SPEAKING
“A natural storyteller”
Surprising precisely nobody, Daphne loves an interview.
She’s appeared as a speaker, panelist, and podcaster to share her story, discuss matters of trans identity, and shed light on issues facing LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized communities.
Photo by Naeem Douglas
“You’re gonna get through this difficult period right now, and then you’re going to be able to design your life how you want it, with the people who understand you.”
I’m From Driftwood
Daphne has worked with LGBTQIA+ storytelling series I’m From Driftwood. IFD has collected stories from queer folks in all fifty states and beyond, and their videos are watched all over the world. Here, Daphne tells the story of how she changed her stage name from Sumtimez to Always.
MIKA x Indeed x Pride
For Pride, pop singer MIKA partnered with Indeed to release a virtual concert, featuring interviews with queer people. Throughout this concert, Daphne shares thoughts about the role music played in her transition, her experience working with kids as a math and physics tutor, and what Pride means to her.
It Feels Like: Mom
Daphne joins Eunbi Kim on WNYC at the Green Space for her show It Feels Like: MOM to discuss motherhood and queerness, as well as her relationship with her own mother as a trans person. After their chat, she hops on the piano for a cover of Lindi Ortega’s “Lived and Died Alone” (by way of Shamir)!
JV CLUB with janet varney
Since 2012, prolific performer and proud dork Janet Varney has spoken with over 500 smart, funny people–actors, comedians, authors, musicians, and activists.
In her words, “Come listen to this hug of a conversation with the darling and wildly talented Daphne Overbeck, who talks family, self-discovery, compassion and art… all the while being simply hilarious and inclusive! So go ahead, sink into that tiramisu!”
LIVE AT MOON
Moon Studios welcomed Daphne to celebrate the release of her “Live at Joe’s Pub” album with live musical performances, live shenanigans, and other debauchery.
British Vogue
42 members of the trans and non-binary communities sat down with British Vogue to share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political climate, they won’t be erased. Directed by Kloss Films.
MIC.COM
Mic asked 3 trans drag performers, Daphne, K James, and Peppermint (RuPaul's Drag Race) about the present and future of drag. Here’s what they said.
HUFFINGTON POST
The Huffington Post talks with Daphne and Peppermint about how RuPaul’s Drag Race brings gender theory out of academia and onto TV.
New York Magazine
Featuring a two-page spread of Daphne figure modeling, Vulture spotlights painter Will Cotton’s figure-drawing sessions, hosted en plein air on the roof of Ryan McGinness’s Soho studio.
The Economist
The Economist features Daphne’s final show at TNT in a discussion of how the disappearance of gay bars and clubs is an unhappy side-effect of a far more cheering trend.
THRILLIST
In this interview titled “Cabaret Singer Daphne Always Is Still Evolving,” the eponymous broad discusses upcoming shows, trans identity in the drag world, and how how she uses history as a coping mechanism.
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