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!”)?
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?
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.
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. 
For some reason, “It burnssssss!” won’t leave my brain…
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…
But maybe you could score while you’re there! (do people still say “score?”).
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!
Tequila Mockingbird, Sue Duhnym…
I nominate Eve for Mother of House Dope!
(Hey, she’s already the mayor of Dopetown, might as well)
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.
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.
Ah–well, Carlotta Tendant stole her name from a 1970s stripper. "Carlotta Tendant: “You’ll want to park with her all night!”
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.
Everything I know about drag queens I learned from “The Birdcage.” But I think Kitten Uppitry would be a great drag queen name.
And a Major General in the SDEF (Straight Dope Expeditionary Force) Against Joel Stein…