The ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ judge talks voguing for Susanne Bartsch, performing on the West End, and the time Steven Tyler tried to get her in bed.
—she as much of a fixture on the long-running reality competition show as the eponymous drag queen herself. Over the years, Visage has become a favorite among the series’ prolific fan base for her raven hair highlighted by a gray streak, her ever-changing pair of always-conspicuous glasses, and her willingness to critique herself with the same quick commentary she throws at competing drag queens.
With a newly minted fake ID courtesy of her highly supportive mother, Visage headed to The Undergrounds, where she immediately encountered a boy named David. “He walked up to me and said, “You have the most beautiful face I’ve ever seen in my life.” She followed him to a back room at the club that “was filled with 20 or 30 of the weirdest-looking misfits I’d ever seen in my life, and it felt like I’d arrived somewhere magical.
“In walks RuPaul, and he says, ‘Of course it’s you. All roads lead to Visage.’” Unsurprisingly, Visage and RuPaul was the winning ticket, and the pair went on to host a hit show together. “We beat Howard Stern in our first ratings,” Visage notes. RuPaul brought Visage with him when he went to hoston VH1, a part-talk-part-variety series that hosted celebrity guests and featured comedy skits, including humorous field reports from Visage herself.
Of course, Visage has developed a reputation during her decade-plus on the show. She’s the harsh judge, the Simon Cowell of the panel—but there’s a respect that’s reflected in each of her critiques. “I do this for the betterment of them,” she says of the queens who compete on“I treat them the same way I treat my children.” As a performer herself, Visage tries to help the queens discover every facet of their art.
Growing up in South Plainfield, Visage stuck out for her eclectic style. While everyone else wore “a white T-shirt, Timberland boots, and jeans,” Visage was walking around the halls of school with a blue mohawk, spiked bracelets, and a padlock around her neck, à la Sid Vicious. Visage was inspired by the U.K. punk rock scene, but also some homegrown talent like The Go-Gos. “I am five-four, and I don’t have the traditional body type,” she says.
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