BenDeLaCreme, photographed out of drag at the 2015 Genius Awards at the Moore Theatre.

BenDeLaCreme, photographed out of drag at the 2015 Genius Awards at the Moore Theatre. Kelly O

After being a fan favorite on RuPaul’s Drag Race, you took over the world. Where’d you go?

That’s true. A lot of people don’t know that I own the world now. Turns out I’m a lot better at drag than I am at world leadership. OOPS. So far, I’ve done shows in Australia, the UK, Canada, here—basically anywhere I didn’t have to learn a language. I had never really had the opportunity to travel before, and it’s been FASCINATING. Especially through the lens of drag. Because of the bookings I get and the crowds I attract, I IMMEDIATELY get to see the queer underbelly of every city I visit. It’s the only way to travel…

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...