Downtown and underground

L.A.’s drag scene often is pinned to the strip of gay bars along and near Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, from brunch at the Abbey or Hamburger Mary’s to the famous Monday night Showgirls at Micky’s. But across town there’s another blossoming scene. Every third Friday at downtown’s Precinct bar, drag queen Meatball hostsFat Slut, which she described as a mix of a drag show and a “sexy eating competition.” The party began after pandemic shutdowns in 2021. Lifestyle‘Queer ecology’ gave h