Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 555

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Steve Sidewalk:
DJ For This Year’s
Get Out Awards
The illustrious nightlife DJ Steve Sidewalk will once
again be spinning for the Get Out Awards on Monday
March 3 @ The Dickens @8:00 PM. Steve has a
legendary history in New York City and is always one
of the most sought after DJ’s everywhere. This award
winning DJ infuses high energy gay pop dance music
from Fire Island to Palm Springs to Vegas to Vermont
and an array of guest spots in between as well.
Get Out caught up with Steve to see what he’s up to
and as usual, it’s plenty. Starting his career doing gay
youth group dances, he has morphed into legend status.
Looking forward to seeing what he has in store at the
awards…..
INTERVIEW >>>
What are you most looking forward to at the
Get Out Awards this year?
The Get Out Awards ceremony is a who’s who of
LGBTQ nightlife in NYC. It’s always great to see
everyone in one place. Also, I look forward to all of
the great performances that happen every year.
What have you been up to since New Year?
This has been a cold winter for sure, but I’ve been
DJing regularly in NYC and just got back from
DJing the Winter Rendezvous Ski Weekend in
Vermont. It’s always a great time.
What genre of music do you–as a person,
rather than a DJ–like to listen to?
I also love rock music from Alternative, Emo, Punk
and even Ska. That’s what you’d hear me playing
in the car driving from gig to gig. Fun fact: When I
first started DJing in the ‘90s, I played a lot of ‘80s
new wave and rock. I’ve always loved rock music.
How often do your influences change and what
is currently influencing your music?
I definitely get inspired by new music and new
trends. For example Charli XCX’s “Brat Summer”
definitely influenced my sound and made me
change things up in my set. Sometimes, even
my comfort zone, which is a good thing as a DJ.
Sometimes it’s good to take chances with new
trends in music.
What are your predictions for this year’s
changes in music and beyond that?
Well, i am very happy to see Lady Gaga doing
so well with “Abracadabra” and it’s nice to have a
dance song that’s almost four minutes long. For a
while, we had songs just over two minutes! I hope
to see more songs of this length and vibe. You can
tell “Abracadabra” was written with the dance floor
in mind.
Where and when can people go to see you?
I spin Thursdays and Sundays at Rise Bar. I also
do a lot of guest spots in NYC on the weekends,
from Monster, Rebar, the Ritz, Vers and Rockbar
and in NJ, Paradise, 244 and Feathers. I always
post my DJ schedule on all my social media.
Is there anything coming up for you that you
wish to promote?
I also travel a lot out of the NYC area and always
love to see fellow New Yorkers outside the city. For
example, I’ll be in New Orleans at Oz for Mardi
Gras Tuesday March 4th, Piranha in Las Vegas
on March 22 and Chill in Palm Springs on March
23 and 24th! And I’m doing another Asia DJ tour
in April, which covers Thailand, Cambodia and
Vietnam. I always welcome anyone who wants
more info on traveling to contact me! My other job
besides DJing should be a travel agent. Lol

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Irene
Michaels
Performs
“My Heart” at the Get Out Awards 3/3/25
Irene Michaels–house music and EDM recording artist–will be performing her newest
song, “My Heart”, at this year’s Get Out Awards. A recipient of an award for her
contributions to House Music at the last award ceremony, she has collected multi honors
for her hits “I Like Rain” and “My Heart”, her newest hit single via Tribeca Records.
At the moment, Irene is overwhelmingly excited to be a part of the evening. Get
Out spoke to Irene about her career and her future intentions. At the moment, she
is celebrating her support of the LGBTQ+ New York nightlife community and their
acceptance of her music and is happy to be a part of anything to do with gay…because
it’s always more fun!

