Elyssa Maxx Goodman
@missmanhattanny.bsky.social
Writer! Photographer! Glamour!
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
I love a holiday deal, so all signed, limited edition photo prints are now $100 off on elyssamaxxgoodman.com/prints, including custom archival prints! Happy shopping! 📷💋
Prints — Elyssa Maxx Goodman
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love a holiday deal, so all signed, limited edition photo prints are now $100 off on elyssamaxxgoodman.com/prints, including custom archival prints! Happy shopping! 📷💋
One week!
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One week!
"He has both linguistics and philosophy degrees and I think it shows, but in a good way–he asks you to keep up because he believes you can."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Myq Kaplan
He releases his newest special, “Rini,” tonight on YouTube at 8pm EST.
www.miss-manhattan.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"He has both linguistics and philosophy degrees and I think it shows, but in a good way–he asks you to keep up because he believes you can."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
New Miss M :)
Birthday Things
Cupcakes, C-sections and all.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New Miss M :)
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out returns after six years with the stunning Vivian Manning-Schaffel!
Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
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Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
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November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out returns after six years with the stunning Vivian Manning-Schaffel!
Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
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Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
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Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
Reposted by Elyssa Maxx Goodman
hey #NYC,
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
November 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
hey #NYC,
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
Happy Halloween!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
This Designer Created Iconic Costumes for 'Bride of Frankenstein' and Other Classic Monster Movies. Her Mysterious Life Ended Tragically
Vera West made her mark on 20th-century horror cinema. Historians continue to ponder the sad circumstances of her story
www.smithsonianmag.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy Halloween!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
ONE WEEK!
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
ONE WEEK!
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
The next Miss Manhattan is on my birthday!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The next Miss Manhattan is on my birthday!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
“I remember sitting at home in the suburbs waiting for my life to start, and in the last 15 years I have been fighting against those moments with a vengeance.”
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
In which our heroine goes out.
substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“I remember sitting at home in the suburbs waiting for my life to start, and in the last 15 years I have been fighting against those moments with a vengeance.”
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
My latest for @voguemagazine.bsky.social is on the new Queer Nightlife Community Center in Brooklyn.
East New York’s Queer Nightlife Community Center Is a Place for Uplift, Education, Rest—and, Sure, a Little Partying
www.vogue.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My latest for @voguemagazine.bsky.social is on the new Queer Nightlife Community Center in Brooklyn.
Tonight's the night! See you soon 💋
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tonight's the night! See you soon 💋
If she wanted to do a bakery crawl, *we would do a bakery crawl.*
New Miss M:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
New Miss M:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
Pistachio Rose-Colored Glasses
In which our heroine shares a treat.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If she wanted to do a bakery crawl, *we would do a bakery crawl.*
New Miss M:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
New Miss M:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
One week until our annual Miss Manhattan x Black Lipstick event! See you then 💋
September 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
One week until our annual Miss Manhattan x Black Lipstick event! See you then 💋
The lovely @adamwadestories.bsky.social is teaching a class at Magnet Theater designed for writers who will be presenting their work aloud! It starts 10/13. Learn more here:
magnettheater.com/class/electi...
magnettheater.com/class/electi...
The Art of Successful Book & Literary Readings with Adam Wade | Magnet Theater
magnettheater.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The lovely @adamwadestories.bsky.social is teaching a class at Magnet Theater designed for writers who will be presenting their work aloud! It starts 10/13. Learn more here:
magnettheater.com/class/electi...
magnettheater.com/class/electi...
The next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading is upon us, and it’s our annual collaboration with nonfiction literary magazine Black Lipstick!
Join us on Monday, 10/6 at Niagara for the stunning Mila Jaroniec, Danielle Chelosky, Jay Martin, and Al Shapiro.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, 10/6 at Niagara for the stunning Mila Jaroniec, Danielle Chelosky, Jay Martin, and Al Shapiro.
See you then 💋
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading is upon us, and it’s our annual collaboration with nonfiction literary magazine Black Lipstick!
Join us on Monday, 10/6 at Niagara for the stunning Mila Jaroniec, Danielle Chelosky, Jay Martin, and Al Shapiro.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, 10/6 at Niagara for the stunning Mila Jaroniec, Danielle Chelosky, Jay Martin, and Al Shapiro.
