![]() ![]() Like Mink and John, Peaches was raised Catholic, so it was this film that left the greatest mark. And this led her to seek out other John Waters films like her all-time favorite movie - not favorite John Waters movie she clarifies, all-time favorite movie - Female Trouble and the trio’s earlier collaboration Multiple Maniacs. Never seen anyone like Mink Stole’s Connie Marble. “I, of course, loved all of it,” Peaches shares with me. He’s less than 50 miles from Baltimore, where John Waters shot the filthy classic, where Waters’ first foray into the mainstream, Hairspray, had just premiered.Īlas, Baby Peaches would get in trouble for renting this homegrown queer creation. The year is 1988, and a little boy who will someday be known as Peaches Christ is renting Pink Flamingos from a place called Mom’s Video on Kent Island. But a decade earlier, Peaches was just a really, really big fan. It’s fitting, then, that the movie co-stars an icon famous for some of the original midnight movies: John Waters Dreamlander, Mink Stole.īy 2010, Peaches and Mink were friends and collaborators. It’s the work of someone who has made a life out of midnight movies, who has studied everything from classics of Old Hollywood melodrama to the grimiest of grindhouse curiosities. These interests continued in 2010 with her Natasha Lyonne-starring horror comedy, All About Evil, a rare entry in the genre that actually succeeds in both humor and scares. During this event and beyond, Peaches has embraced the macabre, a drag persona fixated on darkness but with a light touch. After all, she’s best known for creating Midnight Mass, a much-copied midnight movie drag event that began in 1998 at the now-closed Bridge Theatre in San Francisco. It’s no surprise that Peaches Christ has the ability to confront tragedy with dark humor and a matter-of-fact attitude. But I think because death makes people uncomfortable, for obvious reasons, people don’t really ask me about it.” “You would think that I’d get asked about this all the time because it was such a big event not just in my life but a newsworthy event. “I don’t want you to relive anything you’re not comfortable reliving,” Bob says after Peaches asks if she’d like her to tell the story of Heklina’s death. “Now that, you know, Heklina died,” Peaches adds.īob chokes on a laugh, before explaining the long-time creative partnership of Peaches and Heklina to a listenership who may be unfamiliar with any drag queens who haven’t appeared on Drag Race. As I prepare to meet drag legend Peaches Christ, this is the thought I chew on like hours-old gum.ĭuring Peaches’ appearance on the podcast Sibling Rivalry, Bob the Drag Queen calls her the San Francisco drag queen. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian CinemaĪrt by Autostraddle, photos by Mettie Ostrowski.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.Here are some of my favorite throwback photos of the queen. Her larger than life character was always utilized to the best of its ability by John Waters and getting to see how Divine was outside of the cinema, there's no doubt that this character was so much more than just a gimmick, but a true icon. ![]() These pictures capture the essence of Divine in a way that otherwise only her filmography could. Instead, I can only look back to their legacy with admiration, appreciation, and a few tears in my eyes (not enough to mess up my gold eyeshadow, though). I'd love to have seen Divine's Drag Race or hear Freddie Mercury produce music during my lifetime. Although I was far from fat at the time, and " body positive" wasn't even a term yet, Divine helped me love myself and my specific brand of glittery peculiarity all the same.Īs I mourn the loss of my biggest hero, David Bowie, I can't help but wish we'd had some of my other idols for just as long. Spending my teen years marathoning John Waters movies and coming to terms with my own queer and oddball identity, this '70s drag queen helped me understand a lot more about myself than any boy band ever would. Out of all of my alternative heroes growing up, Divine - aka Harris Glen Milstead - was definitely among one of the weirdest. ![]()
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