COURTNEY ACT
COMEDY QUEEN
After a career rocking all the rules, the Australian star tells us why she’s ready to make history with her West End debut
INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN
CULTURE
‘It’s a cool moment for someone who grew up in a time where they never even thought they could have a career as a drag performer’
As a world-renowned drag queen who has been in the business for nearly two decades, Courtney Act is used to breaking new ground. So naturally, the former RuPaul’s Drag Race star is itching for her debut in Death Drop this week, when she’ll make history as part of the first all-drag cast to hit London’s West End.
“It’s a cool moment for someone who grew up in a time where they never even thought they could have a career as a drag performer,” Courtney tells us in this exclusive interview. “I always thought I’d have to assimilate to the mainstream, but look at me now.