Britney Houston is a drag performance character also known as Lil’ Britney. Based in New York City, she develops a pop-parody act built around choreography, comedy and style, and the name combines Britney Spears and Whitney Houston as a reference to both recognition and performance ability.

Performance style and material

Britney Houston performs glamour-focused pop satire, mixing singing and dancing with humorous videos and staged routines. Her material includes spoofs such as an Umbrella parody, which reaches more than a million views on YouTube in less than three weeks. She is described as a “two celebs for 1” act, presenting both pop-star imitation and original performance character work.

Career

She first appears performing across the United States with the Broadway musical RENT, before becoming a club performer at venues around the country. In those appearances she also raises money for local AIDS organisations. Her live work includes guest performances and benefit events connected to the LGBTQ+ scene and New York nightlife.

Collaborations and appearances

Britney Houston tours internationally with Lady Kier Kirby of Deee-Lite. She also appears in XPOSED, an Actor’s Fund benefit featuring Jai Rodriguez of Queer Eye, and performs at Wigstock in 2005 and 2006. In New York City she is associated with nightspots including Suite, Therapy, Vlada, The Ritz, Splash, The Monster and Barracuda.

Media presence

Her online profile grows through blog coverage and YouTube attention, including mentions on PerezHilton.com and other blogs. She also appears as the celebrity pop quiz guest in the October 2007 issue of Instinct magazine.