- Heklina
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name = Heklina
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homepage = [http://www.myspace.com/heklina www.MySpace.com/Heklina]
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afdb =Heklina is an American
drag queen performer and personality as well as the co-founder, hostess and promoter ofSan Francisco 's alternative drag showTrannyshack known for cutting edge drag and performance art. "Defying all expectations, Trannyshack incorporates everything from low brow trash to high brow performance art, and has become famous (or, infamous) worldwide as the quintessential San Francisco experience."Heklina is half-Icelandic and named herself after the Icelandic volcano "Hekla". Heklina has been hosting Trannyshack since 1996 and it is the longest running drag show in
San Francisco every Tuesday night at thegay venueThe Stud . She also acts in local theater productions andemcee s a variety of community and charitable events including theFolsom Street Fair (along withSister Roma ) andSan Francisco Pride . She also co-produces and co-hosts the Miss Trannyshack Pageant widely considered the premiere annual drag event in San Francisco that has sold out every year since inception. Heklina has been seen on E! Entertainment Network, BBC Television and as a guest onJerry Springer andRicki Lake shows. She was voted Community Grand Marshal of the 2004 San Francisco GLBTQ Pride Parade. Heklina co-stars in a series of short films, the "Tran-ilogy of Terror", drag queen horror spoofs written and directed by long-time collaboratorPeaches Christ .Filmography
* "Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story" (2005)
* "The House of Venus Show" (2006)
* "Spin the Bottle" (2005)
* "Season of the Troll" (2001)
* "A Nightmare on Castro Street" (2002)
* "Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ?" (2004)Notes
* " [http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?article_id=6672&sec=article Saints Alive! Heklina and Peaches Christ Join Mother Teresa] " (interview)
* " [http://www.gay.com/entertainment/interview.html?coll=pno_entertainment&sernum=480&page=1 QSAT:Heklina] " (Gay.com interview)
* " [http://www.podcastdirectory.com/search/showword.php?search=San%20Francsico Feast of Fools] " (interview)
* " [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=340iUipeZIg Michael Venus Profiles: Heklina] (2002, San Francisco)ee also
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External links
* [http://www.trannyshack.com Trannyshack website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/heklina Heklina's Official page on MySpace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Heklina Heklina's YouTube video channel]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=heklina&search_sort=video_avg_rating&search_category=0&search=Search&v=&uploaded= videos of Heklina's performances and "Filthy Gorgeous, The Trannyshack Story"]
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