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Gag on These 88 Celebrity Drag Impersonations
You’ve probably heard whisperings of Matthew Martin’s flawless impersonation of Bette Davis in the new film Hush Up Sweet Charlotte from Here TV. But what about all the other celebrity drag impersonators out there?
If mimicry is the highest form of flattery, impersonating a real-life figure is nothing short of adoration — or extreme mockery — and requires a certain degree of talent. Most drag artists craft their own identities, which is why celebrity drag impersonation has increasingly become a niche part of the drag world. In this list we honor the artists who have taken on impersonations of icons ranging from Cher to Adele, Little Edie to Fran Drescher, Bette Davis to Donatella Versace. You’ll recognize most of them from RuPaul’s Drag Race — the "Snatch Game" challenges have become the most widely watched celebrity drag impersonations in the world. But we’ve snuck a few noteables in the list that you may not have heard of.
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Alexander Cheves
Alexander Cheves is a memoirist, sex columnist for Out Magazine, and author of My Love Is a Beast: Confessions from Unbound Edition Press, which won the 2022 Geoff Mains Nonfiction Award from NLA International.
He received an Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and, in 2021, was named to the Out 100. He has been a guest on many radio shows and podcasts, including Loveline and Dan Savage’s Savage Lovecast. He has spoken on panels at SXSW, The International AIDS Conference, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and others. His second book will come out in 2025.
As a contributing editor at The Advocate, Cheves launched the “Sexy Beast” column for Advocate.com in 2016. To date, it has generated the site's best traffic on record. He now writes the "Last Call" column in print editions of Out Magazine. His bylines include VICE, Them, Document Journal, Out Traveler, and more.
Originally from the American South, he now lives in Berlin and is a member of the Berlin Queer Writers Circle.
Alexander Cheves is a memoirist, sex columnist for Out Magazine, and author of My Love Is a Beast: Confessions from Unbound Edition Press, which won the 2022 Geoff Mains Nonfiction Award from NLA International.
He received an Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and, in 2021, was named to the Out 100. He has been a guest on many radio shows and podcasts, including Loveline and Dan Savage’s Savage Lovecast. He has spoken on panels at SXSW, The International AIDS Conference, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and others. His second book will come out in 2025.
As a contributing editor at The Advocate, Cheves launched the “Sexy Beast” column for Advocate.com in 2016. To date, it has generated the site's best traffic on record. He now writes the "Last Call" column in print editions of Out Magazine. His bylines include VICE, Them, Document Journal, Out Traveler, and more.
Originally from the American South, he now lives in Berlin and is a member of the Berlin Queer Writers Circle.