![]() ![]() They provide anyone who has a birthday with a special crown or tiara, a birthday cake with a candle and finally, an opportunity to be the center of attention. Lips aims to provide fantastical time for all the parties that are celebrated at their palace, and by giving some extra special attention to the bachelorette or birthday girl, that can be achieved. So you have the wow factor of the decor, and then there’s a show because we are set up like a dinner theatre,” Zschieschd said. The decor is over-the-top, campy drag queen palace. All the waiters are in drag, and the front door hostess is as well. “When we first started out we looked more like the Hard Rock Cafe of drag, with a ton of memorabilia on the wall, but then it kind of morphed into something else. This feeling is heightened once the stage lights turn on, and extravagance takes the stage. The first thing that one notices when entering the palace is the indulgence of razzle-dazzle, it makes one think they walked through a portal, which made them leave the drab atmosphere of Atlanta behind and enter the intoxicating elements of this goddess wonderland. And it’s a fun place, of course.” The exotic aesthetic All four of the locations have the same clientele and come for birthdays and bachelorette parties. The bulk of the purpose around Lips is celebration. ![]() Really the concept of it is if you want to have a good time and want to have a party, that’s what it’s all about. So I put my thinking cap on and came up with LIPS,” Zschieschd said. I lived in New York and I wanted to have a restaurant where you an go and have dinner and have a party, and wanted a fun atmosphere. Owner of Lips, Mark Zschieschd (Drag queen persona is Yvonne Lamé) shared why he thought a place like Lips was necessary to create. It’s all about giving the audience a never-before-seen show that will leave them feeling their inner divas. The drag queens trace around confidently, and give visitors an experience that will be engraved in their minds as an incomparable moment. Everything about it is presented in an extravagant manner, nothing is held back and everything is doused in glitter and mania. The atmosphere of the palace is a pure spectacle. It is the only place to catch a impersonation performance of diva idols like Madonna, Cher, Gaga and Whitney, and where one can see the elaborate looks the queens are working. Lips ATL – Drag Queen Show Palace, Restaurant & Bar is the only one of its kind here in the southern concrete jungle. There were other locations in California and Florida built as well, and currently there is work on a Chicago location for next year. Lips began in New York and prospered there for two decades until it was decided to begin the adventure down south in Atlanta September 2013. Nestled within the hustle and bustle of the city streets is a place where fabulousness and glamour is manifested from the drag queen beauties who create the all-around sensationalism that is Lips ATL.
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