Since Wigstock and the days of cutting her comic teeth reducing even the toughest New York City crowds to shrieking hysterics, Lady Bunny’s fame has gone global. Considered by many the second and far hipper Pride celebration, and drawing thousands, Wigstock marked the end of the summer for the LGBTQ community and remains a landmark chapter in New York City’s queer cultural history. Wigstock featured performances by a parade of exotic nightlife stars including Amanda Lepore, Kevin Aviance, Lypsinka, Joey Arias, The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black, as well superstars such as Debbie Harry, Boy George, and Neil Patrick Harris and John Cameron Mitchel (both as Hedwig). A Manhattan gal since the early 80s, Lady Bunny shares Atlanta roots with fellow drag star and former roommate, RuPaul, and is most famous for co-founding and emceeing Wigstock, the annual New York City Labor Day outdoor drag festival that ran for nearly 20 years. The internationally known drag icon, comedian, recording artist and jet-set DJ is as famous for her big-banged bouffant and her notoriously naughty wit as for her ability to get a dancefloor jumping. “There are some people who were simply born to be the life of the party, and nightclub fixture Lady Bunny appears to be one of them,” wrote Vogue magazine.
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