Alaska Photo: Shaun Vadella
Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 genuinely seems like she might have landed on earth from some distant, preternaturally glamorous planet. Anything’s possible in these unprecedented times. But more likely the drag superstar’s singular way of speaking, being, even entering “Hieeeee!” is the product of a fertile mind who understands exactly who she is and what she’s serving.
Alaska herself best sums up her persona during a backstage moment of her first TV comedy special,
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special, premiering this month on OUTtv. Getting into drag transforming from L.A.-based performer Justin Andrew Honard into Alaska the glamazon, recording artist and