# Best drag queen names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356 "2005-07-20T21:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/1 "2005-07-20T21:54:07Z")
This topic came to mind after reading the “best rock & roll names” thread. Just looking down the campy adopted aliases (“Siouxsie Sioux” for example) put me in mind of drag queen names. **Famous or Semi-famous Drag names** : Cashetta Amanda (“A man, duh!”) Candy Darling a.k.a. Candy Warhol Lady Bunny Robin Kradles Lipsynka Divine RuPaul the Lady Chablis **Drag names of not-very-famous-at-all ‘queens’** : Chlamydia Burns Penny Arcade Lotta Balls La Hottotrotta Chisa Chu (“She’s a Jew!”) Gonnhor Rita What’s the best drag names (by famous folks, or just names you’ve heard) YOU know? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/2 "2005-07-20T22:02:56Z")
Harvey Feirstein’s drag names included **Virginia Hamm, Bertha Venation** and (my personal favorite) **Bang-Bang la Desh** Alexis Arquette’s drag persona is **Eva Destruction** The most controversial drag queen is the cross-dressing and cross-racial [Shirley Q. Liquor](http://shirleyqliquor.com/) (she has some very enthusiastic black fans [including RuPaul and Whoopi Goldberg] but has infuriated others- several of her appearances have been picketed, some even cancelled) Various names I’ve heard: Sallie Mae Veil Raya Light Boom Boom Towns If I ever do drag I’ll be Auntie Depressance. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/3 "2005-07-20T22:06:32Z")
Oh, and of course who could forget [Miss Coco Peru](http://www.misscoco.com/) (\*“It buuuuuuuuuuurns!”) or the entire cast of the tasteless and budgetless but feckin’ hilarious [Girls Will Be Girls](http://imdb.com/title/tt0339071/) (_ **An** abortion? Puh-leez! I’ve had more kids pulled out of me than a burning orphanage!"_.) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/4 "2005-07-20T22:34:26Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Oh, and of course who could forget [Miss Coco Peru](http://www.misscoco.com/) (\*“It buuuuuuuuuuurns!”) or the entire cast of the tasteless and budgetless but feckin’ hilarious [Girls Will Be Girls](http://imdb.com/title/tt0339071/) (_ **An** abortion? Puh-leez! I’ve had more kids pulled out of me than a burning orphanage!"_.) Now I simply have to see the film Girls Will Be Girls - I don’t suppose it is showing on Sundance or IFC channels? And I doubt my local video store will be carrying it…looks like I am off to Amazon dot com. I knew a guy who entered a drag beauty contest as the contestant from Las Vegas, Miss Penny Slots. There is a drag name generator [here](http://blogthings.com/dragqueenname.html). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/5 "2005-07-20T22:55:42Z")
I was lucky enough to see [Lypsinka](http://lypsinka.com/) and [Flotilla de Barge](http://towleroad.typepad.com/towleroad/2005/03/as_the_fur_flie.html) in _Imitation of Imitation of Life_ a couple of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/6 "2005-07-20T22:57:32Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Now I simply have to see the film Girls Will Be Girls - I don’t suppose it is showing on Sundance or IFC channels? And I doubt my local video store will be carrying it…looks like I am off to Amazon dot com. > > . Netflix has it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/7 "2005-07-20T23:01:50Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > There is a drag name generator [here](http://blogthings.com/dragqueenname.html). Mine is _Ms. Pussy Golitely_. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/8 "2005-07-20T23:03:53Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > There is a drag name generator [here](http://blogthings.com/dragqueenname.html). Hah! My drag name is “Connie Lingus.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/9 "2005-07-20T23:11:22Z")
I once saw a newspaper interview with one Ms. Helvetica Bold. According to the drag name generator, I would be Mama Mammaries. I demand a do-over on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/10 "2005-07-21T02:09:29Z")
There’s one here in the Phoenix area who goes by Nova Gyna. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/11 "2005-07-21T02:28:31Z")
Magnolia Thunderpussy. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/12 "2005-07-21T02:29:40Z")
Oh, and a friend of mine briefly went by Maxie Padsie. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/13 "2005-07-21T03:42:35Z")
Another “brava!” for the indie flick **Girls Will Be Girls**. The drag name generator calls me “Ursula Uranus”. Ick. How about “Apara Falsies” instead? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/14 "2005-07-21T04:03:34Z")
Infra Red used to hang out with Andy Whorol, if I recall correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/15 "2005-07-21T04:05:27Z")
Oh! How about Amanda Hugenkiss? ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/16 "2005-07-21T05:01:54Z")
Some of the FABULOUS queens who’ve traipsed through San Fran: Anita Martini Landa Lakes Helena Handbasket Dee Vorce (“but my friends call me Sue the Bastard”) Suppositori Spelling Wilma Fingerdoo Visa DeKlein Lois Commondenominator Jen Derless Rachel Tension Sharon Needles (and most of these I ripped from a friend of mine, Trauma Flintstone…) ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/17 "2005-07-21T05:56:05Z")
I think my favourite drag name ever is **Wyness Mongrel-Bitch** , a Sydney drag queen. My favourite drag king name is **Sexy Galexy** , another Sydney favourite. A couple of friends of mine have **Monique Depressive** and **Constance Cravings** as their drag names. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/18 "2005-07-21T06:08:14Z")
I am, apparently, **Zha Zha LaHore**. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/19 "2005-07-21T12:54:07Z")
How about Patty O’Furniture? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356/20 "2005-07-21T15:27:08Z")
Making 'em up as we go along: Farah Moans Sally Schuss Crimea River Lube Ricious Rhoda Noware La-Bo Hemm Trixafur Kids Wanda Bra Mary Poppins-Loos Gee, this is fun! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356.md?page=2)