girl-girl action in ybor
permalink | categories: 366, diversity, entertainment, tampa, things to do, worth it, yborby jason @ 9:48 am
I went on down to Ybor this past Saturday night to check out the drag show I’d heard about at Flirt nightclub at 1909 N 15th Street in Ybor. I hadn’t been to a drag show in a lot of years (can you say Stephanie Shippae-aaayyyyyy!) and was up for some fun. Flirt surprised me a bit, I hadn’t been in the building since it was Red Star and they had done away with the lounge-y feel of Red Star but kept the comfortable bits. Ample seating, large windows, and clean bathrooms (note: The upstairs is a onesy with a female attendant so guys if you are pee shy you might want to go downstairs to do your business).
The first drag show kicked off just after midnight and three drag queens.. erhmmm… female impersonators took the stage to hoof it while lipsynching along with the music. The highlight of the evening was the Britney Spear’s cover; doing “Gimme More” in the same outfit 
the celebrity wore at the MTV Video Music Awards. Like Brittany at the VMA’s she was overweight, confused, and appeared to be drunk. The best part was when she tried to snort some white powder between verses and it exploded all over her face and chest.
We went back for the second show at 1:30AM and the crowd was bigger and louder which makes the show more fun. There was a “duct tape malfunction” that cut short the set from one of the girls. She made the best of it though, complaining that “Home Depot duct tape is the sh*t. F*ckin’ lesbians told me to go to Lowe’s since it was on sale and look what happens!”
If you are up for some late night fun and have an open mind, check out the drag show at Flirt. It is fun and cover is $5 for over 21 with reasonably priced drinks. If you are under 21 that is ok but you will pay a higher cover. If you are straight that is ok too, we were welcomed but as one performer put it, “Try to blend in!” Tip your favorite girls a buck if you are having a good time and have some fun this weekend!
Tags: 366, diversity, entertainment, tampa, things to do, worth it, ybor
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October 6th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Drag shows are awesome. My entirely straight crowd regularly attended the ones at The Connection in Louisville. It’s about the best five bucks you can spend.
October 7th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
It’s quite the show, been years since I seen one, your post makes me and my buddies want to get out there again soon!
October 7th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Hilarious! I was holding my breathe when i started reading –didn’t know what to expect– but sounds like it was a good time. I might just take your recommendation…
October 7th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
totally inappropriate post on Sticks on Fire. with all that is happening in tampa, drag show coverage, well it is so 1978.