# The drag queens have their knives out for me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767 "2003-11-17T20:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/21 "2003-11-18T13:50:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DocCathode \* > \*\*Here in Philly, we have Carlotta Tendant. Sheer genius. Robert Bloch’s Black Barter contains a witch with a wonderful drag queen name, Miss Terioso. \*\* I thought Carlotta Tendant was a stripper at the Troc, not a drag queen. Didn’t she work with Takia Vestoff (“Sweetie of the Tsars!”), Scarlett O’Fever (“She destroy your nervous system!”) and Shanda Lear (“It’s crystal clear!”)? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/22 "2003-11-18T13:52:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\*If I was a straight person hanging shit on ‘Drag Queens’ for their funny names and their indiscrete habits . . . \*\* I can’t speak for their indiscrete habits, but most of us are _admiring_ the cleverest of drag names, and taking the Misses Stevens and whosis for their lack of imagination and flair. I mean, how can you not love Flotilla deBarge? ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/23 "2003-11-18T14:01:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\*If I was a straight person hanging shit on ‘Drag Queens’ for their funny names and their indiscrete habits, I would be hauled over the coals for my lack of tact and understanding, and probably accused of being a homophobe or worse. > \*\* Oh, I don’t know. I’m straight, but I’ve never been called on it when I’ve made fun of drag queens for being tacky and over the top. Hell, most of them strive for that effect anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/24 "2003-11-18T14:09:30Z")
Otto…Grow a pair and march yourself (and your pals) into that club, sit down, order drinks, and let these evil bitches know you can’t be pushed around. You don’t need to hit them or even threaten them. Just let them know who’s boss. And if they start in on ya, make fun of their lame stage names. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/25 "2003-11-18T14:43:31Z")
For some reason, “It burnssssss!” won’t leave my brain… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/26 "2003-11-18T16:27:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Otto…Grow a pair and march yourself (and your pals) into that club, sit down, order drinks, and let these evil bitches know you can’t be pushed around. You don’t need to hit them or even threaten them. Just let them know who’s boss. But…but…I don’t _care_ and the club charges a cover and besides I’d much rather spend my weekends doing other more important things like having sex… ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/27 "2003-11-18T16:32:10Z")
But maybe you could score while you’re there! (do people still say “score?”). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/28 "2003-11-18T16:49:50Z")
Just looking over our own posters, I see a bevy of great potential drag names: Miss B. Haven, Miss Tee, Lucki Chaarms, Rue DeDay, Nurse Carmen, Shirley Ujest, Lillith Fair, Ellis Dee, Missy 2U . . . we have our own Wigstock right here! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/29 "2003-11-18T16:59:58Z")
Tequila Mockingbird, Sue Duhnym… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/30 "2003-11-18T19:14:30Z")
I nominate **Eve** for Mother of House Dope! (Hey, she’s already the mayor of Dopetown, might as well) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/31 "2003-11-18T22:45:15Z")
Ms. Penny Slots represented Nevada in an LA drag show a few years back… Otto, don’t lose any sleep over the whole mess. If I had a dime for every time I heard some draq queen qvetching over some real, or perceived slight to her character, I would be rich today. Those girls have to get a grip…they take themselves FAR too seriously sometimes. Avoid those drama queens - pretty soon, they will conjure up a new, better enemy to savage. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/32 "2003-11-18T23:48:52Z")
**Eve** Carlotta and Chumley were the emcees of Philly’s Gay Bingo. Last year they had a disagreement with how the organization was spending the funds, and left. Since then they’ve been doing movie nights with Carlotta and Chumley. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/33 "2003-11-18T23:59:25Z")
Ah–well, Carlotta Tendant stole her name from a 1970s stripper. "Carlotta Tendant: “You’ll want to park with her all night!” ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/34 "2003-11-19T01:07:47Z")
I have a vague memory of an article on Gay Bingo in which Carlotta mentions asking permission to use the name. However, a search of the papers’ websites reveals that the archives don’t go back far enough. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/35 "2003-11-19T07:52:38Z")
Everything I know about drag queens I learned from “The Birdcage.” But I think Kitten Uppitry would be a great drag queen name. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767/36 "2003-11-19T13:10:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Otto \* > \*\*I nominate **Eve** for Mother of House Dope! > > (Hey, she’s already the mayor of Dopetown, might as well) \*\* And a Major General in the SDEF (Straight Dope Expeditionary Force) Against Joel Stein… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drag-queens-have-their-knives-out-for-me/213767.md?page=1)