Meet the Performers
Foxxy Blue Snacks
Pronouns: She/they.
How long have you been doing drag? I've been playing with gender fuck for 20 years, but presenting as Foxxy Blue for seven.
Does your drag follow any particular style or genre? The genre specifically is bearded drag, but I also call in a lot of burlesque inspiration [and I'm] heavily inspired by the '80s. I always say that Foxxy Blue is a character from the '20s but styled by a costumer from the '80s. There's always some glitz or big shoulder pads or a tight waist or some kind of big hat or feathers or sequins.
Any venues where you typically perform? So my home bar in California was the Midnight Sun in the Castro. Now that I'm back, I'll probably be most seen regularly on the Pastie Pops stage at the Bonham Exchange.
Do you recall your earliest drag experience? I do, and it's really special. Before I ever thought that I could do drag, I was a concert promoter for House of Blues at Sunset Station. And they hired me and Erica Andrews as the two performers for a corporate event that they booked for Halloween. ... That night, I got to put Erica Andrews in her Jessica Rabbit corset, because we shared a dressing room. And I was able to perform two numbers — "I'm Every Woman" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" — on the grand staircase of Sunset Station. That's the staircase that Selena is standing on in the "No Me Queda Más" music video, as well as where the fashion show scene happens in Selena the movie.
Who are a few of your drag heroes? Aside from Erica Andrews, who will always be a beautiful memory and a huge legacy for not just drag but the trans movement here in San Antonio, I also would have to say my drag mother Kipper Snacks, who is a beautiful trans woman. She does all of my costuming and does a lot of work for RuPaul's Drag Race. As far as RuPaul's Drag Race girls, Raja Gemini will forever be my queen — [especially for] her '80s inspiration. Through hosting for Rey Lopez Entertainment, I've had the opportunity to interact with both her and Raven, who have been the most accessible and nice folks to me.
Pancho Panza
Pronouns: They/them/elle.
How long have you been doing drag? Since 2018.
Does your drag follow any particular style or genre? I mostly do Latinx drag. All the songs that I lip-synch to are in Spanish. So it's the flamboyant, macho stereotype — but mostly inspired by Juan Gabriel.
Any venues where you typically perform? Before the pandemic, La Botánica was our home. I was part of a drag king troupe called Los MENtirosos. Now it's just different venues, [including] the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the Pride Center and with national nonprofits like Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement and Mi Gente.
Do you recall your earliest drag experience? Well, I'm trans nonbinary. And when I was about 11 or 12, I was wearing my hair really short and I dressed up as a boy. That's more like dress-up but now I identify it as me trying to do drag and trying to play with gender. But my earliest experience was in Mexico — I'm an immigrant, I was born in Mexico. There was this drag performer named Francis [García]. She was widely accepted. ... And I saw her at a state fair in Monterrey, Mexico, where I was born.
Who are a few of your drag heroes? Definitely SirGio and Gacho Marx, which are the other two co-founders of Los MENtirosos. They definitely introduced me to drag. Even though we started together, they had more experience with drag and the queer world. Ricky Rosé is a drag king of color in DC. Bobby Pudrido is a drag king in Austin. I'm not very much into RuPaul's Drag Race and stuff like that but there is a version in Mexico called La Más Draga. Mexican drag is just something else — it's fucking amazing. So Alexis 3XL is also one of my drag heroes. She's a fat nonbinary drag queen who won the second season of La Más Draga.
Hunsen Abequeer
Pronouns: He/him out of drag. And in drag, honestly it does not really matter because I can do a lot of drag [genres]. I started off as a drag king and kind of made my way to drag queen after I started transitioning. So if I look female-presenting, call me she. If I look male-presenting, call me he. If you can't tell, they is never bad.
How long have you been doing drag? Since 2018.
Does your drag follow any particular style or genre? Not really. Lately I've definitely gone a little more down the glamorous path, but I can do anything from horror to Broadway to comedy to campy.
Any venues where you typically perform? You can catch me at the Bonham Exchange mostly every Thursday night and at Picks Bar for brunch at 1 p.m. every Sunday.
Do you recall your earliest drag experience? I very clearly remember the first time I became aware of what drag was and that was when I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the tender age of 3. I was very affected by Frank-N-Furter. Growing up, my mom didn't really censor what I watched ... so I got to watch a lot of queer movies. So drag's always kind of been there in my life since I was very small.
Who are few of your drag heroes? That's a hard one, there are so many! Locally, Layla Larue is one of my biggest drag heroes and inspirations along with Tersa Mathews. If we're talking big-picture "drag celebrities," I would definitely say Gottmik really inspired me. Andro Gin isn't quite as famous, but is definitely the person that inspired me to start doing drag. And from the people that I've met, Crystal Methyd and Sasha Colby.
Prada Hill-Dlux
Pronouns: He, they, she.
How long have you been doing drag? Two years as of last month.
Does your drag follow any particular style or genre? She's a dancing diva — she likes the kicks, the splits, the tricks.
Any venues where you typically perform? Every Friday I'm at the Dakota East Side Ice House. And then I'm usually at the Bonham Exchange on Thursdays.
Do you recall your earliest drag experience? I'm always inspired by the queens on RuPaul's Drag Race — [especially] Yvie Oddly, Monét X Change and Symone. My first drag experience that I can think of? I was not a good walker at first. But everybody has to learn from somewhere, and I've had some time to grow.
Who are a few of your drag heroes? RuPaul has done so much to open the spectrum for drag to be out there, be on the scene, be on TV, be in the news, be in fashion shows — everything. So he's probably my top inspiration. Plus if I cut my hair, I'll be looking just like him.
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