See you then 💋
My latest, for CNN Style, on artist Rachel Rampleman and the "Life is Drag" project.
Huge archive of drag culture takes on new urgency in today’s political climate | CNN
Since 2019, Rampleman has captured more than 200 artists and 370 shows, making it the largest known digital archive of drag performance in the US.
www.cnn.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My latest, for CNN Style, on artist Rachel Rampleman and the "Life is Drag" project.
Tonight!
Join Jupiter and I for Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center with Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, and Mikelle Street!
We're so excited to be collaborating with The American LGBTQ+ Museum and to be an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
Join Jupiter and I for Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center with Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, and Mikelle Street!
We're so excited to be collaborating with The American LGBTQ+ Museum and to be an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
The American LGBTQ+ Museum — Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center
Location | Lincoln Center: David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
americanlgbtqmuseum.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Tonight!
Join Jupiter and I for Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center with Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, and Mikelle Street!
We're so excited to be collaborating with The American LGBTQ+ Museum and to be an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
Join Jupiter and I for Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center with Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, and Mikelle Street!
We're so excited to be collaborating with The American LGBTQ+ Museum and to be an official Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
Happy birthday to my baby, who is 2 today 💕
Come celebrate with us, Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, Mikelle Street, and Jupiter in ONE WEEK on 9/19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social with the American LGBTQ+ Museum and the Brooklyn Book Festival!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
See you then 🪩
Come celebrate with us, Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, Mikelle Street, and Jupiter in ONE WEEK on 9/19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social with the American LGBTQ+ Museum and the Brooklyn Book Festival!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
See you then 🪩
September 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy birthday to my baby, who is 2 today 💕
Come celebrate with us, Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, Mikelle Street, and Jupiter in ONE WEEK on 9/19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social with the American LGBTQ+ Museum and the Brooklyn Book Festival!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
See you then 🪩
Come celebrate with us, Linda Simpson, Julie J, Mariyea, Mikelle Street, and Jupiter in ONE WEEK on 9/19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social with the American LGBTQ+ Museum and the Brooklyn Book Festival!
americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/glitte...
See you then 🪩
Worked on a fun piece for Autostraddle about new drag Guinness World Record holders from the U.S.!
Guinness World Records Welcomes American Drag Artists
In a country where drag is facing regular backlash, cementing artists’ stature in the Guinness World Records makes drag’s past and present accessible not just physically but culturally.
www.autostraddle.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Worked on a fun piece for Autostraddle about new drag Guinness World Record holders from the U.S.!
CAST REVEAL!
Join us on September 19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social's David Rubenstein Atrium for the stunning:
Linda Simpson
Julie J
Mariyea
Mikelle Street
DJ Boston Chery
Co-hosted by Jupiter and myself!
See you then ✨
Join us on September 19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social's David Rubenstein Atrium for the stunning:
Linda Simpson
Julie J
Mariyea
Mikelle Street
DJ Boston Chery
Co-hosted by Jupiter and myself!
See you then ✨
The American LGBTQ+ Museum — Glitter & Concrete at Lincoln Center
Location | Lincoln Center: David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
americanlgbtqmuseum.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
CAST REVEAL!
Join us on September 19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social's David Rubenstein Atrium for the stunning:
Linda Simpson
Julie J
Mariyea
Mikelle Street
DJ Boston Chery
Co-hosted by Jupiter and myself!
See you then ✨
Join us on September 19 at @lincolncenter.bsky.social's David Rubenstein Atrium for the stunning:
Linda Simpson
Julie J
Mariyea
Mikelle Street
DJ Boston Chery
Co-hosted by Jupiter and myself!
See you then ✨
Tonight's the night!
Join us at Niagara for the September edition of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading with Elena Sheppard, Vivian Manning-Schaffel, and Dale Corvino!
See you then 💋
Join us at Niagara for the September edition of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading with Elena Sheppard, Vivian Manning-Schaffel, and Dale Corvino!
See you then 💋
September 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tonight's the night!
Join us at Niagara for the September edition of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading with Elena Sheppard, Vivian Manning-Schaffel, and Dale Corvino!
See you then 💋
Join us at Niagara for the September edition of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading with Elena Sheppard, Vivian Manning-Schaffel, and Dale Corvino!
See you then 💋