Drag and Burlesque Diaries pulls back the curtain on the incredible lives and raw experiences of marginalized performance artists. Host Flame Foxxe sits down with a variety of performers—including drag kings, queens, burlesque dancers, poets, singers, fire artists, acrobats, pole dancers and more—to explore important, self-selected topics like ballroom culture, selective activism, and navigating community etiquette. It's like a candid slumber party with your favorite queer artists! Join us for a unique blend of deep conversation, silly games, and intimate glimpses into their fabulous world, because this is the space where No Performer is Left Backstage.
Tips 4 Tip$ Ep. 4: Roles & Responsibilities ✨ In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the real behind-the-scenes magic of burlesque and drag — the roles we hold, the responsibilities we carry, and how we show up for ourselves and our community both onstage and off. Flame Foxxe (@flamefoxxe) walks through the Roles & Responsibilities worksheets from the Seductive Sorcery Workbook, breaking down performer expectations, producer dynamics, professionalism, boundaries, and community ca...
12 Feb 2026
Ep. 5 Travi Sexton: “It looks like love.”- drag kings & drunk driving
Episode 5: It Looks Like Love — with Travi Sexton This week, we sit down with the incomparable Travi Sexton for a conversation about visibility, responsibility, and what it means to show up for your community both onstage and off. Together, we explore the importance of drag kings and the power of trans masculine performers claiming space, being seen, and having a voice in an art form that has historically overlooked them. Travi shares their journey, their relationship to drag, and how emb...
10 Feb 2026
Tips 4 Tip$ ep 3: Workshops, worksheets and homework
In this week’s Tips 4 Tip$, Flame Foxxe (@flamefoxxe) opens the pages of the Seductive Sorcery Workbook & Journal and walks you through all 15 worksheets designed to help you build your burlesque or drag persona from the ground up. From intention-setting meditations and spellwork, to name mapping, costume building, routine design, and weekly reflection, this episode is your guided initiation into the ritual of becoming. Originally created to make burlesque education more accessible, this...
30 Jan 2026
Ep. 4: Sativa Shakespeare; spinning to the sounds of an infant
In Episode 4 of Drag & Burlesque Diaries, we’re doing things a little differently. Flame is checking in and recording straight from the hospital—because the show must go on and we truly mean it when we say no performer left backstage! Joining us in the sheet fort tonight is the incredible Sativa Shakespeare! We’re diving deep into what it’s like for per to navigate the stage after entering parenthood and how pers artistry has evolved. But it’s not all "renny and me"—things get spooky when...
6 Jan 2026
Tips 4 Tip$ ep.2: Know your history, bestie!
Before you ever step on stage, there’s something every performer should know: where this art form comes from. In this episode of Tips for Tips, Flame Foxxe takes you on a gentle, honest, slumber-party-style chat about why knowing your drag and burlesque history matters — and how research, respect, and showing up before you perform can make you a stronger artist and a better community member. We talk about going to shows before debuting, learning from performers who came before you, taking cla...
2 Jan 2026
Ep.3 Riot Dee Binary: Selective activism & Ballroom culture
Flame is joined by Riot Dee Binary from Denton, Texas. They discuss everything from their stage name to selective activism, racism and transphobia within the queer community, drag etiquette and the appreciation and appropriation of ballroom culture. Find them on Ig at https://www.instagram.com/riotdbinary?igsh=MWtwZzc2M2N0eDI3Zg== Follow the podcast @dnbdiariespod Follow the host, Flame @flamefoxxe Email your questions, suggestions and requests to appear on the pod to dnbdiariespod@gmai...
6 Nov 2025
Tips 4 Tip$ ep. 1: Names & Expectations
In this first Tips 4 Tip$ episode, Flame discusses how to pick your stage name and planning your drag around your expectations. Follow the pod on social media @dnbdiariespod Follow Flame online @flamefoxxe Email the pod your questions and suggestions to dnbdiariespod@gmail.com The artist on our intro and outro music is: Mel Diyer @meldiyer3904 For a downloadable name mapping worksheet: https://ko-fi.com/s/6127038ddb To register your king name: https://docs.google.com/...
30 Oct 2025
Ep. 2 Waddling around w/ our pants around our ankles
In this second episode, Flame interviews New York based drag king, George Glass. They discuss starting drag later in life and the challenges that come with being a chronically ill performer. Follow George on IG @littlegeorgebigglass Follow the podcast on IG and TT @dnbdiariespod Email the pod your questions and suggestions: dnbdiariespod@gmail.com Intro and outtro music provided by: Mel Diyer, help us thank them by following them and supporting their art! Host: Flame Foxxe Guest: George...
27 Sept 2025
Ep. 1: Casey J; Healing out loud through art
E01: Casey J, aka; Strawberry Squirtcake — From Burlesque to Poetry: Art, Trauma, and the Advocacy Stage (⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes brief, general mentions of trauma and abuse. Please listen with care.) Welcome to the very first episode of Drag and Burlesque Diaries! Host Flame Foxxe (they/them) is joined by the incredibly talented Strawberry Squirtcake (she/her), a multifaceted artist whose evolution spans from theater and burlesque to powerful spoken word poetry. In this can...
27 Sept 2025
Ep. 0 Introductions
Join host Flame Foxxe as they dive into the mission of Drag and Burlesque Diaries, outlining the exciting mix of artist interviews, deep topics, fun segments, and the "Tips for Tips" mini-episodes you can expect every month. Tune in to understand why No Performer Left Backstage is more than just a tagline—it's a promise! We welcome your feedback! Questions, stories, and suggestions for future subjects or guests can be sent to dnbdiariespod@gmail.com. Music Credit: • Theme Song: "Dancing in O...
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