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Lil Miss Hot Mess
@lilmisshotmess.bsky.social
Drag queen professor, children's book author, artist, wannabe. Drag Story Hour board member. lilmisshotmess.com
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My latest essay on the power of drag is out now from @lgbtqnation.com: "When the going gets tough, the queens get going: Why drag’s rich history should fuel the resistance."
July 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Why be fascist when you could be fabulous?

#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #LosAngeles
June 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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We interviewed @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social on our podcast last year. Check out the episode in Kidlit Happy Hour podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
May 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
✊🏻💅🏻✊🏻💅🏻
May 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Yay yay yay! Today is pub day!!

I'm so excited that 'Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color is now officially out -- with gorgeous illustrations by Olga de Dios, published by Running Press Kids.

I can't wait to hear what you think!!
May 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's hard to believe my next book 'Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color' comes out in two weeks: May 13, 2025!

Have you pre-ordered yours yet???
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Special surprise: pre-order 'Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color' by May 13, and we'll mail you a very special sticker sheet featuring some of the fierce characters from the book!!!

More info in link below. Open to US only, pre-order from any bookstore, see link for all terms.
April 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
One queen's trash is another queen's treasure, authoritarian White House edition.
April 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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"It’s time to stand our ground: not only against homophobia, transphobia and censorship, but for diverse public media, libraries, schools and other institutions," writes @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social. www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Showed My Photo In A DOGE Hearing And Called Me A Monster. Here's Why I’m Fighting Back.
“It was the first time that I had been directly referenced in the halls of Congress.”
www.huffpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Here's my latest essay for @huffpost.com, with a full response to Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Spoiler alert: queens always win out over monsters.

👸🏻 > 🧟
April 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My latest in @huffpost.com about who the real monster is...

👸🏻 > 🧟‍♀️
April 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Whelp, was not planning on spending the day responding to my least favorite Congresswoman attacking me today, but here goes...
March 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
From my "day drag" professional persona: my latest book, How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic, is out today from
@nyupress.bsky.social!

See the thread for more info -- including where to buy (or download a free copy)!
So proud to share this project that I've been working on for almost five years, alongside @maramills.bsky.social, Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp (via @center4ds.bsky.social and @nyupress.bsky.social): 'How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic.'
February 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My newest book, Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color, comes out this May from @runningpressbooks.bsky.social 🌈🌈🌈

It's now available for pre-order, and @barnesandnoble.com has one more day left on their 25% off sale!
February 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Here she is, world! First time getting to hold my newest book in my hands, and I'm sharing it with you!

Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide To Color is about loving all the colors of the rainbow -- and beyond!
February 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Hi queen!
November 21, 2024 at 10:25 PM