Daniel Frank Kelley, also known by the stage names Paige Turner and Showbiz Spitfire, is an
American
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drag queen, comedian, and singer who lives in
New York City
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. Kelley, a stage actor, created the character Paige Turner in 1996 at East of Eighth restaurant in
Manhattan
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. Turner's fictitious parents are said to be
Pee Wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens. He is best known for his films and television series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that qu ...
and
Barbie
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...
.
Turner sings live and lip synchs during her over the top comedic performances.
Career
Paige Turner is one of the original creators, producers, and host of ''So You Think You Can Drag'' at New World Stages in
Midtown Manhattan
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. Billed as NYC's live drag reality show, SYTYCD completed its 5th season Fall 2014 with celebrity judges including
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...
,
Charles Busch
Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays Off-off- ...
, Zach Booth, and
Jackie Hoffman
Jacqueline Laura Hoffman (born November 29, 1960 in Queens, New York City) is an American actress, singer, and comedian known for her one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second ...
.
Turner also performs parodies on
YouTube
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which have included parodies of
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...
's Call Me Maybe, One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful and the Grindr Connection a parody of the Muppet's Rainbow Connection.
Grindr Connection won a 2015 GLAM AWARD for Best Music Video. She recently made her Provincetown debut at the legendary "Crown & Anchor" with her one-woman show and will return there summer of 2015.
Turner is usually referred to as "Showbiz Spitfire Paige Turner" and is known as the
Holly Golightly of drag.
Turner coined the catch-phrase Slurp! Which is her term for cute sexy thangs and is the name of her long running show in NYC
and also has spawned a line of merchandise.
Turner was the official host of the original LGBT Expo 2015. and will headline at the 1st Annual Austin International Drag Festival in May 2015.
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBTQ populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' wrote the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most power ...
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List of LGBT people from New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBT populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' writes that the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most ...
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Comedians from New York (state)
American drag queens
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people