Pollo Del Mar
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Pollo Del Mar or Pollo DelMar (aka Paul E. Pratt), alternately known as "The Notorious P.D.M." or "The Glamazon," is a San Francisco-based American drag queen
performer, personality, emcee, magazine cover girl and journalist. As columnist, blog
ger and celebrity interviewer, Del Mar contributes to a wide-array of print and online media outlets, both gay
and straight. She was the final Miss Trannyshack
and is now considered "The Queen of San Francisco Media."
With her celebrity interviews frequently featured on the cover of Northern California’s preeminent LGBT entertainment and lifestyles publication GLOSS Magazine, her weekly column “The Glamazon Diaries” in The San Francisco Bay Times newspaper and ongoing “Promosexual” blog on the alternative weekly San Francisco Bay Guardian
website, Del Mar is arguably the Bay Area’s most widely-read drag personality. Her work also appears consistently on Gay.com
and, less frequently, in California-based publications such as JustUsBoys and the Spanish-language Adelante.
More recently, Del Mar has parlayed celebrity interviews into performances with several of those same acts. She made an uncredited cameo on a 2008 episode of Vh1 celebreality series The Cho Show, dancing onstage with comedian Margaret Cho
at Trannyshack. On Nov. 22, 2008, Del Mar and five other drag performers opened the inaugural YouTube Live Concert event with international recording artist Katy Perry
, who performed her chart-topping single "Hot n Cold" for a global audience of millions. On Dec. 6, 2008, she performed with Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper
at the Energy 92.7 Anniversary Party. Del Mar appears in two independent feature films, The Rise and Fall of Jeremy Starr and Devious, Inc.
Del Mar made her first drag appearance April 27, 2006 at a fundraiser in San Francisco’s Castro District. That same night she received her first paid booking at The Monster Show with Cookie Dough. In August of that year, she placed first runner-up to winner Mercedez Munro in the 2006 Miss Gay San Francisco Pageant and gained further attention as “Miss October” in the award-winning 2007 Desperate Divas calendar and a subsequent series of post cards. Featuring pictures by acclaimed San Francisco photographer Kingmond Young, the projects helped raise more than $25,000 for AIDS Housing Alliance/San Francisco.
Del Mar gained attention for her political efforts in the wake of California passing Prop.8, which would effectively ban gay marriage.
Del Mar is a recovering alcoholic and crystal meth
addict.
Miss Del Mar also has an entry in the urban dictionary named after her. .
, drag personality and Midnight Mass
producer Peaches Christ
, KNRG “Energy 92.7 FM” morning show hosts Fernando and Greg in the Morning
, the men of Hothouse Videos and “Miss Trannyshack 2004” Anna Conda.
Entering the pageant as the reigning “Miss Trannyshack Star Search 2007,” determined annually since 1998 in contests between Trannyshack newcomers, Del Mar became the only performer to ever hold both of the legendary nightclub’s drag titles.
GLOSS Magazine, for which she has worked as a celebrity columnist since November 2006, honored her victory by placing Del Mar on the cover of the March 7, 2008 issue. New York City celebrity photographer Bradford Noble and San Francisco-based photojournalist Steven Underhill
provided images for the feature.
As of Nov. 18, 2008, with no 2008 pageant scheduled, Del Mar became the longest-reigning Miss Trannyshack in the title's 12-year history.
Drag queen
A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...
performer, personality, emcee, magazine cover girl and journalist. As columnist, blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger and celebrity interviewer, Del Mar contributes to a wide-array of print and online media outlets, both gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and straight. She was the final Miss Trannyshack
Trannyshack
Trannyshack is a monthly drag club taking place at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. It was started by drag queen Heklina in 1996 as an offshoot of Klubstitute, and was a weekly fixture at The Stud bar in San Francisco for 12 years, drawing large crowds on a regular basis...
and is now considered "The Queen of San Francisco Media."
