN FRONT
OF HER MOM, SISTER
AND AUNT, WHO
FLEW ALL THE WAY
FROM THAILAND TO
WITNESS THE VIC-
TORIOUS EVENT FOR
THE NEW YORK-
BASED NIGHTLIFE
QUEEN.
HER REIGN BEGAN
THE FOLLOWING
DAY WITH MEET
AND GREETS AND
LIVE APPEARANCES.
PATTAYA HART WILL BE TOURING NATIONALLY AND ATTENDING
THE PRELIMINARIES FOR THE NEXT MISS GAY AMERICA. WE EX-
CHANGED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING HER VICTORY AS
WELL AS HER CAREER, INFLUENCES AND FUTURE DREAMS.
INTERVIEW
What does it mean to
you personally holding
the title of Miss Gay
America?
It is an affirmation to
myself (and hopefully
it does inspire others)
that I am living proof
of the American dream,
that ANYONE from
ANYWHERE can do
ANYTHING they dream
of if they’re willing to put
in the work and never
give up, nor let any voices
tell them they can’t.
I’m an Asian boy from
Thailand who discovered
my passion in dance and
performing late in the
game, and decided to
move to New York City
about 11 years ago to
pursue dancing.
Being crowned Miss
Gay America is a huge
honor, and it has opened
so many doors and
opportunities for me
that I would have never
dreamt of. I’m looking
forward to traveling the
country and sharing my
story and experiences to
encourage people to do
the same.
Tell us a bit about your
journey to capture
the Miss Gay America
crown.
Miss Gay America,
established in 1972, is
one of the biggest and
most prestigious national
pageants for female
impersonation.

I am the 4th Miss Gay
America to have won on
her very first attempt.
I competed and got
qualified for the national
competition as the first
alternate representing
Miss Gay New York
America. (The winner
and first alternate get to
compete at Nationals.) I
was able to secure and
keep the crown in New
York City for the second
consecutive year, after
Andora Tetee (Miss Gay
New York America 2018)
took home the national
crown last year as Miss
Gay America 2019.
The national pageant
was held in St. Louis,
Missouri, in October
2019. There were 37
contestants from all over
the country representing
their state preliminaries.
I performed a tribute to
my idol, Broadway legend
Chita Rivera, for my
talent portion. I produced
and choreographed my
talent number myself,
and brought my dance
students (from my dance
classes I teach at Steps on
Broadway) to dance with
me. I won Overall Talent,
Presentation (with my
female robot looks) and
Evening Gowns. I placed
second in Male Interview
and third in Onstage Q&A.
What makes this whole
week at the national
competition so special and
the most memorable for
me is that my mother, my
aunt and my sister flew all
the way from Thailand to
come cheer me on (with
their light-up LED signs),
and it was their first time
seeing me compete in
drag.
Who are your greatest
influences and why?
Jennifer Lopez. I related
to her a lot, because she
is a minority and trained
dancer who got her start
in New York City. She has
big dreams and works
very hard. She was one
of the very few dancers
that have crossed over
into film, TV, music and
fashion. Her work ethic is
commendable. She always
ventures into learning new
skills and is fearless when
it comes to fashion. Plus,
she’s humble and never
forgets where she came
from.
If you could perform
anywhere in the world,
where would it be and
why?
On Broadway, eight
shows a week. Broadway
musicals ignited my
passion for dancing and
performing. Getting to
be a part of the bigproduction
musicals in
Thailand had led me to
make a huge life decision
and move to New York
City to pursue a dancing
career.
What do you enjoy most
about performing live?
As a performer, I feed
off the energy from the
audience. Their reactions
and the joy in their eyes
make me happy and fuel
the fire in me to keep on
spreading the joy of the
dance.
Do you have an ultimate
fantasy performing in
drag?
My ultimate fantasy
performing in drag would
be to perform for or to
share the stage with my
idols (Chita Rivera, Jennifer
Lopez, Christina Aguilera
and the Spice Girls).
PHOTO CREDIT: SCOTTY KIRBY
GOWN BY THOMAS OGDEN

