Harris Kornstein
photo: Joe Montana
Known for throwing extravaganzas like her “Bat Mitzvah x2” and roller skating parties, Lil Miss Hot Mess has appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live, as well as legendary clubs like The Stud, Hard French, Bushwig, Queen Kong, and many more. She loves packing her performances full of political satire and technology to help illuminate what a hot mess the world can be.
Lil Miss Hot Mess is a storyteller and serves on the board for Drag Story Hour . She is the author of the children’s book The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (Running Press Kids, 2020) and If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It (Running Press Kids, 2022). She has hosted readings around the country, including for the Brooklyn Museum, RuPaul’s Drag Con, HBO, WNET’s Let’s Learn , Utah Humanities, Tucson Humanities Festival, and numerous libraries, schools, and community groups coast-to-coast.
Harris Kornstein