Drag legend Murray Hill has been at the cutting edge of queer culture since the mid-1990s. In 2005, a profile in The New York Times called him “the leader of the downtown world,” noting that Hill’s performances regularly attracted celebrity guests like John Waters, Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming, Joan Rivers, Boy George, and Fran Drescher.
It took nearly 30 years for Hill, an actor, entertainer, host, and comedian, to star in mainstream projects such as Hulu’s Life & Beth, Prime Video’s Jackpot!, HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, and CBS’s Elsbeth. The latter, Hill says, was his broadcast TV debut as an actor. “It’s exciting, especially in our current climate, that I just played a man named Henry who’s an Italian tour guide.”
As “Mr. Showbiz” himself gears up to host and judge…
