MONTROSE STAR SPOTLIGHT

Misty has been volunteering and raising funds for ACCT in countless ways for decades.

By Johnny Trlica –– In 2002, pop diva Cher launched what was billed as her Farewell Tour. Originally planned as a 59-city jaunt across North America, quickly blossomed into over

By Johnny Trlica –– Ever since we started the “Star of the Month” column in January of 2024, all of the featured performers have been drag queens. We’ve profiled legends

By Johnny Trlica –– In a world where the term “living legend” is tossed about as freely as penalty flags at a Kansas City Chiefs opponent, rarely does the phrase

By Johnny Trlica Drag Queens have become easy targets of politicians on the right, being portrayed as predators coming for your children. Groomers. What they fail to see is the

By Johnny Trlica A famous quote from Judy Garland, the ultimate gay icon reads, “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” While

By Johnny Trlica Besides big hair and outrageous costumes, drag queens are quite adept at creating their stage names. The MONTROSE STAR’s Star of the Month for November has a

By Johnny Trlica On October 20 when the Second Annual PrideFest Parade rolls down the Strand in downtown Galveston, the Grand Marshal will be a fixture on the Island’s LGBTQ+

June 2024, Joey Guerra, named her in a Houston Chronicle column headlined, “Shantay, they stay: These are 32 of Houston fiercest, most fabulous drag queens”.