Mama Tits

Mama Tits
Mama Tits performing at Puerto Vallarta's Palm Cabaret and Bar in 2023
Born
Brian Daniel Peters
Occupations

Mama Tits is the stage name of Brian Daniel Peters, an American drag performer.

Career

Peters began exploring drag as a teenager in Nampa, Idaho. He joined the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the age of 24.[1] Mama Tits has been described as a "singer, storyteller and comedian".[2] According to Joseph Brand of Seattle Spectator, she's also a performer, event hostess, and life coach.[3]

In Seattle, Mama Tits has hosted drag brunch at Unicorn.[4][5] She was featured in the comic book Mama Tits Saves the World,[6] which according to Jennifer Campbell of The Stranger "immortalizes the moment at Seattle Pride 2014 when she faced down a group of hate-spewing antigay protesters with her steely spine and wicked humor".[7][8][9] A video of the incident was viewed 1.8 million times, as of November 2015.[10] Covering the confrontation, Bustle's Elizabeth Ballou called Mama Tits "our new gay pride hero".[11]

Poster for her show Por Qué No? – Life Is Short

Mama Tits has hosted a show called Sweet Like Candy.[12] As of 2016, she hosted the drag brunch show Mimosas with Mama in Seattle.[13] Her show Mayhem with Mama was held for one night at The Triple Door in 2016, before continuing in Puerto Vallarta.[14] Her other shows in Puerto Vallarta have included Mama Tits Triple D at The Red Room[15] and Mama Tits: Big and Loud at Act II.[16][17] As of 2022, Palm Cabaret and Bar hosts her show Por Qué No? – Life Is Short.[18][19]

Personal life

Peters is married and lives in Puerto Vallarta, as of 2019.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "a Triple D Threat". Provincetown Magazine. 2019-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  2. ^ Darus, Alex. "Post Office Cafe property for sale". Wicked Local. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. ^ Brand, Joseph. "Our Titillating Interview With Mama Tits". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ^ "What a Drag: Brunching on Tic Tacs and Glitter with Mama Tits". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. 2014-07-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  5. ^ Schmader, David. "Wigs and Eggs". The Stranger. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  6. ^ Christensen, Charles "Zan" (2016-05-01). Mama Tits Saves the World. Northwest Press. ISBN 978-1-943890-36-1. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  7. ^ Campbell, Jennifer. "Person of Interest: Mama Tits". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  8. ^ Edward, Mark; Farrier, Stephen (2020-03-19). Contemporary Drag Practices and Performers: Drag in a Changing Scene Volume 1. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-08296-0. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  9. ^ "WATCH: This Drag Queen Shut Down Anti-Gay Protesters In The Most Amazing Way Possible". HuffPost. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  10. ^ "When Drag Is Activism". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  11. ^ "Seattle Drag Queen Mama Tits Is Our New Gay Pride Hero". Bustle. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  12. ^ "To My Pro-Trump Republican Family Members: How Can We Continue Speaking?". Out. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  13. ^ Martin, Gonna (2016-02-29). "Mimosas with Mama". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  14. ^ "Seattle Superheroes: Mama Tits". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  15. ^ White, Debbie (2019-03-29). "Mama Tits back for her fourth season". Puerto Vallarta News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  16. ^ White, Debbie (2018-04-13). "Spring Fever hits the Red Room with 'Us Two' and 'Mama Tits'". Puerto Vallarta News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  17. ^ Milne, Madeline (2020-01-21). Moon Puerto Vallarta: With Sayulita, the Riviera Nayarit & Costalegre. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-220-2.
  18. ^ "Mama Tits in Por Qué No? Saturdays at The Palm Cabaret". 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  19. ^ "Mama Tits, Wednesdays and Saturdays at The Palm Cabaret". 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  20. ^ Rodriguez, Randy (2019-05-16). "Mama Tits, the celebration of living your truth". Out and About Puerto Vallarta. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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