Big Booty Judy wants to be the biggest loser
By Megan Wadding

Big Booty Judy isn’t as big as she used to be.

Joey Saputo has been losing weight, while his drag alter ego has been raising money for a good cause.

Saputo started dieting on March 1, weighing in at 370 pounds. In the process, Big Booty Judy has raised about $1,000 for 1n10, the LGBT youth organization, by asking people attending her drag shows to guess her weight during a series of monthly weigh-ins.

The final weigh-in will be at 10 p.m. Sept. 11 at Kobalt. Bars that have hosted previous events include The Rock, Apollo’s, BS West and Crusin’ 7th.

At the shows, people donate a dollar to guess Big Booty Judy’s weight. At the end of the evening, Big Booty Judy weighs in and the person who guesses the closest gets half the pot. 1n10 also gets Big Booty Judy’s tips for each event.

“I’ve always wanted to do The Biggest Loser (TV program), but I couldn’t because they want you to just pick up and leave,� Saputo said. “So I came up with the weigh-in idea because it was time for me to lose, and I could help 1n10 at the same time.�

Saputo said he’s lost about 100 pounds by eating lots of fruits and vegetables, working out, limiting meats, not eating after 6 p.m. and drinking lots of water.