Eddie Danger: The Internet’s Sweetheart
Eddie Danger is truly one of the internet’s sweethearts and a definite fan favorite. He’s had countless adventures, both within the adult entertainment and his personal life, and has been a staple in the industry for over a decade. Describing Eddie as “Interesting” would be an understatement! He can tell a vivid story like no other, not to mention his interest in Feminist Literary Theory on his way to his Master’s degree. Besides dazzling fans all over the internet, ddie is also known for being the primary guest on Comedian Jonny McGovern hosted show “Hey Qween!” The DRAGIEST talk show of all time! Some FABULOUS past guests include: RuPaul, Trixie Mattel, Dita Von Teese, and countless more.
Eddie is passionate about authenticity and believes that anything is possible if you stay true to who you are. He also has fervent views on how adult companies should look towards the future as well as how companies categorize their content. This was one of the reasons why he was drawn to CAM4 – a platform Eddie believes as attentive with their models and truly a company he can trust. We caught up with Eddie recently to learn more about what he’s up to and give him the opportunity to share a piece of his enchanting story.
- How did you get into webcamming and what do you enjoy most about it?
Whenever folks come to me seeking guidance on how break into sex work (specific to independent paywall sites like Onlyfans or JustForFans), I always stress the importance of context. A model may be popular in their own small community, but most folks are terrified of their family/friends/colleagues discovering their nude bodies online (regardless of geo-blocking options). These folks come to me as if it’s the easiest thing to just SIGN UP to be a professional sex worker. Your audience needs to first recognize that you exist before any money starts to change hands.
I tell folks to join a community that nurtures their talent. If it’s porn, find a community that will put a title on your product. That is to say: Eddie Danger, Webcam Superstar! Now, I’m obviously joking, but your audience needs to know what you’re about and that you’re down for sex work. The parameters of your involvement in the business are up to you to establish, but the important part is to let folks know that you’re down. Folks have met me from all sorts of different types of gigs I’ve done. But, you need to collect your audience and keep them engaged. Do what your peers are doing and subsequently innovate.
I began my journey through the industry by doing adult films at a young age. I never fancied myself a performer who is all that exciting to watch for hours at a time. I like to edit my stuff down and not waste anybody’s time. I don’t believe I would have gained the confidence to take on the entertainment format if the folks over at CAM4 didn’t make the whole situation so easy for me to approach.
I like to stay intellectually engaged with my audience. So, it can often feel like a lot of work to maintain their attention for hours at a time. However, the audience that engages with my performances on CAM4 seem to be easy to volley with. We maintain a positive relationship. I like to learn about people and get to know them on a more personal level. I really enjoy that aspect. I have learned to appreciate the silence along with all of the dramatics and excitement of boners and shooting loads.
- Can you please tell us why it was important for you to partner with CAM4 and become part of this community? What do you like about CAM4?
Loyalty. I was hired as a promotional dancer for Exxxotica. I had recently had surgery to repair my shattered ACL, a stripping-related injury. When I arrived, I had already established myself locally as a roller-skating gogo boy. I brought my skates along with me per chance that management would find it to be a fun implementation into their promotional plan.
When I arrived at the venue, I met the CAM4 staff who had hired me, and they were totally onboard with my ideas. They were ultimately open-minded about my entire identity as an entertainer. Most of all, they trusted me. Trust, in our line of work, is not to be meddled with.
Since my first employment within the organization, they have maintained that trust in me. Regardless of the job that I am hired for, I am always given complete creative freedom. Within these parameters, I am enabled to perform my best and even push myself beyond my comfort zone to develop as an entertainer. Johnny Diamond is a major reason for my continued involvement with the brand. He remains a trusted and supportive manager, who will often send me gigs that he believes will facilitate a stellar performance out of me.
It seems to me that CAM4 remains just as attentive to their other models as well from what I have gathered based on private discussion. They’re overall a solid company to work for. In order to support new and developing talent, they keep a staff of mentors on the payroll to support their developing talent.
- Tell us about the best sexual adventure or experience you have had.
I find it interesting that you ask about “adventures.” My academic focus in graduate school was specifically addressing the great masculine “rite of passage” that is the travel narrative genre, and how gender and sexuality can problematize the format of travel literature (i.e. sperm’s mobility, the male protagonist’s ability to piss out of moving cars, the aversion that the beatnik poets had to setting down with a feminized concept of “family” as a soft cushioning in favor of a life of reckless conquests.
