Elyssa Maxx Goodman
@missmanhattanny.bsky.social
Writer! Photographer! Glamour!
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
Tonight's the night! See you then!
Coming your way in two weeks!
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
September 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Tonight's the night! See you then!
Coming your way in two weeks!
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
August 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Coming your way in two weeks!
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
Join us on **Monday, September 14** at Niagara for the next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, featuring the fabulous @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social, Tanya Bush, Christopher Maag, Kim Narby, and Janelle Greco.
See you then 💋
"She’s in a matching dress and pink eyelids, Crocs on her feet. It’s much too early for the knee-high, red patent leather boots she’ll wear when she co-hosts the inaugural Broadway Baddies tonight."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, featuring ZaZa Opulence ✨
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, featuring ZaZa Opulence ✨
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with ZaZa Opulence
A baddie beginning.
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August 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"She’s in a matching dress and pink eyelids, Crocs on her feet. It’s much too early for the knee-high, red patent leather boots she’ll wear when she co-hosts the inaugural Broadway Baddies tonight."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, featuring ZaZa Opulence ✨
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, featuring ZaZa Opulence ✨
"We love our dad more than anything. And our stepmother…well, she is also there."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Wendy and Holden Bittar
What is stepmother doing with the black box?
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August 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
"We love our dad more than anything. And our stepmother…well, she is also there."
In this house, we do not question the moon landing.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Chris Bittar, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Chris Bittar, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Chris Bittar
In this house, we do not question the moon landing.
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June 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In this house, we do not question the moon landing.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Chris Bittar, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Chris Bittar, up now.
Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
June 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
Next week! See you then 💋
May 27, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Next week! See you then 💋
"A cardinal fact you must accept is that wherever you go, whatever you do, if Angela Quinche is there she will look cuter than you."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche
Get your mood boards ready.
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May 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
"A cardinal fact you must accept is that wherever you go, whatever you do, if Angela Quinche is there she will look cuter than you."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
"A cardinal fact you must accept is that wherever you go, whatever you do, if Angela Quinche is there she will look cuter than you."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche
Get your mood boards ready.
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May 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
"A cardinal fact you must accept is that wherever you go, whatever you do, if Angela Quinche is there she will look cuter than you."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Angela Quinche, up now!
The next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, June 1 at Niagara for the stunning Michelle Young, Jason Irwin, Jee Leong Koh, and Ava Emilione.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, June 1 at Niagara for the stunning Michelle Young, Jason Irwin, Jee Leong Koh, and Ava Emilione.
See you then 💋
May 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The next Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, June 1 at Niagara for the stunning Michelle Young, Jason Irwin, Jee Leong Koh, and Ava Emilione.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, June 1 at Niagara for the stunning Michelle Young, Jason Irwin, Jee Leong Koh, and Ava Emilione.
See you then 💋
"I feel joy knowing the bar mitzvah version of him will have all of this one day."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Michael Witkes aka Pink Pancake:
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Michael Witkes aka Pink Pancake:
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Michael Witkes aka Pink Pancake
Many drag artists have told me their inspirations, but nobody had ever said Tennessee Williams.
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May 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
"I feel joy knowing the bar mitzvah version of him will have all of this one day."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Michael Witkes aka Pink Pancake:
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Michael Witkes aka Pink Pancake:
Tonight’s the night!
Join us for Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project, featuring glorious nonfiction from Queer Love Project contributors, curated by Jerry Portwood.
See you then 💋
Join us for Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project, featuring glorious nonfiction from Queer Love Project contributors, curated by Jerry Portwood.
See you then 💋
May 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Tonight’s the night!
Join us for Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project, featuring glorious nonfiction from Queer Love Project contributors, curated by Jerry Portwood.
See you then 💋
Join us for Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project, featuring glorious nonfiction from Queer Love Project contributors, curated by Jerry Portwood.
See you then 💋
"The matches, the Zippos. The way, over the course of five minutes, small talk could fall into something like deep conversation."
Loved this piece by Xochitl Gonzalez in @thecut.com:
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Loved this piece by Xochitl Gonzalez in @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/shou...
Should We All Start Smoking Cigarettes Again?
We quit our bad habits for the sake of our future selves. How naïve of us.
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May 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"The matches, the Zippos. The way, over the course of five minutes, small talk could fall into something like deep conversation."
Loved this piece by Xochitl Gonzalez in @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/shou...
Loved this piece by Xochitl Gonzalez in @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/shou...
