Mama Tits is the stage name of Brian Daniel Peters, an American drag performer.
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Born | Brian Daniel Peters |
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Career
editPeters began exploring drag as a teenager in Nampa, Idaho. He joined the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the age of 24.[1] Mama Tits has been described as a "singer, storyteller and comedian".[2] According to Joseph Brand of Seattle Spectator, she's also a performer, event hostess, and life coach.[3]
In Seattle, Mama Tits has hosted drag brunch at Unicorn.[4][5] She was featured in the comic book Mama Tits Saves the World,[6] which according to Jennifer Campbell of The Stranger "immortalizes the moment at Seattle Pride 2014 when she faced down a group of hate-spewing antigay protesters with her steely spine and wicked humor".[7][8][9] A video of the incident was viewed 1.8 million times, as of November 2015.[10] Covering the confrontation, Bustle's Elizabeth Ballou called Mama Tits "our new gay pride hero".[11]
Mama Tits has hosted a show called Sweet Like Candy.[12] As of 2016, she hosted the drag brunch show Mimosas with Mama in Seattle.[13] Her show Mayhem with Mama was held for one night at The Triple Door in 2016, before continuing in Puerto Vallarta.[14] Her other shows in Puerto Vallarta have included Mama Tits Triple D at The Red Room[15] and Mama Tits: Big and Loud at Act II.[16][17] As of 2022, Palm Cabaret and Bar hosts her show Por Qué No? – Life Is Short.[18][19]
Personal life
editPeters is married and lives in Puerto Vallarta, as of 2019.[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "a Triple D Threat". Provincetown Magazine. 2019-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Darus, Alex. "Post Office Cafe property for sale". Wicked Local. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Brand, Joseph. "Our Titillating Interview With Mama Tits". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "What a Drag: Brunching on Tic Tacs and Glitter with Mama Tits". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. 2014-07-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Schmader, David. "Wigs and Eggs". The Stranger. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Christensen, Charles "Zan" (2016-05-01). Mama Tits Saves the World. Northwest Press. ISBN 978-1-943890-36-1. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Campbell, Jennifer. "Person of Interest: Mama Tits". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Edward, Mark; Farrier, Stephen (2020-03-19). Contemporary Drag Practices and Performers: Drag in a Changing Scene Volume 1. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-08296-0. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "WATCH: This Drag Queen Shut Down Anti-Gay Protesters In The Most Amazing Way Possible". HuffPost. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "When Drag Is Activism". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Seattle Drag Queen Mama Tits Is Our New Gay Pride Hero". Bustle. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "To My Pro-Trump Republican Family Members: How Can We Continue Speaking?". Out. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Martin, Gonna (2016-02-29). "Mimosas with Mama". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Seattle Superheroes: Mama Tits". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ White, Debbie (2019-03-29). "Mama Tits back for her fourth season". Puerto Vallarta News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ White, Debbie (2018-04-13). "Spring Fever hits the Red Room with 'Us Two' and 'Mama Tits'". Puerto Vallarta News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Milne, Madeline (2020-01-21). Moon Puerto Vallarta: With Sayulita, the Riviera Nayarit & Costalegre. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-220-2.
- ^ "Mama Tits in Por Qué No? Saturdays at The Palm Cabaret". 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Mama Tits, Wednesdays and Saturdays at The Palm Cabaret". 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Rodriguez, Randy (2019-05-16). "Mama Tits, the celebration of living your truth". Out and About Puerto Vallarta. Retrieved 2023-03-02.