Lady Red Couture is the World’s Biggest Drag Queen
Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show
Fausto Fernós
4.4 • 834 Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Jonny McGovern, who co-hosted the talk show with Lady Red, announced the news on social media saying “It doesn’t feel real but the beautiful light that was Lady Red is gone. I love you baby. I will miss you every day.”
[Please enjoy this encore presentation of our podcast with Lady Red recorded on 11.18.15.]
Inch for inch, pound for pound Lady Red Couture may well be as she calls herself “the world’s largest drag queen in captivity” but it’s not just because of her size, but because she commands a room and fills our hearts with love.
As Jonny McGovern’s sidekick on the fabulous talk show Hey Qween, Lady Red Couture keeps it real by throwing some legendary shade as she munches down on snacks while sitting on her own couch.
Today we kiki with Judge Lady Red Couture about crowdfunding her new album “Stunt Qween,” her deep friendship with Jonny McGovern and the challenges she’s overcome to become the glorious person she was always meant to be.
➤ Living full time as your own drag creation.
➤ The difference between shade and reading.
➤ Fans vs Lady Lovers.
➤ Her close friendship with Latrice Royale and Jasmine Masters.
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| 0:00.0 | This weekend, Lady Red Couture, a well-known drag entertainer in L.A. and co-host of the YouTube talk show, |
| 0:13.0 | Hey Queen, died at the age of 43. Johnny McGovern, who co-hosted the talk show with Lady Red, |
| 0:19.6 | announced the news on social media saying it doesn't feel real. |
| 0:23.7 | But the beautiful light that was Lady Red is gone. |
| 0:27.2 | I love you, baby. I will miss you every day. |
| 0:30.6 | Besides being wildly popular online, Lady Red Couture was a well-loved regular performer at venues like Hamburger Marys in West Hollywood, |
| 0:38.9 | where she would describe herself to audiences as the largest live-signing drag queen in captivity. |
| 0:45.1 | Always rumored to be cast on the next season of Rupal's drag race, |
| 0:48.9 | Lady Red wanted to be the first drag queen to blend drag, burlesque, and live singing on the show. |
| 0:55.0 | Always known for her positivity, Lady Red loved to mentor and mother many other performers. |
| 1:00.0 | In one of her last video messages on Instagram, she spoke to the moment we are all currently in. |
| 1:05.0 | I'm a black, American trans woman who is making a difference in the world, and all I'm asking is that you love me like I love you. |
| 1:13.6 | I shouldn't be afraid to go to the store after a certain time because I'm black. I shouldn't be |
| 1:18.7 | afraid and neither should you. We met Lady Red Couture and Johnny McGovern at the Austin International Drag Festival in 2014, where we did a back-to-back live podcast showcase. |
| 1:31.2 | One of the most spectacular moments of the evening was Lady Red's performance of her signature |
| 1:36.2 | song, Rich White Woman. We'll never forget how warm and playful she was with everyone she met. |
| 1:49.0 | Please enjoy this encore presentation of our interview with Lady Red Couture. Inch for inch, pound for pound, Lady Red Couture may be, as she calls herself, |
| 1:57.0 | the world's largest drag queen in captivity. |
| 2:02.7 | But it's not just because of her size, |
| 2:07.2 | but because she commands a room and fills our hearts with love. |
| 2:10.5 | As Johnny McGovern's sidekick on the fabulous talk show, |
| 2:15.7 | Hey Queen, Lady Red Couture keeps it real by throwing some legendary shade as she munches down on snacks while sitting on her own |
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