Oilcan Harry’s — Restaurant in Austin

l about a couple years ago I came to Austin because of my birthday into visit my family I'm probably one of the last of the living Legends from the '80s era and of course I'm older now and I do perform from time to time and I reached out to show directors in Austin and still to this day can't get booked so when I came to Austin I decided let me go ahead and just do the talent show I show up I'll beat out 12 girls 11 to 12 so then I get booked for the brunch the next week and while I'm at the brunch the MC ask me would you like to come do the talent night again I said oh I'm allowed to she said yeah I go back which was actually my birthday I win again but when they called out the winner who was Jamie Perry she said well since PT won last week she can't win this week which she could have told me that when I walked through the door I was disappointed I was hurt being a legend someone who has performed way before a lot of these girls were even born I started dragging 1982 and for me to come into the bar and beat out 12 girls 2 weeks in a row I should have been offered a booking If not a booking that night or the next week and maybe sometime before the year was over I've reached out to the show director who actually told me she was going to book me after the show never heard back I've reached out to orkin Harry still hadn't heard anything Just imagine you being from a city that you love a city that where you got your drag start from and you've been asking and asking and asking an even contacting the Austin Pride committee and no one response to you Just remember everybody who reads this comment that does drag you'll get in your '60s one day too I'm not asking to be booked every week I'm not asking even to be paid a lot of money Just the fact that I'm still around and still performing it would really be nice if someone would reach out to me and every once in awhile reach out to some of the older girls that are still around in the city and show them love we have to learn to respect our elders and show our elders respect because they laid the foundations for the girls to do what they do now Peace and blessings I hope everybody understands that this is not a read it's just how I...

The bouncer proudly misgendered me during pride. I wore my compression top and my shirt very clearly identified me as trans yet he made a whole fuss about going, "Why hello there, little lady!" I am a man. It was Pride. I was at a queer club. Your staff should know better than that.

Regarding your horrible response: Of course it took me a while to leave a review. I’m not fully out. It took a lot of time to process what happened in a space where I’m supposed to feel safe and to speak up about it. So sorry it hurt your feelings on Christmas but that just so happened to be the day I finally felt brave enough to speak up. When it’s your first pride and you get misgendered by every staff member you interact with- and yes the bartender called me “ma’am” as well, if you wanna avoid misgendering then train your staff to avoid gender descriptors entirely if they’re not 100% sure, it’s not that hard- then yeah, it’s very hurtful. I also do not appreciate your use of my deadname, but I guess it checks out that you wouldn’t think that maybe I can’t use my real name on this email and that you could be causing further harm. You not only shamed me for speaking up, you outright refused to believe me. You have been very unprofessional and immature in your response. I do not believe you support trans people at all if you do not listen when a trans person calls you out- especially a shy, autistic, closeted one. You need to do some soul searching and figure out why your reputation and ego is more important than the fact that even one person felt unsafe in your establishment due to the actions of the staff. If you read this far, thank you...

I love this bar! I have been a few times now with both my gay and straight friends and each time we always have a great time!

This is the place to shake your tail feather and show the Austin Nightlife Scene what you're working with whether it is a weekday or weekend! The house music here is definitely of the thumpa-thumpa variety and you will be sweating in about 5mins flat, along with everyone else!

The dancefloor can get crazy crowded, so if you don't like have sweaty gyrating strangers bumping and grinding on you, then go to the back patio (though it can get a little cray sometimes out there as well).

There are some great events here! The last one I went to was a wet tighty-whitie contest, which boys and girls I can tell you, you will get your eye-candy's dollars worth! There is sometimes a cover if there is an event going on, but most of the times I have been here, there was not.

The other thing I love about this place? I have never had to pay for a drink! Either one of my abfab gayboys in my abfab gaggle treats me or a kind and friendly stranger offers to buy my beverage, which makes for a super fun night out on the cheap for this gal! Thus, I have never interacted directly with any of the bartenders, but a few of my drink-treating friends have told me they are either super nice or super divas...so I guess it is the luck of the draw.

I have heard they have a drag queen bingo every now and again here, but I have never been, though would love to see what it's all about.

Either way, if you are looking for a fabulous time on 4th, this is the...