JdB: Do you ever bartend in drag?
SS: Yeah? It’s not the most comfortable thing in the world [laughs]. I get to do a Christmas party, which is really fun because people like to have a drag queen bartend on Christmas. And it’s fun because I get to use every joke I have in my rolodex on people who haven’t heard it before and, all of the sudden, I’m hilarious. I’m the life of the party.
JdB: So, who is Sabel Scities?
SS: She’s a little bit of a sponge, she’s a little bit of everyone I’ve ever met. When I meet comedians, I feed off them. When I meet glamorous goddesses, I study them. I love studying people. You could drop me into a brunch, you could drop me into story time with children, you could drop me into a bar at 1 am and I could survive any environment. She’s very gregarious.
She enjoys the interactions with people and being there when they’re celebrating something and when a drag queen shows up and it’s the best day of their life. Or people who are having the worst day and all of the sudden they’re having the best. Or they came in crying and walked out laughing. That’s what I’m trying to bring to everything.
JdB: That’s really sweet. Tell me about what kind of drinks you like.
SS: Well I really love vodka. Vodka is my personal vice. Summer time I switch it up to spiced rum because I like to be a drunken sailor on the beach. Maybe it’s just me being a bit of a tourist but I drank a lot of Mai-Tais in Hawaii—a little spiced rum and dark rum, coconut, triple sec, pineapple and orange juice. That’s what I was serving.
JdB: And now you’re back at Cherry’s in Fire Island, right? What’s Fire Island like for those who’ve never been?
SS: It’s kind of like never never land. It’s a place unlike anywhere else. I like that it’s such a separation from the outside world. You learn so much about yourself—your boundaries, your tolerance. You try things you’ve never done before (and should probably never do again). You find instant family. You put on amazing parties and then you want to come back and do it again.