And I was fortunate
enough, last month, on
Thursday, January 23,
2020, when I was asked
to perform as Chita
Rivera as a surprise
present for the legendary
Chita Rivera herself at
her private birthday party
at Industry Bar. Chita sat
right in the front center
of the stage and enjoyed
every moment of it. It
was very surreal and
the most out-of-body
experience that I would
cherish for the rest of my
life!
How did you arrive at
your drag name?
I’m originally from
Thailand, so I knew I
wanted a Thai name
for my drag persona
that started with a
“P” because of my boy
name (Plu). I ventured in
the name of Thai food
(Patsy Ew or Patt Thai)
but ended up choosing
Pattaya, because it is the
name of the famous city
in Thailand that is known
around the world as “The
land of the world’s most
beautiful ladyboys.”
Do you recall the
funniest moment
performing live, the
most embarrassing and
the most triumphant?
There is actually ONE
performance/moment in
particular that qualifies
for all three. It was
when I competed at the
national Miss Continental
2017 pageant in Chicago.
For the talent portion, I
performed “All That Jazz”
from the musical Chicago.
It was my first time
competing at a national
pageant. I was very
nervous, and halfway
through the number, I
did a hitch-kick layout,
and my wig flew off of
my head. I could hear the
entire theater/audience
gasp. Somehow I caught
the wig mid-air, put it
back on and continued
the dance without
missing a single beat. At
that moment I was so
embarrassed, but I had
to laugh about it and get
through the performance.
The funny part about
this was that I’ve been
performing this number,
wearing this same wig,
at shows in the city over
300 times and never
once lost a wig, until
my very first time on a
national stage. I ended up
winning the “Best Talent”
award that year with this
exact performance. (You
can find the video on
YouTube.)
What advice would
you give someone who
is looking to do drag?
Invest in your craft/
drag. That doesn’t mean
spending a lot of money,
but spending more
time, effort and focus
on your performance,
makeup, costumes
and your overall looks.
Drag pageants and
competitions are also a
great, intensive way to
learn and elevate your art
forms.
When do you start
your reign as Miss Gay
America, and what are
your duties?
My reign started when I
was crowned! The next
morning I was already
performing and doing
meet and greets as the
newly crowned Miss
Gay America. Besides
several appearances and
performances around
the country, I also have a
huge responsibility in the
administrative part of the
system. I had to create a
brand new email address
just for this purpose.
My job is to make sure
that every preliminary
runs smoothly and
abides by all the rules
and regulations of Miss
Gay America. I’ll also
have to make sure that
all the contestants are
being judged fairly and
get the best constructive
criticisms at the end of
the night.
I’ve been in contact
with all the promoters
from each preliminary to
schedule dates for their
pageants, helping them
promote and answer
all the administrative
questions they might
have. On top of that, I’m
constantly reaching out
to potential contestants
to offer my assistance in
every way I can.
This seems like an
overwhelming job, indeed
it is, but it is something
that I’m passionate
about. Plus, the owners
of Miss Gay America
(Michael Dutzer and Rob
Mansman) and formers
(known as “Forevers”)
have been helping and
guiding me through the
process marvelously.

I will be traveling around
the country attending
all the preliminaries for
Miss Gay America 2021
throughout the year.
My very first official
preliminary will be the
Miss Gay New York
America pageant, right
here in New York City
(The Cutting Room)
on Tuesday, March 10,
produced by MGNYA’s
promoter, Thomas John.
The pageant starts at
8 p.m. (door opens at 7
p.m.). Please come out
to support and show
lots of love to all the
wonderfully talented
contestants and special
guest performers. I hope
to see you all there.
MISS GAY AMERICA PROMO
PHOTO CREDIT: TIOS PHOTOGRAPHY
GOWN BY: MONIQUE VIE & REDAGGIO
HAIR BY: SHELBY LATE

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> BY MIKE TODD, PUBLISHER, GET OUT! MAGAZINE
LOVARI
TOPS AMAZON
CHARTS
Congratulations on your new album
“Moment of Love” hitting #1 on
Amazon New Releases on their
Dance Pop Chart. Is that as exciting
as having your first Billboardcharting
single a few months ago?
Billboard was my #1 goal in life, ever
since I was a teenager. I’m still enthralled
with that. I literally prayed to be on the
Billboard chart several times a week for
over 10 years. You can only imagine how
I feel. In regard to the Amazon chart,
that is amazing. One of my childhood
idols, Randy Jones’ group The Village
People, was at #2, so I texted him to
say that he would be knocking me off
soon. And he did! They are currently #1
now, and I am #2. Listen, any chart is
an honor. Think about how many songs
and albums get released every week.
Hundreds. I’m very grateful.
This new album is all remakes, with
the exception of your duet with
Adam Barta, “No Day Like Today.”
How did you choose what songs you
wanted to cover?
Lyrics are of the utmost importance
to me. I have to go through an actual
experience that the words of the
song are about, or else I don’t have a
connection with it. That was my main
objective in the ones that I chose. For
the most part, the majority of them are
from my favorite artists of all time, i.e.,
Annie Lennox, Madonna, etc.

