Ursula, The Little Mermaid's villain—now played by Melissa McCarthy—was originally inspired by the drag queen Divine.

Long before Melissa McCarthy was Ursula in The Little Mermaid or the funniest part of any movie she’s in (Spy, underrated!), she was an aspiring actor working as a drag queen in '90s New York ...

Ursula, the sea witch villain of 'The Little Mermaid'—now played by Melissa McCarthy—was originally inspired by the drag queen Divine.

The makeup artist behind Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula in the new live-action The Little Mermaid is pushing back against the criticism he’s gotten of his work on the film. British makeup artist Peter ...

The Little Mermaid makeup artist responsible for Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula look slams drag queen backlash as 'ridiculous'.

Melissa McCarthy’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Makeup Artist Calls Ursula Backlash 'Ridiculous' Peter Smith King was criticized for shaping the look of Ursula, who was inspired in part by drag ...

Divine was a drag queen like no other. In the 1970s and 1980s, long before RuPaul's Drag Race brought the art form into the mainstream, this outrageous actor, singer and cultural disruptor was ...

The Bridesmaids actor clarified that her version of Ursula had also taken inspiration from drag queens. “I’ve been going to shows since I was not supposed to be going to shows.

King’s comments come after Disney shared a video of the artist applying makeup to McCarthy, a clip that drag queen Sierra La Puerta questioned on Twitter earlier this month.

Ursula, the sea witch villain of 'The Little Mermaid'—now played by Melissa McCarthy—was originally inspired by the drag queen Divine.