This weekend brings two very different drag shows to San Francisco. At Oasis, tonight through Sunday, legendary comedienne Varla Jean Merman performs her latest solo cabaret act, the circus-themed ...

"I've always tried not to get involved with politics in my act," says Jeffrey Roberson, who performs under his nom de plumage, Varla Jean Merman, at Oasis next Wednesday through Saturday night. "If ...

Big Bosom Buddies, written and performed by Varla Jean Merman and Ricky Graham, would have been a hit in the deliciously decadent Weimar Republic. Unfortunately, things would have gotten grim for the ...

Move over Christina Crawford. Stand back Bette Davis Hyman. There's a new, bewildered celebrity offspring on the block and her name is Varla Jean Merman. OK, so she's really not the daughter of Ethel ...