ONE WEEK until Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project. See you then!
April 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ONE WEEK until Miss Manhattan Presents: An Evening with The Queer Love Project. See you then!
"Dyja’s the kind of person who makes you feel smarter just by talking to him."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Thomas Dyja:
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Thomas Dyja:
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Thomas Dyja
Definitely more interesting than bananas.
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April 22, 2026 at 10:59 AM
"Dyja’s the kind of person who makes you feel smarter just by talking to him."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Thomas Dyja:
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Thomas Dyja:
On 5/4, Miss Manhattan Presents our 2nd Evening with The Queer Love Project, curated by QLP co-founder Jerry Portwood!
Join us at Niagara for the stunning Michael Narkunski, Alex Alberto, Jenine Holmes, Samantha Mann, Lawrence Everett Forbes and Court Stroud.
See you then!
Join us at Niagara for the stunning Michael Narkunski, Alex Alberto, Jenine Holmes, Samantha Mann, Lawrence Everett Forbes and Court Stroud.
See you then!
April 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
On 5/4, Miss Manhattan Presents our 2nd Evening with The Queer Love Project, curated by QLP co-founder Jerry Portwood!
Join us at Niagara for the stunning Michael Narkunski, Alex Alberto, Jenine Holmes, Samantha Mann, Lawrence Everett Forbes and Court Stroud.
See you then!
Join us at Niagara for the stunning Michael Narkunski, Alex Alberto, Jenine Holmes, Samantha Mann, Lawrence Everett Forbes and Court Stroud.
See you then!
“Fashion can be part of your life of the mind.”
My latest for Vogue is now live, starring Mikaela Dery!
My latest for Vogue is now live, starring Mikaela Dery!
Required Reading: Five Books That Shaped the Way Mikaela Dery Thought About Fashion Writing
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April 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
“Fashion can be part of your life of the mind.”
My latest for Vogue is now live, starring Mikaela Dery!
My latest for Vogue is now live, starring Mikaela Dery!
"I have long been dazzled by just how unrelentingly cool she is."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with McKenzie Wark, up now:
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Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with McKenzie Wark, up now:
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Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with McKenzie Wark
Rave on.
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April 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
"I have long been dazzled by just how unrelentingly cool she is."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with McKenzie Wark, up now:
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Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with McKenzie Wark, up now:
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In ONE WEEK join us for tasty treats and truths as we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series at Niagara!
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
March 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
In ONE WEEK join us for tasty treats and truths as we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series at Niagara!
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
"Maybe nothing moves in a straight line."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Amygdala, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Amygdala, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Amygdala
Jesus is a drag queen.
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March 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"Maybe nothing moves in a straight line."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Amygdala, up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Amygdala, up now.
In two weeks, join us for tasty treats and truths as we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series at Niagara!
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
March 23, 2026 at 8:55 PM
In two weeks, join us for tasty treats and truths as we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series at Niagara!
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
Featuring the stunning Gabrielle Hamilton, Clifford Thompson, Ruthie Ackerman, and Juliana Roth.
See you then 💋
“I had forgotten I had legs.”
In a new Miss Manhattan, our heroine heads to Texas.
In a new Miss Manhattan, our heroine heads to Texas.
Viva Aust-vegas
Miss Manhattan goes to Texas.
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March 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“I had forgotten I had legs.”
In a new Miss Manhattan, our heroine heads to Texas.
In a new Miss Manhattan, our heroine heads to Texas.
My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social is now live, featuring the opera star Mei Lanfang, male performer of female roles ✨
Mei Lanfang Was Famous for His Masterful Performances as Female Leads. In the 1930s, He Introduced American Audiences to the World of Chinese Opera
He is considered one of China’s greatest 20th-century opera performers, and his influence on the art form is still felt today
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March 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social is now live, featuring the opera star Mei Lanfang, male performer of female roles ✨
"My whole life is a passion project."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, starring the fab Rachel Rampleman ⭐
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, starring the fab Rachel Rampleman ⭐
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Rachel Rampleman
"My whole life is a passion project."
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March 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"My whole life is a passion project."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, starring the fab Rachel Rampleman ⭐
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, starring the fab Rachel Rampleman ⭐
My latest for Vogue, on Cats: The Jellicle Ball 😻
An Exclusive Glimpse Inside Rehearsals for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway
www.vogue.com
March 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
My latest for Vogue, on Cats: The Jellicle Ball 😻