Sherry Vine
Birth nameKeith Levy
Birth placeFlorida, U.S.
OccupationActor, drag queen, musician
Years active1992–present
WebsiteSherryVine.com

Keith Levy, known professionally as Sherry Vine, is an American actor, drag queen, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of She's Living for This, a variety series on Here TV.

Vine works primarily in New York City and on Fire Island, Long Island, but has also performed across the United States and Europe. She is known for her parodies of popular songs.

Early life and career

Vine was born Keith Levy in Florida, but grew up in Columbia, Maryland.[1][2] Vine studied at University of Maryland then transferred to USC. Levy moved to New York City in 1990, and in 1992, he started drag as Sherry Vine.[3][4][5] His first time in drag was for a one-act play in Los Angeles, called Sorry, Wrong Number.[6] in 1991, Vine was living with actress and drag artist Candis Cayne.[5]

Vine is a fixture in the New York City drag circuit. In the 1990s, he often performed in Theater Couture shows in the East Village with Jackie Beat and Mario Diaz. Theatre Couture was founded by Vine, Joe Gross, and Douglass Sanders in 1992.[7] Vine also performed at Bar d'O, a lounge in the West Village, in weekly shows with Joey Arias, Raven O and Sade Pendarvis.[8][9]

In 2010, Vine was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Peppermint.[10]

Songs

Vine performs a wide variety of parodies. She has parodied Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Adele, and Lady Gaga, including the songs "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi". Vine has filmed videos of many of her parodies.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995StonewallDiva
1996Scream, Teen, ScreamNurse Nacy DePalmaShort film
1998Shucking the CurveNick/Nicki
Downtown DarlingsHimselfDocumentary
The Electric UrnKatona
1999Charlie!
The Trouble with Perpetual Deja-VuTV Hostess
2000Teach Yourself How to Become a Drag Queen 101Himself
2004The Raspberry ReichDrag Queen Stage
2005Gender XHimselfDocumentary
2006Charmed LifeHimselfDocumentary
Pimp & Ho: Sissy SinsJenny TullsShort film
2007Fucking Different New YorkAngelina
2010Florent: Queen of the Meat MarketHimselfDocumentary
2011House of Shame: Chantal All Night LongHimselfDocumentary
A Fairy TaleRoseShort film
Bar d'OHimselfDocumentary
Children of the DuneHimselfShort film
2012The Internet Demarginalizes Drag ArtistsHimselfDocumentary short
Party Like a PornstarHimselfShort film
Welcome to New YorkDr. Kitty RosenblattShort film
2013Fire Island '79Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993RuPaul's Christmas Ball[12]HimselfTV special
2006House of Venus ShowSeason 2, Episode 2
2008Project RunwaySeason 5, Episode 6: "Good Queen Fun"
2011Just JoshSeason 1, Episode 2
Season 1, Episode 4
2012–13She's Living for ThisCreator and host
2012The DealSeason 2, Episode 3
2013Totally Biased with W. Kamau BellSeason 1, Episode 15: "The Spirit of Stonewall"
2020Station 19[13]Rainbow TroutEpisode: "We Are Family"
2021–presentThe Sherry Vine Show[14]HimselfHost
2021The BrownsGuest appearance[15]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Queens of Drag: NYCHimselfProduced by gay.com
2019Anything You Can DoGuest
2024Very Delta

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleRef(s)
2020"Nerves of Steel"ErasureCameo[16]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatre
2000Doll[17]NoraPerformance Space 122
2006Carrie[18]Carrie WhitePerformance Space 122

See also

References

  1. ^ "Transvocalizers - Sherry Vine". January 3, 2011.
  2. ^ ""I'm a Freak and I Like Being a Freak." Keith Levy on the Creation, Ups, and Downs of His Drag Persona Sherry Vine"
  3. ^ "Interview with Sherry Vine". May 10, 2021. Archived 2021-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. – via YouTube.com.
  4. ^ Nunn, Jerry (25 August 2010). "ChicagoPride.com interview with Sherry Vine". ChicagoPride.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Sherry Vine: NYC Queen Gets Electrocuted!! | Bob the Drag Queen". YouTube
  6. ^ Caban, Eric (24 February 2012). "Living for Sherry Vine". Watermark Online. Archived February 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  7. ^ Lefkowitz, David (11 December 1996). "Theatre Couture Keeps It Campy with a Weed & Two Bad Seeds". Playbill. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  8. ^ "National Drag History Month: An Intoxicating Interview with Sherry Vine". New Now Next. 30 January 2009. Archived October 20, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. ^ Vine, Sherry (14 December 2011). "Sherry Vine: Memories of Bar d'O (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Gaycom launches Queens of Drag NYC". The Advocate. 8 September 2010. Archived October 15, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  11. ^ "The Sherry Vine Variety Show - Sherry Vine". Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  12. ^ Avery, Dan (5 December 2012). "WATCH: Ho! Ho! Ho! It's "RuPaul's Christmas Ball" From 1993!". Queerty. Archived October 23, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  13. ^ Mason, Charlie (December 1, 2020). "Station 19 First Look: Drag Race Vet Shangela Gets Jack All Fired Up". TVLine. Archived June 2, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  14. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 29, 2021). "OUTtv Media Group Teams With Producer Entertainment Group Launch First LGBTQ+ Apple TV Channel". Deadline. Archived August 1, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ Patterson, Denny (November 11, 2021). "'The Browns' Are Back in Town with a Second Season". Out Front Magazine. Archived January 10, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Erasure (August 11, 2020). '"Erasure - Nerves of Steel (Official Video)"' (YouTube video). Archived August 11, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  17. ^ Raymond, Gerard (2 October 2000). "Barbie Doll - Theater News - Oct 2, 2000". Theatre Mania. Archived October 22, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (13 November 2006). "Carrie Spills Into P.S. 122 Dec. 2". Playbill. Archived October 20, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2013.