With Lipstick and Lashes for AllJade Esteban Estrada, August 29, 2013
At first, it's the bone structure that tips me off. Then, the thick, full lips. But ultimately, it's the way he walks with unmistakable precision through Lulu's crowded restaurant on Main that finally confirms that this man in a Spurs t-shirt could be none other than the singular Tencha La Jefa. When he joins our table and orders a cup of coffee, his suave carriage grossly contradicts his outlandish showbiz persona as one of San Antonio's preeminent drag luminaries.
Fasten your seat belts because there's only two things to remember on this ride: Pronouns are increasingly interchangeable — and drag, in all its diverse forms, is making a big comeback.
When Tencha, now 44, haphazardly began her drag career to make good on a dare for a fundraising event over a decade ago, she set in motion a public life dedicated to community service that would reward her over time with local notoriety...
And La Jefa, a last name of sorts, came from someone at a function she was running who called her "La Jefa" in passing — it stuck.