Is it hard to choose
which singles and videos
to make since they all
have a deep connection
to you?
Indeed! Initially, I wasn’t
going to release any
singles from it, because
each one means so much
to me, and I didn’t want
there to be an intention
that I thought of any of
them as album fillers.
That being said, there are
some tracks on it that
the original artists did
not release as singles,
so I decided to focus
on creating videos for
those: Annie Lennox’s
“Wonderful” and Sarah
McLachlan’s “Plenty.”
Have you heard
feedback from any of
the original artists yet?
Yes! Lane McCray of
LaBouche.
I covered their song
“Moment of Love” (and
ultimately made it the
album title). He said that
my vocals were on point.
He felt that the music on
the production needed
to be updated. However,
the album starts off with
the disco-era sound,
transcends into ‘80s
dance, builds up to ‘90s
house and ends with
current sound. So to have
some of the tracks sound
“dated” was intentional.
I was so honored that he
even critiqued it. Melanie
Thornton, his duo partner
in the group, in my opinion
had one of the greatest
singing voices of all time.
You performed at two
New York Fashion Week
events and were well
received. Any other
current promo plans
for this album on the
horizon?
Yes. I will be performing
in Atlantic City at The
Showboat for Celebrity
Boxing in March. I am also
honored to be performing
at NYC Pride 2020
on Princess
Janae’s float.
This will be
my third
year in a row, and it’s an
honor and privilege every
time.
You’re coming out in a
horror movie, “The Barn
2.” Are you a killer? Do
you get killed?
No spoiler alerts! Haha!
“The Barn 2” is set for
release later this year. I
have a supporting role. My
character’s name is Tony.
My boss in the film is Ari
Lehman, who played Jason
in the first “Friday the
13th,” which is my favorite
horror film franchise of all
time. I also had another
dream come true, because
I have dialogue and scenes
with my favorite
horror film actress
of all time, Linnea
Quigley, in the film as
well. That was my #2
goal in life, to be in a
major horror film.
Three of “The
Real Housewives
of New Jersey”
appeared in Adam
Barta’s and your
“No Day Like Today”
music video, along with
“RuPaul Drag Race’s”
Honey Davenport. Did
everyone get along?
That was an amazing
day, and yes, everybody
got along, as Dolores
said, “Like one big happy
family.” My duet partner
on the song, my amazing
friend Adam Barta,
facilitated Dolores Catania,
Margaret Josephs and
Marge Sr. for the video,
and they are beautiful
people inside and out,
and extremely supportive.
I have known Honey
Davenport for years, and I
am so honored to have her
in our video.

ISSUE #457
FEBRUARY 19 2020
COVER:
PATTAYA HART
PHOTOGRAPHER:
DAVID SERRANO
COVER:
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@EILEENSHAPIRO3
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CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
LEVI KARTER, AKA SASSY
LEAVE IT TO LEVI
HAVING THE BENEFIT OF TWO VERY DIFFERENT
CAREERS, LEVI KARTER IS A PORN SUPERSTAR WHILE
HIS COUNTERPART, SASSY, IS A SUCCESSFUL DRAG
QUEEN. AS LEVI, HIS SCREENING OF “LEAVE IT TO LEVI”
WAS PART OF THE STR8UP PORN AWARDS AND WAS
A HUGE SUCCESS. THE DVD WAS JUST RELEASED ON
JANUARY 28.
I SPOKE TO LEVI REGARDING HIS TWO ENDEAVORS AND
WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO ENGAGE IN BOTH. ALTHOUGH
BOTH VERY DIVERGENT IN NATURE, HE EXPLAINED THE
SIMILARITIES.

