Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Meet Jo Calderone (Or Lady Gaga’s Drag King Self)

Remember that photo shoot from Vogue Hommes Japan of the guy that may or may not have been Lady Gaga in drag? Yeah, that issue’s out now, and it’s definitely Lady Gaga in drag.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Jo Calderone (which is a really classy drag name, I think) that was posted on a blog belonging to Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gaga’s stylist:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Palermo, Sicily

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO / YOUR
OCCUPATION?
Mechanic for my dad’s business. This is the first time I’ve had my picture taken.

WHEN DID YOU DISCOVER YOU WANTED TO TO THIS?
Well, I always helped my dad at work, since I was a kid. I thought it would be fun to have my picture taken.

WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS?
I’d love to own my own car shop, I have a bunch of my own ‘muscle’ cars. Maybe if I take some more pictures I can afford it.

WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO LADY GAGA?
I met her at a shoot Nick Knight was doing. She’s fuckin beautiful, and funny, and interesting. I was a little nervous for Nick to start shooting. She said, “Don’t be baby, you were “born this way.” I took her out after. The rest is private ;)

I don’t get it.  Is this a promotional thing?  Is Lady Gaga sincerely interested in doing drag?  Is she just reminding us in any way she can that she’s still special and different?  What do you guys think?

One last question:  any tips for scrubbing the image of Jo Calderone banging Lady Gaga off of my brain?

11 CommentsLeave a comment

  • the photo shoot, i can get down with, but the interview is BAAAAAALLS! balls, man! totally stupid! dressing in drag however is fucking awesome. should’ve kept her mouth shut.

  • I agree with Pikki Nikki, the photos were quite thought provoking, but the commentary just ruined it. Gaga should pay attention to some real performance artists.

  • Oh goodness, how edgy is she!?

    Can’t fuckin’ wait until OMGGAGAFANS are all wearing pants and shit. Oh wait, People wear pants now. Fuck.

  • Drag is fun. She pulls it off well.

    HOW-EVAH…the “alter-ego” shit has got to go. It was stupid when Mariah Carey did it, it was stupid when Beyonce did it, and it continues to be stupid anytime some other overplayed pop tard does it.

  • I think its awesome. Shes a character, thats the whole point of it. Plus shes taking her gay fan base places they could never go with Cher, except cher sometimes looks like a tranny..

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  • shes appealing herself to the lesbian/ trans guys / drag kings as well/. its not only about the drag queens/gay guys.. i think its cool she did this.. and funny at the same time. i dont get why people are PMSing just cause she wants to be joe calderone. i want to see more of this jo character. maybe even a movie lol

  • He’ s got them ‘ muscle cars’!!! (you and I second verse: … And muscle cars drove a truck right through my heart) Him being GaGA was so obvious, love gaga