Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 533

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Octavia Anyae
The Reigning Queen of Manhattan’s Monster Bar
Octavia has been the reigning Miss Monster
since 2019. After being crowned, along
came Covid and the world shut down.
Finally, she will be relinquishing her title
and passing it along to a new queen, which
will be a bittersweet night for Octavia,
although she’s been helping the roundup of
the 15 contestants who will compete.
Octavia is, however, the new reigning queen
of Mondo USA. She will continue to perform
and you can see her talent on March 27th
during the Miss Monster competition. Get
Out spoke to Octavia regarding her future
plans and her current escapades in NYC &
NJ.
INTERVIEW
Hello, Octavia. Tell me a little bit about what
you will do when they have the next Miss
Monster? Will you be performing?
Yes.
What was it like for you to be the queen of
the Monster?
It’s been a long time. I was crowned December
27, 2019. Then the pandemic hit and they
haven’t had it again until this year. They
started talking about it last year, planning it.
And this year, they are having it. I have been
very hands-on between planning it and getting
contestants. There are 15 contestants battling
for the title of Miss Monster. It has been
bittersweet.
Yeah, you must be sad to be giving it up
after all this time.
It’s time for another queen to come in and
show what they can do. What they can bring to
the table.
Do you plan to compete for any other titles?
Right now, no. I just competed for Miss Mondo USA
and I am the current queen for that. I’ll take it easy and
do that reign. I did compete for Miss Continental, but
unfortunately I didn’t win that one. It was something
I really wanted, but things happen. I’ll go back some
other time and compete for that one again.
Do you go to Fire Island?
I have been to Fire Island a total of three times,
actually.
That’s it?
Yeah, that’s kind of far out for me.
I have never stayed overnight there, so maybe this
summer I’ll try to experience that.
PHOTO CREDIT: SEBASTIAN ALEXANDER & LANYÉ ARMÖN

So now, where exactly do you work and what
shows do you have to promote?
My primary shows right now are Thursday nights
at the Ritz Bar. I am at the Monster on Saturday
nights. And basically, wherever reaches out to
book me. I have a monthly gig at Club Feathers
in New Jersey. I also have a once a month spot
at Mandalas in New Jersey. I’ve been getting
bookings at clubs like Six26 and Paradise in New
Jersey.
What made you decide to do drag?
When I was younger, I was always in performing
arts classes and gymnastics and dance classes.
So I decided to let me apply that. I was in dance
class and my first drag mother came in–she
was half done, she had two braids and half her
makeup was done. And I asked her where she
was going. This was back when the club was 18
to party and 21 to drink. I was excited to go. I was
18, and I was able to. So that was my first drag
show at the Coliseum, which is no longer open.
They had a competition there and the next week
I decided to go and I won my first competition. I
was so intrigued and I thought, “I could do this”.
That was in 2005. That’s how I got started.
How did you get your name?
She actually gave me my first drag name. It
was actually Octavia Anyae DuMure, but when
we went our separate ways, I dropped the
DuMure and kept Octavia. The Anyae stands for
advancing the youth and evolving.
So you pretty
much do
some other
stuff besides
performing
for the
community?
I pretty much
do whatever I
can to help out
whenever I can.
find myself possibly hopefully being married with
my partner. We’ve been together for three years
now. I just want to be happy and I want to make
sure that everyone else around me is happy as
well.
Do you have any advice for somebody else
who would like to get into drag?
Yes, surround yourself with positive people that
are doing positive things. Do your research on
how drag was versus how drag is now. It’s okay to
be yourself, but tweak it a little bit and try to be as
polished as possible.
What advice would you have given baby
Octavia, knowing what you know now?
Everybody is not your friend. I have a motto that
says, “Greatness will not come to those who wait,
but to those who actually seek it”. Listen to your
heart. I always tell myself that because of the fear
of failing. I don’t like to fail. I do a lot of my own
stuff. My costumes, my wigs and that all came
from people telling me “No”. So I can do it for
myself. It may not be perfect, but it’s good for me.
Thursdays - The Ritz, Hell’s Kitchen
Saturdays - The Monster, West Village
Club Feathers, River Edge, NJ
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Instagram: Octavia_Anyae
Facebook: Octavia Anyae
Tiktok: octaviaanyae
Where would
you like to be
in five years?
Really, all
the goals
I’ve set for
myself, I have
accomplished
and achieved.
I need to revisit
my goals, but
in five years, I’ll