Specific to sex work, one of my weirder adventures was occurred when this independent porn company flew me and three other performers down to Aruba to film a series of scenes titled “Sex Worker’s Vacation”. A real missed opportunity for the director, in my opinion. If we filmed confessionals throughout, I guarantee that it would have been a masterpiece of complete fuckery. They were fun and creative people to work with, but all of the personalities together really made for a crazy experience that should have been documented like Big Brother or some similar reality series. Professionally, it was probably my most bizarre and extravagant gig. The films are all online for public enjoyment; the most interesting stories are not.
But, you asked about adventures. When I dig into the truth of what a “sexual adventure” means to me, I recall blonde hair, blue eyes, and my heart racing like a mad cowboy, all around Austin, Texas.
There was a time when I wasn’t so jaded- when my pornographic art imitated life as opposed to these desperate attempts, we now make to impose a steamy narrative onto our very boring and frigid real-life romances.
During a brief hiatus from performing as a male entertainer, my then-girlfriend and I were invited to Texas to visit some friends of hers who were experiencing domestic issues. The girls thought that a “couples getaway” may help them sort out their issues. We were so in love at the time, so this was clearly a recipe for disaster. I don’t know what we were thinking. We were so wrapped up in each other, the prospect of going anywhere hand-in-hand just seemed like the thing to do. When we were together, heat was palpable to everyone around us. When Joni Mitchell wrote “…love is touching souls”, she was referring to the two of us, intertwined by bedsheets, lips, and fingertips.
On the airplane to Texas, she cuddled up against me. After some time, we found our pulse beginning to quicken in pace. As per usual, it didn’t take long for hands to unbutton and slide around underneath clothing. At cruising altitude, we realized that my excitement was not going to subside without some manner of manipulation. So, we took the opportunity to sneak past the attendants and lock ourselves into the airplane’s restroom. While the flight attendants were passing out drinks and packages of pretzels to the passengers, we were busy in that restroom, making a supernova out of a shooting star. That encounter remains the quickest that I have ever performed to completion. Really, a stellar memory. Once we finished, we toppled over one another into our aisle, our faces flushed, giggling muffled through the rush of kisses as we fixed our disheveled clothing.
Once we landed, we met up with her friends. They kept a distance from us, as the drive from Dallas to Austin had clearly reinforced the tension between the two in this unhappy couple. They joined us for dinner and then retired to our shared hotel room. Big mistake.
My girlfriend and I got blind drunk on tequila, danced all night in string-lit rooftop bars, and awoke in one-another’s arms with brand new ink all wrapped up in saran wrap. We had apparently gotten matching “sugar skull” tattoos (complete with one-another’s initials) in the wee hours of the morning.
From there, we drove with the couple to their home in Dallas. We opted to forgo staying with the tumultuous couple (which eventually turned to violence during our visit). We decided to spend our time in Dallas at the “Romantic Inn & Suites”- mirror above the bed, stripper pole, hot tub, the works- everything you’d imagine from that kitschy sort of establishment. We were foolish. We were reckless. We ended up on the side of the highway at some point. But, we were madly in love.
When we returned back to Washington DC, I had some certificates printed out to celebrate our admission into the “Mile High Club”. Quite a few years have passed since then and I hope she’s doing well with her new husband. I wonder if she ever got the tattoo covered up. I only got her initial covered. I hope she doesn’t perceive that cover-up as a disparagement. The skull is still vibrant on my arm.
I returned to the city for a few gigs to perform as a dancer over the years after we split. I walked through those bars that we visited and imagined the clumsy stomp and trollop through the city when we concocted this ridiculous plan to trick the tattoo artists to forgo their legal responsibilities to deny tattoos to drunks, just so we could celebrate our “eternal love”. Then I recall that nervous morning walk we took toward University of Texas, hungover and vibrating, discussing what we would tell her friends regarding our brand-new tattoos. They were in the twilight of their romance. We were just in a wide-eyed amazement, hypnotized by one-another in the afterglow of this crazy, endless night of adventure, where our two souls melded together in the summer heat of a midnight in Texas.
Yeah, I’ve had a lot of fun adventures. I’ve had a great life for sure. I could die today and be at peace.
- Can you please tell us a little about your viewers and fans? What do they like most about your shows?
