This week on The It Girl Podcast, Britney Shields sits down with the ever-evolving, ever-elevating Suadé, a queen who refuses to stay in one lane. From her early days as a performer to becoming a sought-after host and now a full-fledged producer, Suadé is crafting the future of LA drag one show at a time. Whether it’s Spotlight Competition, her Drag Race viewing parties, the beloved Hot Chocolate revue, or her upcoming Hairspray Drag Show at Precinct on 12/13, Suadé is a one-woman innovation engine.

We talk about her experience in Project Drag, and how she learned to pivot after that loss — a skill she honed long before drag, when her pre-pandemic esthetician training became unusable overnight and she had to reinvent herself. Suadé opens up about drawing inspiration from her mother, and how her drag is grounded in her roots: beauty, dance, and the vibrant musical scene of New York.

We reminisce on the post-pandemic West Hollywood era — Stache, the nights that defined a community, and how Kisoand Precinct continue to hold it down for DTLA culture.

Then it’s time for the IT GIRLS of the week:

·      The Madame Morrible Wicked Witch memes, celebrating Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar-winning commitment to the bit

·      Megan Thee Stallion spending Thanksgiving with new man Klay Thompson, all while securing her win against that foolish blogger

·      Rehashing Cardi B’s court case from earlier this year

·      The tragic, spiraling descent of Nicki Minaj into MAGA-land and away from reality

We also dive into the niche girls:

·      HBO & Crave’s new series Heated Rivalry — the gay sports drama that has queer men and women downright feral

·      Brownwyn Newport (RHOSLC) and Stacey Rusch (RHOP) thriving in their sophomore seasons now that they fully understand the game

·      Shaiie Food (@shaiie_food), whose chaotic food reviews have us screaming

·      Elton John attempting to trick Donald Trump into funding AIDS research — and Trump refusing to even acknowledge World AIDS Day for the first time in 40 years

·      We honor those lost to the AIDS epidemic and stress the importance of being loud, organized, and unrelenting in the fight to protect queer life

·      Robert Irwin following in his sister’s footsteps and winning Dancing with the Stars

·      Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Dream Girls and all the musicals that we can’t get out of our heads

·      And finally — a plea for our listeners to run for office. If we want a future, we have to help build one.

It’s reinvention and real talk — Suadé brings all of it.