![]() I hope to one day become good friends with all of these fabulous divas and many more in the area. In terms of “know well,” I can’t say that I’m extremely close to any of them…but I have looked up to queens like Brita Filter, Lagoona Bloo, Jasmine Rice LaBeija, Jan and Rosé for their accomplishments. Are there any specific New York queens that you know well or have worked with or just admire from afar? You are going to be performing in our city this summer, starting with a concert at the soon-to-open, Daniel Nardicio-owned venue Red Eye NY on Thursday, June 30th. I think that I have the capability to draw in a much more mainstream fanbase because of what I do as a vocalist and musician, but I do also wish that the huge RPDR fanbase would be more willing and ready to jump on to support queens like me who haven’t been on the franchise, but still have been working for years–even before I was on Idol in drag–to make a career for ourselves outside of the franchise. ![]() As we all know, Drag Race has been going on for quite a while now, but I still have people tell me that they had never even seen a drag queen on TV until they saw me on American Idol…much less a drag queen attempting to wiggle her way into the mainstream music industry since RuPaul with “Supermodel.” And whilst I don’t think it makes me less “niche” than the Drag Race queens, I do think it has allowed me more types of opportunities that the Drag Race girls might not get. Being on Idol did allow me to be in front of quite a mainstream audience. This is an interesting one and it is something that crosses my mind quite a bit. Do you feel like your fanbase is more mainstream and less niche than the RuGirls? And especially because of that latter show’s universal popularity, you’ve probably been seen and are known by thousands more TV viewers than the most popular queens on Drag Race. The only saving grace through all of this was that I was lucky enough to have my partner with me, so I didn’t have to do it all alone.Īs far as TV drag queens go, you have had a really interesting career because you were not on one of the flagship RuPaul’s Drag Race shows–but you were on World of Wonder’s Queen of the Universe and two seasons of American Idol. I was just about to go on my second tour and was in the planning phases of my first album, music videos, a talk show, and so many wonderful things to finally move my life and career in the direction I had always dreamed of. What was your experience like, getting through that?Īda Vox: The Covid lockdown was rough for many different reasons, but the fact that it happened when I was on the verge of making big things happen for myself is what really put a damper on my mood throughout the first half of the lockdown. Thotyssey: Hey, Ada! It’s an exciting time here as we approach the warmer weather, but things of course were looking pretty bleak during the Covid lockdown. Known for her pristinely powerful vocal chops, Ada Vox–Texas native and star of American Idol and Queen of the Universe–is serenading New Yorkers this summer.
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