Eddie Danger has become a complicated brand to carry with me. My life has followed a pretty linear trajectory when it comes to my sexual education. I picked up feminist studies in high school during the time of the Vagina Monologues revival in a nearby college. From there, I followed feminist literary theory on toward my master’s degree, during which, I dabbled in porn and established myself as a model and acrobatic stripper.
As Rupaul’s Drag Race began to gain international popularity, several of my friends were pulled out of relative obscurity and placed onto an international stage. I’ve always been a loyal man and I believe that folks close to me value that loyalty. So, several of these performers lifted me up from my own obscurity.
This pop culture push began to pepper my following with younger members of the queer community. My responsibilities shifted, and I began to speak more candidly with them about my own struggles with my sexuality and similar personal matters. My formal education undoubtedly gave me the vocabulary to do so responsibly.
When my financial situation began to clear up, sex work became less of a labor and more fun for me. So, I could really let the inner-artist rip.
My following knows that I’m a maniac. They have grown up with me, several from the real early days. And, the following hasn’t really grown all that dramatically, but at least I can maintain my intimacy with them without getting too frustrated when trolls slip through the cracks, trying to hurt my feelings in whatever way.
My following expects creativity, unabashed pansexual acrobatics, queer activism, and education. They expect me to look good. They expect me to have a sense of humor about my masculinity. Most of all, I want to see my audience succeed and flourish. I like to believe that they feel the same way about me.
- What turns you on the most and what are the fetishes you love most?
Well, that’s a tough question for me. I think every person is different to me. My experience in sex work has demystified a lot of things that had previously titillated me. I’m not trying to work through any insecurities. I’m not a misogynist. I’m not afraid of my gay tendencies. So, I’m not sure how to respond.
I think I get off on exuberance. I like when folks are happy to be there and want to do everything they can to make their partner elevate to some next-level orgasmic consciousness. So, I like to watch porn of healthy couples doing what they love.
- What does your day to day routine look like? Can you give readers a deeper understanding of your daily life?
Due to 2020 pandemic regulations, shifts in my office are separated into morning and night shifts. I currently wake up at 3am and work my eight-hour shift in the office. I put in my time as a web designer and then drive home to chill with my dog.
In the past, I would probably have a more impressive agenda; however, most of my current sex work is virtual. I’m often sent sex toys to review. I get some wild stuff. My apartment is chock full of body parts and heavy vibrating machinery of all kinds. I could open up a “Museum of Progress” at this point.
I make time to go on walks and spend time reflecting on things that need to be sorted out in my life.
I’m currently seeing a lesbian couple. They’ve been a really wonderful addition to my life. I love women. I refer to them as a lesbian couple due to the sanctity of their connection. We haven’t quite established where a cisgender man fits into this whole thing. Being surrounded by their energy and hearing about their feelings has helped me develop a sense of compassion that I believe waned throughout my years in the sex industry.
- What advice would you give to others who wish to follow in your footsteps? What mistakes would you tell them to avoid?
My advice is: DO NOT follow in my footsteps. Follow your own muse. If I provide any influence, I’d like for it to be that: You can do anything that you want to do.
I want folks to learn through my actions that it is ok to remain true to who you are- especially when you feel alone and unusual. You may not see folks like yourself living the dream you want to achieve. But, I believe that this is simply because there has never been anybody like you, with your experience, with your desires and skillset, living today (right here and now). Lightning strikes often. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Journeys take you there.
But, I’ve told my story and I have explained my process to you. From there, advice is only valid in that sweet spot between utility and circumstance.
- Is there a particular goal you want to reach within your career?
I believe that I have successfully achieved benchmarks in my career as a sex worker. I can honestly say that I have accomplished more than I ever expected to. I always believed that I was more of a tourist in the industry. However, more than a decade later, I am still active and having more fun than ever. I never wanted to be a big star, but my path through life has delivered the benefits of stardom without meddling with my emotional integrity or my apprehension to leave my comfortable mediocrity.
With goal-planning, achievement, and success, I have always set the bar really low for myself. I grew up in a community that never allowed you to pat yourself on the back too much without breaking you down. In that community, nobody held license to feel too good about themselves. So, I believe that I am proud of anything that I accomplish that is greater than my previously limited world-view. I am never disappointed, and I regard these opportunities that the world delivers to me with a sense of excitement, and I don’t force things that are not meant to happen organically. Similar to my views on sex, I like my accomplishments to benefit as many people as possible, so we all rise together.
