Meet Nuclia Waste & The Demented Divas

Nuclia Waste is the triple-nippled radioactive queen of dragtastic comedy. As a member of the Demented Divas, she and the girls will be making the Main Stage at PrideFest a much more fabulous place.

Drew: Congratulations on landing a spot on the Main Stage!
Nuclia: Thank you! We are very excited to be performing on the Main Stage on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and we will be doing 20 minutes of highlights of the best of the best of our shows, the stuff that makes the audience scream and laugh the loudest.





So who, exactly, are the Demented Divas?
We are a camp comedy dragtastic revue and we sing and perform and make fun of famous divas. We just do anything that makes people laugh.


Why do you think PrideFest is important to the GLBT community?
I think it's a chance to celebrate ourselves and be who we are outside and in broad daylight!

It used to be that some people in our community would get unhappy with all the media coverage you flamboyant types would garner. Is that still an issue?
You know, there is a segment of the population that is a little uptight and probably doesn't like to focus on how fabulous and how creative we are but, face it, it's part of who we are. We bring creativity and fabulousness to the table worldwide and to deny that part of us is just silly.

There's such a great line-up of talent this year for PrideFest with Sophie B. Hawkins, Martha Wash, and Calpernia Addams, who are you most interested in seeing?
Oh, Martha Wash. She's a classic. An icon.

You usually do some stilt-walking at PrideFest. Will you be doing that again this year?
Of course. I started working on my stilt costume for this year at the end of last year's PrideFest.

You're a multi-faceted performer. You stilt walk, you do trick roping ...
I've ridden bulls, I wrangle bees ...

You wrangle bees? How are the bees doing this year? I know they've had it rough recently.
Not good. There's still high colony hive collapse. I think insects are a barometer of the changes going on in the world.

Bummer. What message do you have for readers of PrideFest Blog?
Well, my motto in life is, "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." If you apply that to your PrideFest weekend you're sure to have a good time!






















Nuclia Waste and the Demented Divas will also be performing during PrideFest weekend at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret on June 20 and 21. Get your tickets now at www.lannies.com.