INTERVIEW >>>
Hello, Irene. Get Out is happy
to celebrate your performance
at the Awards on March 3,
2025. Tell us about your new
song, “My Heart”, and what
inspired its creation.
Joe Smooth, worldwide House
Music producer, contacted me
and asked if I wanted to come
into his studio and do a very cool
song. I was excited to hear “My
Heart” and thought it was a really
cool sound, different than my
other songs, and has a strong
message about relationships,
which is always the case in
life. I thought the song had a
certain sex appeal to its beat and
decided to record it. On February
14th, I released a remix of the
song featuring rapper Twizm
Whyte Peace, who added a
whole different dimension to its
existence.
What are you most looking
forward to and more
importantly, what will you be
wearing?
I am looking forward to my
performance, of course, but also
to seeing Ike Avelli, whose Xmas
show I was featured in. It will be
fun to see Billy Hess and Mark,
as well as Wendy
Stuart and Tym
Moss and Evan
Bruce and Get
Out publisher
Mike Todd, who
I have grown to
respect for all
his community
efforts. The
evening will be
a blast ! I’m still
deciding what to
wear… always
an issue making
up my mind.
Anyone have any
suggestions?
You are also
an actress. What have you
performed in and can you
give us any General Hospital
gossip from the time you had
a recurring role?
I use to date Rick Springfield,
and he always was talking about
how he wanted to go back to
his music, which he did. All on
the show were very cooperative
and generous with themselves. I
was the newbie on the show and
they all were very supportive. I’ve
been in over a dozen movies,
some parts bigger than others…
Home Alone 2, Mickey One,
Dying Alone, Straight Talk, etc.
What have you been doing
since the last awards?
Practicing music,
learning new material,
prepping for a few
shows I have coming up
in Chicago. I performed
last June at the Pride
Parade after-party,
which was fabulous
and also at Ike’s “50
Shades of Gay: A
Christmas Cabaret”
as well as in Times
Square in September
for International Peace
Day. I’ve also just won
the BroadwayWorld
Award for Best Indie Artist for my
song “My Heart.”
What is new for you in the New
Year and beyond?
More songs, bigger venues,
hopefully getting more awards for
my music, and learning how to
relax a little more. This is a tough
business and very demanding.
I am hoping to take part this
summer in some LGBTQ+ circuit
parties and ride in the Pride
Parade.
Who has influenced you to
begin doing House Music?
Rachael Cain, the owner of Trax
Records. She inspired me to start
doing house music when she
attended one of my shows, and
the rest is history.
If I could ask you any question,
what would it be and how
would you answer?
“What is your philosophy in life?”
Mine is the following: Always
remember it’s not what happens
to you, but how you HANDLE
it with attitude. Everything is
attitude, I have had, like anyone
else, many challenges in life,
but my attitude towards it is to
embrace it, because you can’t
look back, you can’t change it.
Look at the future with a new,
exciting day everyday, in spite of
the problems of the world…Life is
not for sissies!

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Nightlife Entertainer
QUINN LEMLEY
Performs @ The GET OUT MAGAZINE
AWARDS 3/3/25
Cabaret sensation and the Rita Hayworth of modern times Quinn Lemley will
be a featured performer this year at the Get Out Magazine Awards on Monday
March 3, 2025 @ 8:00 PM. The awards will be held at the Dickens (783 8th
Avenue, 3rd floor 3D Lounge). The evening will be hosted by the iconic Ariel
Sinclair with co-host Kimmie Moore and will feature live entertainment via NY
nightlife’s glamorous singers and queens.
The dazzling soirée will be presented by
the seventh biggest LGBTQ+ publication
on the planet, Get Out Magazine and
its publisher Mike Todd. Aside from
sparkle and flamboyance, the evening
will feature performers and presenters
including world renowned columnist
Michael Musto, nightlife advocate
Wendy Stuart, celebrity photographer
Billy Hess, house music recording star
Irene Michaels, nightlife photographer
Jeff Eason, comedian Ike Avelli,
entertainer Tym Moss, the Imperial Court
of New York Emperor Jeff & Empress
Ruby, Eiby Leandra, Morgan Royel,
Bootsie LeFaris, JizzaBella and starstudded
queens galore. The evening
serves as a tribute to the bars, the
entertainers, the gogo dancers and all of
those in the community who work hard
and strive to preserve Pride, diversity,
glamour and fun every night of the year.
Quinn Lemley is the star of Rita Hayworth “The Heat Is On” and “Burlesque to
Broadway.” She performs all over New York City and London and has appeared
on “Good Morning America” and “Shark Tank”. She is the winner of Vocalist
of the Year 2025 for the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards and has appeared on
Broadway and on the silver screen. Quinn has performed in Times Square for
the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations International Peace Day and has
been featured at many charitable events. She is about to release her new album
via Tribeca Records this March called “Remembering Rita Hayworth”. She also
hosts her own talk show each week entitled “Secrets of the Stage”, which can
be seen on Channel 4 Cable TV at www.MNN.org.