- How has your experience within club culture shaped you into the performer you are today? What are some of the best things you learned within club culture?
Oh, this is a great question! I have recently spent quite a bit of time ruminating over my upbringing in the queer community. I believe that my first big residency as a nude dancer in a gay dance club (Ziegfeld’s/ Secrets) really delivered a sense of bravery to my personality. I would do contortionism, nude, in wacky costumes (with or without underwear). I used to run a one-man acrobatic strip show that would often end with me naked, shriveled, and flaccid. There was no room for feeling inadequate or suffer embarrassment. There was only room to be more entertaining with the tools that I have equipped. As I stood on stage, naked, all I had at my disposal was flesh, blood, and trust that the exuberance of my spirit will carry me though.
Through this experience, I found that the tension and discomfort from the audience was a very fun to play with. I always wanted to feel that uncomfortable. However, as I grew and developed, the thrill of feeling fear diminished quite a bit. The only fear that I carried with me wasn’t the dread of embarrassment or the potential physical harm, but my willingness to perform well and hit my marks. I was always afraid of having an off-night.
I also learned that men are programmed to be true monsters. I could recognize those “toxic, masculine” traits within myself as they were imposed onto me from folks within my audience. This relationship with the male gender as my primary audience gave me an incredible insight into my own masculine identity. It taught me how to act, how to treat folks, and where to extend my petals in order to absorb the most sunlight.
I believe that I am at peace with my pansexual identity due to my personal journey of self-discovery during those early years. I was privileged with a particular insight that facilitated some major self-evaluation.
- Is there anything you have coming up that you want readers, fans, and viewers to know? What is next for Eddie Danger?
There is a lot happening in my world in the coming months. Before Lady Red’s passing, I was asked to appear on an episode of Hey Qween! as the primary guest. Since her passing, I believe the show is simply wrapping up contractual obligations as Lady Red was the very heartbeat of the show. I flew out a few months ago to film with them. I also make cameos in two other episodes. They should all be airing soon. I will also be appearing on a special YouTube series featuring Lonesome, the ghost puppet, at some point after New Year’s. I’ve already seen the episode. It’s cute.
I have been actively producing free amateur porn from my home since the pandemic began. I release these long-form videos on my PornHub account for free. I also run my JustForFans account (paywall site, similar to Onlyfans but more user-friendly in my opinion). CAM4 remains a big part of my life. I will often appear on their Happy Hour specials to have some fun. I announce the gigs as they come.
I just launched a new line of “Eddie Danger” branded merchandise as a collaboration with JW Customs. I haven’t sorted out which charity I will be delivering my cut to, but that’ll be going down once all of the products are finished and approved.
In terms of live appearances, I have just partnered with Red Bear Brewing Company to host a onesie party. It should be fun, maintaining social distance guidelines. It’s funny. For a man who built his public career on getting groped and breathing in other peoples’ stank, wearing masks and full-body onesie is quite a different spin to things. I am assuming that this sort of party may evolve into something similar to what I did with Pornstar Bingo at the DC Eagle before lockdown orders forced businesses to permanently close their doors. Just a casual, fun time, with a porn actor who knows how to keep people entertained.
In terms of the future: Expect more personality. My body is doing just fine, but now the focus is on making sure my content is intellectually stimulating and educational. I will be developing my next publication for the foreseeable future with aims to refine my contribution to the academic libraries of sex work.
- As an advocate for LGBTQ+ (LGBTTTQQIAA) how do you see the community represented within the Adult Industry and what do you think needs to change?
I think porn has a legacy of contributing to the ugly parts of people’s subconsciousness. A lot of porn promotes abuse under the guise of fun entertainment. I have been studying bukkake and gokkun films throughout isolation and have noticed a lot of patterns that I find contribute to the disparagement of women and the objectification of their bodies (or overall humanity for that matter).
I’d advise that porn companies be more careful with the marketing of their content. Using categories such as “shemale” or “chicks with dicks” permeates this abusive pattern that trickles down into our waking life and everyday communication.
By no fault of their own, the curious viewers of transgender porn are positioned to utilize abusive language in order to search for their specific tastes. This process normalizes the consideration of transgender people as an objectified fetish, similar to our consideration that all porn including men and women of color must be deemed “interracial” and all black men must have that “BBC”. These terms penetrate the impressionable minds of folks who are privately researching their sexual desires. The quick fix is to eliminate offensive terminology, although I am no expert on search algorithms.
