Everyone loves a good cat fight and ‘Frenemies’, the newest drag show to hit the Drive, certainly delivers. 

Pulling from an extensive backlog of shared history and actual events, former rivals and co-hosts Daisy Deadpetals and Erika Norell, are entertaining audiences at The Eagle with their catty humor and true tales of backstage betrayal.

“Erika and I were both coming up about this time twenty-five years ago,” explains Deadpetals, “Oh girl! Maybe thirty!”, she exclaims while reflecting on how quickly the time has flown. Adds Norell, “We were doing pageants and competing against each other, so everyone would whisper in our ears and say ‘girl, she’s coming for you’.” Agrees Deadpetals, “We weren’t the best of friends at first, then we realized we were the same person with the same twisted sense of humor.” 

Now, the two multi-faceted divas are bringing their creatively wicked humor to Wilton Manors’ classic leather bar every Sunday night. “It’s one of the coolest places around,” says Deadpetals, “an ‘everybody welcome’ kind of vibe.” Their variety act features fire dancers, burlesque boys, and a rotating line up of special guest performances by drag superstars TP Lords and Velvet Lenore. 

“We have great history,” explains Deadpetals, “We’re both hosting and there’s going to be a lot of duets and a lot of comedy skits. People haven’t really seen Erika do that kind of stuff because she’s more of a glamor goddess.” Deadpetals, who has long been known for her catty and smart humor, is excited for audiences to see another side of Erika. “I do funny stuff all the time, but it’s great to have her involved. I get to perform in a way that I wouldn’t normally get to do on my own and people get to see how freaking funny she is. She’s hysterical.” 

As for the show’s name, Daisy explains, “It was Erika’s brainchild, she came up with ‘Frenemies’, which I thought was perfect” adding, “a tip of the wig to her.”  

With a nod to Dynasty’s soap-style catfights, “We’re going to open with a feud,” says Norell. “Then we have a Freddy versus Jason duet that we’re going to do,” Deadpetals shares. While the spoilers may stop here, ‘Frenemies’ is everything audiences have come to love about these two talented queens. “Expect the unexpected,” warns Deadpetals. Just don’t expect her to perform any death drops, ‘I mean, I wish I could do it, but my chiropractor would murder me.”