Ursula, The Little Mermaid's villain—now played by Melissa McCarthy—was originally inspired by the drag queen Divine. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV Subscribe Subscribe ...

Ursula was inspired by drag queen divine. In 2023, here's what to make of The Little Mermaid's drag legacy, with real drag queens weighing in.

Minkoff’s idea to model Ursula — a take on the sea witch in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” — on a drag queen that embraced the bizarre and grotesque certainly pushed ...

Melissa McCarthy said drag queens were "100 percent" an influence behind her portrayal of the tentacled sea witch Ursula in the upcoming live-action "The Little Mermaid" flick set to hit theaters ...

The Little Mermaid Ursula and drag Queen Divine Disney/Getty Divine was a well known drag queen at the time. The Baltimore-born Queen had starred in the 1988 Hairspray as Edna.

Melissa McCarthy said at the world premiere of 'The Little Mermaid' that she wants to make drag queens 'proud' in her portrayal of Ursula, explaining how she created the character ...

The 'Little Mermaid' makeup artist doesn't believe Ursula, who was inspired by drag queen Divine, should have been styled by a queer makeup artist.

"I wanted to give [Divine] everything she was due," the actress said of portraying the villainous sea witch Ursula in The Little Mermaid Melissa McCarthy is paying homage to drag queens with her ...

Melissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula in "The Little Mermaid" movie, told Entertainment Weekly that she was definitely influenced by drag when creating the role. “There’s a drag queen that lives ...

Of course, the animated version of Ursula was inspired by the iconic drag queen, Divine, which has led some people to suggest a member of the LGBTQ+ community should have done the character’s ...

Ursula was inspired by drag queen divine. In 2023, here's what to make of The Little Mermaid's drag legacy, with real drag queens weighing in.