In terms of our progress as an inclusive porn community, AVN has issued a statement that promises to eliminate racially insensitive award classifications during their annual AVN Award Ceremony. So, that’s a nice step in the right direction, especially from the top of the straight porn world. Straight porn does not have a reputation for being the most inclusive genre of entertainment.
- With your extensive list of non-industry related achievements (writing, music, comedy, etc.) what are some of your upcoming projects, and do you ever find it difficult separating the two?
Thank you for recognizing my body of work. I don’t often talk about it in interviews like this.
Recently, I have been approached to discuss my non-sex work on television and other forms of popular media. It has been very uncomfortable. I have never had any person in my life who served to verify that I am on the right path. I have always found my own inspiration and chased down my own dreams. Unfortunately, the absence of having a community which can advise me on previously uncharted waters does make me feel more vulnerable to criticism. I ask myself “Am I losing touch with reality?” fairly often. Which, probably wouldn’t be that big of a question if I had someone around me who can verify that I am doing a good job at what I do and provide feedback on ways that I can improve. As it stands (for better or worse), I forge my own path and make my own judgement.
It’s often hard for me really approach my work with any other mindset than that which I have developed as a sex worker. So, I am not sure how much I would want to separate the two. My comedy is fueled by my sexual wellness / gender theory background. I believe the tension that I bring to a conversation regarding the normalization of sex work and the demystification of sexual health really lends itself to elevate the discomfort and develop comedic opportunities within my work.
Currently, I am still writing that book that I have been hammering away at for over a decade. My following often goofs on me for discussing it more than working on it. But, I believe that I have re-discovered my muse. I wanted to finish the book once I felt confident (with my experience and education) to speak on the experience of the experience of working in the adult entertainment industry. I believe that I have finally found a stopping point and I am beginnings to wrap things up and edit them down.
- Being heavily involved in the Drag community, what are some of your favorite “Hey Qween!” moments and who are your TOP drag icons / inspirations?
I tend to get this question often. For the readers who are unaware, Hey Qween! is an independent talk show, available on Netflix, YouTube, OutTV, etc., which showcases queer celebrities, with a fun gossip / tabloid after-show called Look at Huh! built into the show’s format. My involvement with the show is during the climax of the interview. Jonny McGovern, the talk show host, would call me out to reward the guest with a trophy and a lap dance for appearing on the show. My segments were short on each episode, but always made an impact.
Living in Washington DC, every single trip out to Los Angeles to film for Hey Qween! was major for me. So, it is hard for me to choose my favorite. I have appeared in so many episodes that I have lost count (which is quite an honor for me to be able to say). I would fly myself out and pick up nightclub appearances to pay for my flight/hotel. I have a great relationship with Los Angeles now. They know that I am not there to stick around and try to steal their gigs, but to hang out for a while, shake things up, and head back home to DC where I belong (for now).
When I would imagine how each guests’ lap dance would go down, I would plan an act months in advance in a similar manner to my method of planning my one-man strip shows. There always needed to be a sense of humor to the moment. Lap dances can be very uncomfortable to watch. So, I was always cognizant that I should move things along and change things up so the audience couldn’t sense the sexual energy that would make the lap dance uncomfortable to watch.
I was also aware that young people would be watching my performances on the show. So, as I became more confident in my acceptance into the Hey Qween! family, I felt more comfortable planning out wacky little events throughout the lap dance that would make the moment a little less pornographic. As time went on, the show became more mainstream, and the sexual component of my presence basically disappeared. I built a giant candy cane blunt that “burned” on the end when you’d “take a hit”. I arranged for puppets to be involved when the appropriate guest was there. The folks at Hey Qween! trusted that I would bring the fun with me and I did not disappoint.
Top drag icons for me: Chad Michaels, Flotilla DeBarge, Joey Arias, Coco Peru, Jasmine Blue, Landon Cider, Wednesday Westwood, Tenderoni, Kristina Kelly, Jennifer Warner, Anaol Fatale, Ursula Major, etc. I can go on and on. But, those are the performers that come to mind right now. I really love performers who stand out in a big way. I want to feel stunned to see them- like the first time I saw the band KISS (drag royalty in their own way).
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