It’s the season 4 finale of the It Girl podcast and I’m joined by drag king legend King Phantom and viral sensation Sweet Pickles for a conversation that spans the online and the underground drag scenes. With King Phantom we discuss his start in drag in 2008 and how he’s been able to navigate the Southern California drag scene over the past two decades. He shares whether there has been any forward momentum for drag kings and what his dream for the drag king community would be. Pickles, as a more recent transplant on the other hand, discusses her move out to Los Angeles from Virginia and how she’s been able to parlay her social media skills into a successful drag career. She elaborates on the importance of marrying an online presence with live stage appearances in order to garner a fulfilling life as a performer and the muscle it took to get there. Both acknowledge the competitive nature of the greater Los Angeles drag ecosystem and we marvel at how many entertainers the city holds without enough spaces to showcase them all. With so many it girls, how do you stand out from the pack while also standing in community?
Then we get into the It Girls of the Week:
(Spoilers ahead!)
· Miley Cyrus and her mass appeal and wide vocal talent
· Mitch McConell still missing in action and the growing calls to find the body
· Abdul El-Sayed winning the Michigan democratic primary and our hearts
· Perez Hilton harming himself on TikTok live and the life cycle of his inner ethos
· Jools LeBron and Kendra Wilkinson struggling in the current economy
Niche Girls:
· Gina, a social media creator who knows that her DOLLS ARE NOT REAL but cares for them as if they were
· Giant Junk Drawers and their appeal to the drag community
· Butttootking – Lydia Butthole Collins, Suzie Toot, and Kori King’s viral campaign tour that has everyone posting to be selected to open for their show
It Girls Who Got Away:
· Donna Summer – a founding mother of pop music that never receives enough flowers
· Alanis Morisette – the source material for feminine rage that we can never get enough of
· Los Angeles – an amazing city that is struggling to survive as the entertainment industry threatens to leave the city for good amongst the greed of its billionaire stockholders
Summer It Girl WINNERS
We announce the WINNERS for the summer it girl categories. Thank you so much to everyone who voted! And for another fantastic season of the It Girl Podcast!!!
· Song of the Summer
· Brand of the Summer
· It Girl of the Summer
· NDA (Niche Drag Artist of the Summer)
It was the Slam Pig Summer we’ll never forget! We made it through the slop even when we had our moments covered in mud.