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broadcast on NYC Life television in New York City, MiND tv in Philadelphia and OutTV Canada.
Farm Girl in New York (2007), A Four Letter Word (2007), Michael Lucas’ La Dolce Vita (2007)
Lady Clover Honey has taken her female persona to beyond the usual Gay nightclubs to becoming well-known in Television, Film, Broadway, mainstream Comedy Clubs, Pride Festivals, Carnegie Hall, Radio, and the Political Lobby. – Making her one of the most versatile, multi-media Drag Artist Personalities to ever hit the scene, dubbing her The Queen of All Media!
Born as Kevin Clover Welsh in Totowa, New Jersey, a suburban town a few miles west of Manhattan, Clover eventually found her way across the Hudson River to become a sweet blossom in the New York City social and nightlife swirl. Clover started doing drag at Halloween and then at Pride Parades and events. She eventually found that there were more women's than men's clothes in her closet and that she was living more and more en femme. She named her lady-like persona Clover Honey, which loosely translated means "abundance of sweetness." She later added the Lady title so people wouldn't confuse her name with the food product sweetener.
Clover emerged as a Drag personality by hostess-ing and performing local cafes and nightspots. She became a fixture within Queer Society, making regular appearances at Dances, Parties, Media Awards, Art Gallery Openings and annual NYC 5th Avenue parades like the Easter Parade and the Gay Pride Parade. She performs in both in funky underground downtown haunts and glitzy upscale places like Carnegie Hall - where Lady Clover Honey made history as the first (and so far, only) Drag Artiste have the esteemed role of Maestro Conductor. She was handed the baton to conduct the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, the orchestra and the audience sing-a-long at a sold-out concert in December 2005.
It was Clover's visibility at these events that brought her to the attention of television producers. In 2002, she was invited to join Under the Pink Carpet, an LGBT themed news & entertainment TV series as a Correspondent. Under the Pink Carpet is broadcast on NYC Life Television (Channel 25-1) managed under the auspices of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. The series is also shown on MiND TV (WYBE-TV) in Philadelphia and on OUT tv, an LGBT cable network in Canada. "We just kept running into her," said Tony Sawicki, the show's producer and lead correspondent. "I knew she was a girl who got around. But more than that, she had poise, intelligence, character and a genuinely likable personality." Adds Sawicki. "It turns out she was designer tailor-made for the job."
Clover made a splash in the New York City Theater scene when she joined the cast of the critically acclaimed comedy “When Joey Married Bobby” in May 2010. She replaced the legendary Lady Bunny and portrayed Charity Divine, a flamboyant Baptist Minister’s wife. “When Joey Married Bobby” played at the Roy Arias Theater in the Broadway Theater District of New York City. Others in the cast included former Detroit Tigers Pro Baseball Pitcher Matt Pender, original Village People Cowboy Randy Jones, and SAG Award nominee Tina McKissick. Lady Clover Honey also made a special appearance at another hit Gay Marriage comedy called “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” where she presented the wedding cake during a special anniversary performance.
The Lady had also made a splash in New York’s Visual Art Gallery scene in SoHo when she won a renowned Fresh Fruit Spirit Award for curating and producing an Art show at the renowned Leslie Lohman Art Gallery and Foundation in July 2008. The show, titled “Strike A Pose”, featured artistic images of Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Transgender and alternative gender expression. Strike A Pose received excellent reviews and write-ups in the Village Voice and Art News.
Lady Clover Honey also makes appearances on radio, including The Joey Reynolds Show (WOR Radio Network), Out-FM on WBAI (99.5 FM), Radio Gay Today on WRTV (93.5 FM) and others. Being a girl-in-the-know, Lady Clover Honey is a features editor and columnist for the on-line zine, DishMiss.com, a site that gives dish, gossip and news with a comedic twist. She’s also appeared in the Casper Andreas films Violet Tendencies (2010), The Big Gay Musical (2009), and A Four Letter Word (2007). She also can be seen in other movies including , Shore Thing (2008), Between Love & Goodbye (2008), Farm Girl in New York (2007)
and as a fashionista in a non-sexual celebrity cameo in the adult-entertainment film, Michael Lucas La Dolce Vita (2007).
In addition to television, and entertainment, Clover has always kept one high-heeled foot in the political scene. She co-chaired the planning committee that organized the first fundraiser for the New York Association of Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) and assisted NYAGRA board and staff members during the successful campaign to pass Int. No. 24, the Transgender Anti-Discrimination law enacted in 2002. Clover also participated in lobbying the NY State legislature in Albany on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). She also has held seats on the Board of Directors of the Stonewall Democrats of NYC and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Caucus, providing an inclusive Transgendered viewpoint.
"Obviously, in my life, time management is just as important as good make-up techniques!" says the Lady Clover Honey.
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