Hedda Lettuce

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title: "Hedda Lettuce" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "1968-births", "21st-century-american-comedians", "21st-century-american-lgbtq-people", "american-drag-queens", "american-gay-actors", "american-gay-musicians", "american-gay-comedians", "american-male-comedians", "drag-performers-from-new-york-city", "nightlife-in-new-york-city", "people-from-fire-island,-new-york", "comedians-from-new-york-(state)", "actors-from-suffolk-county,-new-york"] description: "American drag queen, comedian and singer" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Lettuce" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American drag queen, comedian and singer ::

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Field	Value
name	Hedda Lettuce
image	HeddaLettuce.jpg
alt	Hedda Lettuce in Provincetown in August 2006
caption	Hedda Lettuce in Provincetown in August 2006
birth_name	Steven Polito
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, NY
nationality	American
years_active	1991 – present
website
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Hedda Lettuce is the stage name of Steven Polito, an American drag queen, comedian and singer. Polito debuted his character Hedda Lettuce in 1991 on the Manhattan Cable TV show The Brenda and Glennda Show. Lettuce's appearances include MTV, Comedy Central, The People's Court, and a cameo on Sex and the City as Samantha's ex-beau turned Bingo Drag impersonator. Lettuce's film appearances include To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Cruise Control, The Look, Red Lipstick, and Musical Chairs. Pickle considers Hedda Lettuce an influence.

Early life

Hedda Lettuce was born 1968 as Steven Polito in New York City and raised on Long Island. He went to Commack North High School. Polito earned a bachelor's degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology. His first performance in drag was with a friend at Sheridan Square to raise money for Queer Nation. Polito later became an assistant to Lypsinka.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar	Himself
2000	Red Lipstick	Bonnie
2001	Cruise Control		Short film
2003	The Look	Himself
2005	Dangerous Liaisons	Himself
2006	The Making of Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons	Himself
2009	Ptown Diaries	Himself
2009	title=Steven Polito (III) - IMDb	url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4081860/	work=IMDb
2010	Stand-Up 360: Inside Out	Himself
2010	Stood Up	Himself	Short film
2010	Violet Tendencies	Himself
2011	Go Go Crazy	Himself
2011	Musical Chairs	Drag Queen #1
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The People’s Court	Self
1999	Sex and the City	Drag Queen #1	Episode 21: "Old Dogs, New Dicks"
2004	Cooking's a Drag	Himself
2008	Project Runway	Himself	Episode 6: "Good Queen Fun"
2008	Hot Gay Comics	Himself	Episode 3
2009	The Tyra Banks Show	Himself
2010	Queens of Drag: NYC	Himself
2010	Ugly Betty	Himself	Episode 13: "Chica and the Man"
2011	One Night Stand Up	Himself	Episode 10: Dragtastic NYC
2011	Unleashed by Garo	Himself	Episode 1
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References

References

1. Greenblatt, Leah. (4 May 2007). "Sweet Transvestites?". [[Entertainment Weekly]].
2. (19 August 1997). "Hedda Lettuce, 27, Drag Performer". Here.
3. https://wehotimes.com/qa-pickle-speaks-on-the-art-of-drag-and-being-the-first-weho-drag-laureate/
4. McCroy, Winnie. (30 March 2006). "Hedda Lettuce on Hedda Lettuce". [[Edge on the Net.
5. "Steven Polito (III) - IMDb". [[Internet Movie Database.
6. (September 2025). "Hedda Lettuce".
7. (29 April 2009). "IMHO "The Tyra Banks Show": The Gay Kingdom". [[AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com.
8. "Hedda Lettuce". [[Sundance Channel (United States).

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