INTERVIEW
You do both porn and
drag. Do you prefer
doing one over the
other?
I like them both very
equally for different
reasons.
So why do you like doing
drag?
I like drag because I love
making people happy and
making people laugh. It
also brings me back to that
kind of childhood. You can
be creative and not worry
about the world for a
couple of hours, which is a
lot of fun.
Why porn?
I love sex, and I’m very
proud of that. I started in
stripping and go-going
before porn. I don’t know
what it was that made
me start doing porn, but
expressing my sexuality
gave me confidence, and I
was very happy doing that.
I think it also comes back
to making people happy
and smile. I kind of get off
on making other people
happy as well.
What type of drag do
you do?
Let’s say I’m a hostess and
a performer. I lip sync, but
I also host viewing parties,
and I also host a weekly
karaoke party, which is
fun. I sing live there, but
it’s just kind of for fun—it’s
karaoke. I’m not a singer
myself.
Where do you see
yourself in five years? Do
you think you will still be
doing both?
I hope to see my drag
career take off the way
my porn career has. I’m
going on my seventh year
in porn, and Levi is pretty
established and has a
steady income and steady
work. I’m kind of hoping
Sassy will achieve that,
and I’m kind of working on
making that happen.
You already have a
successful career. Why
did you take on another
one?
I love drag. I’ve always
worked with drag in
nightlife. I’ve always
been around it. In the
sex industry, you can
make yourself as busy
as you want and make a
lot of money, but I plan
my work out where I do
need a second job. So I
kind of bounce back and
forth between jobs and
drag, which is the first job
that I kind of see myself
sticking with in case I
was just getting bored or
overworked or not liking
what I was doing. I have a
lot of fun doing it.

Then which do you have more
fun doing?
Shooting porn is equally as fun as
drag. They are both the same, but
I spend a lot more time in drag. I
love getting ready for drag. I love
planning a show. I make my own
posters, so I get to be creative.
So there’s a lot more things to
be excited for in drag than there
is in porn. I also love shooting,
because I’m very fortunate that I
get to choose my partners, so I’m
always very excited to work with
who I work with. But promotion
and affiliate links, [it is] sometimes
hard to get the tweet out and keep
promoting my work. I’m very proud
of my work, so I want to keep
making sure of promoting it.
What’s your full drag name?
Sassy Frass.
Where do you do drag?
I have a home bar in Brooklyn called
The Graham where I host a weekly
karaoke party every Thursday,
and I have a weekly drag show
every Friday. We will also host the
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” viewing party
when they come back in February.
If I could ask you any question in the
world, what would that be?
The first thing I can think of would be,
what’s next for you?

What’s next for you?
I plan to hustle and work a lot more
in drag. I’m very excited [that] I
get to do drag in San Francisco for
the first time next month. I’m very
excited for that.
What’s your full drag name?
Sassy Frass.
Where do you do drag?
I have a home bar in Brooklyn called
The Graham where I host a weekly
karaoke party every Thursday,
and I have a weekly drag show
every Friday. We will also host the
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” viewing party
when they come back in February.
If I could ask you any question in
the world, what would that be?
The first thing I can think of would
be, what’s next for you?
What’s next for you?
I plan to hustle and work a lot more
in drag. I’m very excited [that] I
get to do drag in San Francisco for
the first time next month. I’m very
excited for that.
TWITTER
1. Levi Karter (star, aka Sassy Frass) @LeviKarterCB
2. Jake Jaxson (director/CEO) @cockyboys
3. R.J. Sebastian (director/photographer/co-owner) @RJ_SebastianNYC
4. Liam Riley (co-star, aka Bambi) @liamrileycb
5. Bambi (co-star, drag account) @teambambixo
6. Anne Kemmerle (Luke/Levi’s mother, co-star of film) @LeaveIt2Levi
7. Sassy Frass Meaner (star of film, drag account) @SassyMeaner
8. TLA Releasing (distributor of film) @TLAReleasing
INSTAGRAM
1. Levi Karter (star, aka Sassy Frass) @thatslevicb
2. Jake Jaxson (director/CEO) @jakejaxson
3. R.J. Sebastian (director/photographer/co-owner) @adrian_armas_nyc
4. Liam Riley (co-star, aka Bambi) @liamrileycb
5. Bambi (co-star, drag account) @teambambixo
6. Anne Kemmerle (Luke/Levi’s mother, co-star of film) @favsister72
7. Sassy Frass Meaner (star of film, drag account) @sassyfrassmeaner
8. TLA Releasing (distributor of film) @tlareleasing

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