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Screamin’ Rachael
Just Added to List of
Performances for Get Out Awards
Screamin’ Rachael (AKA Rachael Cain) former Club Kid, President of the iconic
Chicago House Music label TRAX Records, will be performing on March 3, 2025
at 8:00 PM @ The Get Out Awards. Dubbed the Queen of House Music, Cain
has had a string of hits in that genre and has worked with the stars of the genre
including: DJ Joe Smooth, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Colonel Abrams and Afrika
Bambaataa.
She has also appeared in several films,
including Glory Days: The Life and Times
of Michael Alig, Party Monster: The
Shockumentary, Night Owl and several
others. Her first release on the TRAX label
was “My Main Man” and she became
owner of the label in 2007. She continues
to record music and perform worldwide.
She recently returned from the Amsterdam
Music Festival after celebrating 40 years of
TRAX Records.
Currently, she and fellow House Music
artist Irene Michaels have announced that
all proceeds from “I Like Rain” will be
donated to the victims of the Los Angeles
fires
because L.A.
needed the
rain that never came to help put out the flames.
Rachael will be joined by entertainers including
House artist Irene Michaels, cabaret star Quinn
Lemley, Bootsie LeFaris, Morgan Royel, the
Imperial Court of New York, fellow club kid and
journalist Michael Musto, entertainers Tym Moss
and Wendy Stuart, celebrity photographers Billy
Hess and Jeff Eason, DJ Steve Sidewalk and
many others. The event will be hosted by the
legendary queen Ariel Sinclair and co-hosted
by Kimmi Moore. The event was produced by
publisher of Get Out, Mike Todd.

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIZZA BELLA
Ariel Sinclair
Hosts the Get Out Magazine Awards
March 3 @ 8:00 PM @ the Dickens NYC
The epitome of
drag–the iconic
Ariel Sinclair–is
set to host
this year’s Get
Out Magazine
Awards on
Monday March
3 @ 8:00 PM @
the Dickens (783
8th Avenue NYC
- 3rd Floor 3D
Lounge). Ariel is
no stranger to
hosting a show,
as she’s been
presenting the
pool show at
the Ice Palace
in Cherry
Grove
forever.
INTERVIEW >>>
Hello, Ariel. What will you be doing in the
upcoming months?
I do Lips Drag Show Palace Restaurant Dining
& Bar on Fridays. I’m doing a new bingo at the
Phoenix on 13th Street in New York City from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, I do bingo at Stonewall
from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Then I will be going back to
the island.
When does the season open?
May.
Not April? I thought April.
No. People are out there in April. But I probably
won’t start until the week before Memorial Day.
In between working at LIPS
and running Bingo, Ariel is
one of the funniest, most
talented and most authentic
queens in the nightlife and
Fire Island communities.
Being known and loved by
all makes her the perfect
host for the Awards. She
doesn’t get flustered in
the eyes of chaos, nor
does she lose her cool
when facing disarray
and confusion. She will
be joined by co- host
Kimmi Moore and DJ
Stevie Sidewalk.
In the meanwhile, we
had a conversation
about the awards and
the past, present and
future of her fabulous
career….
Very cool. Will there be a pool show again?
Yes. The pool show is Saturday and Sunday. And
then Monday, they go. Last summer, I did oncea-month
bingo at Silly Lily in Bayshore and One
Trick Pony in Westhampton. So, keeping busy. I’m
also doing the Get Out Awards.
You work at Lips Drag Dining Restaurant &
Bar on Friday, right? Tell me what is planned.
Yes, I am always there on Fridays now. It is two
seatings: 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The first seating
is going to be nice and the second seating is going
to be naughty. A little dirtier.
Who else is going to be there that night?
The girls rotate. So I don’t really know who’s
working.