With her celebrity interviews frequently featured on the cover of Northern California’s preeminent LGBT entertainment and lifestyles publication GLOSS Magazine, her weekly column “The Glamazon Diaries” in The San Francisco Bay Times newspaper and ongoing “Promosexual” blog on the alternative weekly San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...
website, Del Mar is arguably the Bay Area’s most widely-read drag personality. Her work also appears consistently on Gay.com
Gay.com
gay.com is a chat, personals, and social networking website catering to the LGBT community. The site is a digital brand of Here Media Inc. In addition to community features, the site features LGBT-related news and features. As of September 2005, San Jose Mercury News ranked gay.com as the most...
and, less frequently, in California-based publications such as JustUsBoys and the Spanish-language Adelante.
More recently, Del Mar has parlayed celebrity interviews into performances with several of those same acts. She made an uncredited cameo on a 2008 episode of Vh1 celebreality series The Cho Show, dancing onstage with comedian Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music...
at Trannyshack. On Nov. 22, 2008, Del Mar and five other drag performers opened the inaugural YouTube Live Concert event with international recording artist Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
, who performed her chart-topping single "Hot n Cold" for a global audience of millions. On Dec. 6, 2008, she performed with Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
at the Energy 92.7 Anniversary Party. Del Mar appears in two independent feature films, The Rise and Fall of Jeremy Starr and Devious, Inc.
Del Mar made her first drag appearance April 27, 2006 at a fundraiser in San Francisco’s Castro District. That same night she received her first paid booking at The Monster Show with Cookie Dough. In August of that year, she placed first runner-up to winner Mercedez Munro in the 2006 Miss Gay San Francisco Pageant and gained further attention as “Miss October” in the award-winning 2007 Desperate Divas calendar and a subsequent series of post cards. Featuring pictures by acclaimed San Francisco photographer Kingmond Young, the projects helped raise more than $25,000 for AIDS Housing Alliance/San Francisco.
Del Mar gained attention for her political efforts in the wake of California passing Prop.8, which would effectively ban gay marriage.
Del Mar is a recovering alcoholic and crystal meth
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
addict.
Miss Del Mar also has an entry in the urban dictionary named after her. .
Miss Trannyshack 2007
On November 17, 2007, at the San Francisco Gift Center, Del Mar was crowned “Miss Trannyshack 2007” in front of the largest audience in the pageant’s 12-year history. Del Mar is in fact the only Miss Trannyshack to ever simultaneously hold the Miss Trannyshack and Miss Trannyshack Star Search titles. Selecting her from the eight contestants was a panel of celebrity judges including comedian Sandra Bernhardt, New York City club kid-turned-author James St. JamesJames St. James
James St. James is an American television personality, author, celebutante and former Club Kid of the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.James St...
, drag personality and Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass is a Christmas Eve liturgical tradition in the Roman Catholic church.Midnight Mass may also refer to:* Midnight, Mass., a Vertigo comics series* Midnight Mass, a 2004 novel by F...
producer Peaches Christ
Peaches Christ
Peaches Christ is an American underground drag performer, emcee, filmmaker, and actor. Peaches currently resides in San Francisco where his Backlash Production Company and Midnight Mass movie series are based....
, KNRG “Energy 92.7 FM” morning show hosts Fernando and Greg in the Morning
Fernando and Greg in the Morning
Fernando and Greg in the Morning is a San Francisco-based morning radio program on KMVQ-FM / Movin 99.7 featuring the first openly gay duo to host a morning broadcast on American commercial radio...
, the men of Hothouse Videos and “Miss Trannyshack 2004” Anna Conda.
Entering the pageant as the reigning “Miss Trannyshack Star Search 2007,” determined annually since 1998 in contests between Trannyshack newcomers, Del Mar became the only performer to ever hold both of the legendary nightclub’s drag titles.
GLOSS Magazine, for which she has worked as a celebrity columnist since November 2006, honored her victory by placing Del Mar on the cover of the March 7, 2008 issue. New York City celebrity photographer Bradford Noble and San Francisco-based photojournalist Steven Underhill
Steven Underhill
Steven Underhill is an American photographer. He grew up in Northern California and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles....
provided images for the feature.
As of Nov. 18, 2008, with no 2008 pageant scheduled, Del Mar became the longest-reigning Miss Trannyshack in the title's 12-year history.