Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 496

BY JIM SILVESTRI
On Point With:
GRAG QUEEN
Interview >>>
Thotyssey: Hello, Grag.
Thanks so much for
talking to us today. Belated
congratulations on being
the first ever winner of the
singing drag competition
Queen of the Universe. Your
$250K win is the largest
prize won by anyone in a
drag competition! Have you
adjusted yet to all your newfound
fame and success?
Well, thanks! And no, I don’t
think I’ve adjusted to all
the things already…but no
complaints, lol! It might get a
little long, but never gets bad.
I love the song and video for
your hit song from March,
“Party Everyday,” which is
like 75% Portuguese and
25% English. What comes
more naturally for you in
creating songs, the music
or the lyrics?
I’m a melodic person. I love
The winner of the first ever season of World
of Wonder’s singing drag competition
Queen of the Universe (which offered the
biggest cash prize of any drag competition
in history), Brazil’s own Gregory the drag
queen, aka Grag Queen, has new songs to
stream and an upcoming show right here in
NYC.
making it up with
some beats.
How did you
enjoy your Queen
of the Universe
experience? As a
viewer, the show
was entertaining
but seemed to
move so quickly.
It did move quickly…and
thank God, I was on it ’til the
end, lol. Me and my country
just lived all the fantasy of
World Cup of the Wigs, lol!
That was an amazing time.
There was such a diverse
group of competing
queens, in nationalities and
languages and in drag and
musical styles. Were you
able to bond with any of
your fellow contestants?
Yeah, I’m very close with
Rani from India. We get along
so good ’cause we don’t
understand at least 50% of
the speech most of the time.
So we just agree, and love
each other.
Were you shocked when so
many queens went home at
once in the second episode,
including New York’s own
Novaczar and the legendary
Jujubee?
My heart just broke. I couldn’t
even celebrate my passing
through. Just each of us
know how hard we worked to
prepare our asses off for the
show.
How did it feel to win?
I felt like everything I did and
went through was just worth it.
So amazing, getting to tell this
info to my family.
You are coming to New York
on June 24th (Pride Friday)!
You’ll be performing for JC
Events’ “Frisky: Wonderful
World”, which will be at
Brooklyn’s the Meadows!
Many great international
DJs will be spinning there
as well.
I’m totally excited. Oh gosh, I
have such a fun performance
planned and I am thankful for
what this city already did for
my journey. I want to live and
soak up every single second.
Finally: RuPaul’s Drag Race
All Stars 7! Who are you
rooting for?
Guess what? I love every
single queen and most of
them I know. So I prefer not
to say names…but I’m crazy
excited to watch it!
Read full interview on Thotyssey.com | Follow @gragqueen