I’m so excited that Mike asked you to host the
awards.
It seems like it’s going to be more organized, quick
paced and a lot more performances.
Who is performing? Do you know?
Eiby, Morgan Roy’el and some surprises He said
you had some people that were performing…Irene
Michaels, Quinn Lemley, Screamin’ Rachael….
So, you continue to do drag. And my guess is
you will continue doing it for your entire life.
Yes. Until I drop dead.
So, let me ask you some new drag questions.
Let me go to Fire Island, specifically. You have
been doing the pool show for–what is it–21 or
22 years? How did that begin?
It began when I went out there and Sal Piro was
entertainment director. I went for Miss Fire Island
at the time and he asked me if I wanted to do the
pool show. Back then, he was the host of the pool
show and he just had people come out. Then I
started working there in ‘94. I kind of took over the
pool show.
Since then, there have been a million owners
The new owner is amazing. He really brought the
place back to where it used to be. The parties are
amazing. There is camaraderie with everyone who
works there.
There was a time that it was so great and then
it wasn’t.
The dark times. But we got through them.
Do you have your plans for the pool show yet?
Anyone special?
No, not yet. I really haven’t gotten a schedule yet.
Sometimes they say RuPaul’s Drag Race girls will
be there. I won’t know anything until like April or
May.
Is Chuck going to DJ?
Chuck is now at Cherry’s. Him and Porsche
are there. We have some good DJs, though.
Joe Mendes does a pool show. I think he’ll be
back. Animatronic, she does a great show called
Queerdo on Tuesdays, which is an ‘80s New Wave
kind of party. It’s a lot of fun.
Do you have any new songs?
I’m working on them.People always send me weird
songs and I try to learn them, but then I’m never
sure if they’re going to work. But I try to put them
in. The old ones always work too.
No one does songs like you. There’s no one
like you. I always say that you are my favorite
queen. Aside from China, LOL.
I am looking forward to the Get Out Awards.To the
event and all the presenters and performers.

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Kimmi
Moore
Co-Hosts Get Out
Awards 3/3/25
BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Talented queen and
diva Kimmi Moore
will be co-hosting
this year’s Get Out
Awards on Monday
March 3 @8:00 PM
@ the Dickens in
NYC. She will be
alongside host Ariel
Sinclair and DJ
Steve Sidewalk for a
night of flamboyant
glamour, honors,
entertainment and
music.
Kimmi writes and
produces her own
original songs and
does her own dance.
Always one of the
hottest drag tickets
on the planet, Kimmi
goes far beyond
creative.

INTERVIEW >>>
Hi, Kimmi. So, tell me, what have you
done since we last spoke?
I have been writing an EP with my
producer. I’ve been working on a lot of
production shows with Nick Gaga. And
to be honest, just mostly working on my
mental health.
So, how do you feel about co-hosting
the Get Out awards?
Oh, my god! It is such an honor! Since the
beginning, when I was a baby queen, I
always looked up to Get Out magazine. I
pray that one day I would be on the cover.
And now, I’m hosting the awards with them.
And I am super excited.
What are you most looking forward to?
Honestly, the celebration. Life is sometimes
overwhelming and to be able to enjoy the
experience with people you like around you
with the same goals and love of art--I think
that is mostly what I’m excited about.
Do you still live in Sayville?
Absolutely not. I love Sayville, but I need to
be close to work.
Where are you working exactly? Give
me your schedule.
I perform four nights a week. I perform
Wednesday nights with the Assassins at
Balcon. Friday nights at Playhouse Bar
with the Assassins. Saturday night with
my soul dance show with Nick Gaga at
Balcon. Sunday nights is my solo show at
Playhouse Bar.
So, you are still with the Assassins?
I am.
What are your plans for the New Year
and beyond? Are we going to see you
this summer on Fire Island?
TBA. It just switched ownership, so we are
planning a lot of new things and a lot of
old things as well. I don’t have too much
information on that yet, but I will of course
be returning. After the New Year, I am trying
to balance my life as an artist and as a
person. My goal is to put out a five-song
EP by the end of summer.
What are you going to wear for the Get Out
awards?
Something glamorous. I haven’t gotten that
far yet.
Are you going to perform?
I do not get in drag unless I am performing. I’m
excited to work with Ariel. She is the legend.
We have a really good time together onstage. I
had her on my late night show at Playhouse.
Why do you think you need to be cared for
mentally?
Drag can be very overwhelming. It takes over
a lot of your life, so you have to make sure
there is balance. A good balance outside of
your work. That is important for anybody, but
especially artists that are working physically
and mentally all the time. I dance four nights
a week. I have to be sure I’m taking care of
my body. And also my brain. Because I’m
also hosting a show for like two hours, so it’s
important to rest.
What is the name of the one-woman show?
I have a couple. But my solo show at the
Playhouse is called “The Late Night Show”
starring Kimmi Moore.