BY BEN NELSON
Playing
the Quartz
BRYCE QUARTZ SCORES WITH
PUPS, CUBS, BEARS, AND DADDIES
NYC’s favorite cub hip-hopper Bryce Quartz
has released the second single from his
upcoming The Sextape EP. With the rapper’s
powerful vocal delivery and colorful lyricism
set against simple instrumentals, “C*m
Pirate” evokes the barebone trap sound that
had a chokehold on the rap industry from
2016-2018. “I want to make sure everyone
knows I’m a rapper first and a faggot
second,” the artist explains. He’ll show
off his skills with performances at Rockbar
NYC and The Cutting Room. We spoke with
Bryce Quartz from his home in Astoria.
INTERVIEW >>>
What do you have in store for your
performances?
Bryce Quartz: At Rockbar, I’ll be performing
with one of my sexy rap friends, Chris Conde.
Hi Yello, another NYC queer rapper will be
performing too, along with the bearded beauty
drag queen Rhiannon Nichelle. The Cutting
Room show will be a longer set on a bigger
stage than at Rockbar, but at Rockbar only, we
will premiere the NSFW version of the “C*m
Pirate” video. The only other place to view the
video will be on JustForFans for $10.
Any reservations about releasing such a
graphic video?
BQ: Not really. Everyone is gonna gag over
the “C*m Pirate” video. It stars me and sexy
porn actors Brooklyn Bear, The Rhino, and
Tango Foxtrot. Who else is making their sexy
raps come to life on camera in music videos?
I don’t miss a single line while getting railed
in that sling or while taking that large tentacle
dildo to the knot.
PHOTO CREDIT: COLIN PEARCE
What do your Southern Baptist Christian
parents think about your music?
BQ: We aren’t on speaking terms so I actually
have no idea, however, I’m 100% positive
they’ve heard my music and keep tabs on me.

I’m sure they pray about it every night
and in their prayer groups every Sunday
too. I love being the hot gossip topic of
a Southern Baptist prayer group, let’s be
honest.
Are you living the NYC dream?
BQ: I grew up in the middle of nowhere in
North Carolina but NYC is the first place
I’ve ever lived that actually feels like home.
Every day is an adventure, and I’ve learned
to love the good and the bad experiences.
The food, the men, the opportunities, and
the music are all a dream come true!
What haunts and dives can we typically
find you in?
BQ: Every now and then, I hang out at
Albatross in Astoria because it’s close
to home. The monthly bear party there
hosted by Lacy Stoner called Beef is one
of my favorite bear nights in the city. I will
occasionally frequent other bear nights like
GoldiLoxx and Bear Naked, but, truthfully,
you’re more likely to see me at Krispy
Kreme in Times Square when the hot light
is on.
Are you ever on Sniffies?
BQ: Absolutely. Sniffies taught me all the
right glory holes to find love! Funny enough,
I legit am falling for a guy I met on Sniffies
now. It was love at first d*ck pic! He’s
definitely gonna read this. Hi Daddy!
Back to life in NYC. Is it true that if
you can make it here, you can make it
anywhere?
BQ: NYC is really f-cking hard. I’ve had
two surgeries since I moved here, two
stalkers obsessed with me, been evicted
from a sublet with a 30-day notice, and
bitch, I still love it. I’m glad I trusted my gut
feeling to move here because this is where
I belong. I get
to live in the
best city in
the world and
rap about all
the things I
love. What
else could a
horny cub ask
for?
Bryce Quartz performs Rockbar NYC on
March 24 and The Cutting Room on April
7. Visit BryceQuartz.com. Follow Bryce
@RealBryceQuartz

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ISSUE #533
COVER:
OCTAVIA ANYAE
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ALEXANDER & LANYÉ ARMÖN
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