Paul Hagen Author

Paul Hagen has been the Editor-in-Chief of Metrosource since 2007. He’s interviewed many members of the LGBTQ community and our allies for Metrosource, including Augusten Burroughs, Boy George, RuPaul Charles, Margaret Cho, Jennifer Hudson, Cheyenne Jackson, Adam Lambert, Jason Mraz, Kylie Minogue, Amy Sedaris and Gwen Stefani, among others. He has also travelled from the snowy north of Sweden (to weather a night in its Ice Hotel) to a secret gay dance party on the islands of Curaçao to cover the world of gay travel. Mr. Hagen has also been an active participant in New York City’s vibrant theater scene, writing shows including The Only Thing Straight Is My Jacket at the New York International Fringe Festival, Fitz & Walloughs Get It in the End at The Ace of Clubs, The Rape of the Lock with the Judith Shakespeare Company and Unheard Of at the Blue Heron Arts Center. He is a graduate of Fordham University, lives in Brooklyn with his partner of more than seven years, and can often be heard singing at The Manhattan Monster Bar and The Duplex Cabaret and Piano Bar.

LGBTQ Travel: Israel’s Epic Purim Celebrations

If you’re an LGBTQ traveler who constantly craves the costumes of Halloween and the street parties of Mardi Gras, Israel hosts a holiday where you’ll feel right at home. For...

Despite Finale Controversy, Carson Kressley Says Drag Race Is About Joy

Carson Kressley responds to naysayers, insisting “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is about artistry, love, joy, fun and humor. The Season Four Finale Controversy The...

Drag Race All Stars: Trinity the Tuck Wants to Welcome Refugees in Drag

Drag Race All Star Trinity the Tuck says she wants to wants to welcome Central and South American refugees at the border in drag. Drag Is a Political Act RuPaul has famously...

Heart’s Ann Wilson Covers Lesbian Icon Lesley Gore, Other “Immortals” Live

On February 13, Heart’s Ann Wilson saluted dearly departed icons including Lesley Gore, Amy Winehouse and Tom Petty in an intimate performance. Ann Wilson Rocked the Room On...

Drag Race All Stars: Monet X. Change Salutes the Stonewall Riots

We asked Monet X. Change what she would say to the LGBTQ people who helped change the world as part of the Stonewall Riots. The History of Drag Race All Stars Drag Race All Stars...

Drag Race All Stars: Naomi Smalls Says She’d Save Monet X. Change!

We asked Drag Race All Star Naomi Smalls whom she’d save from a fire in the RuPaul’s Drag Race “Werk Room,” and her answer was telling. Is It Wrong to Send...

“Drag Race All Stars”: Monique Heart Thinks Trump and Pence Are Gay

We asked Monique Heart of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars to give us some thoughts on current events and she offered opinions on her fellow queens – plus Trump and Pence....

Drag Race All Star Manila Luzon Reveals Her Pick for “Mother of Drag”

After a week spent playing drag mother to her own husband, Manila tells Metrosource her own pick for the title: Mother of Drag. Manila Luzon Slays All Stars 4 Back when they...

Drag Race All Stars’ Valentina and La La Land’s Benj Pasek Talk TV Musicals

In the wake of Rent: Live, we talked to its Angel, Valentina of Drag Race All Stars, and Benj Pasek – the openly-gay, Oscar-winning songwriter of projects including Dear...

LGBTQ Twitter Is Reacting to the Brutal Homophobic Attack on “Empire” Star Jussie Smollet

The LGBTQ community is shocked at the attack on openly gay Empire star Jussie Smollett in Chicago. Reports indicate that Smollet was targeted because of both his race and...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 11 Cast: Queens We Guessed and Surprises

Even as the cast of “All Stars” is still vying for a place in the Hall of Fame, RuPaul set the world on fire by announcing the cast who will be in the running for the...

Review: An LGBTQ Take on How “Rent: Live” Almost Realized Its Potential

We offer an LGBTQ review of how Fox’s television production of the musical Rent was pretty lively despite being not-quite-live. Rent: Live – A Change in Plans If you...