High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Block Rubnitz (b. 1955/1956 in Chicago, Illinois - d. August 12, 1992, Manhattan, New York) was a video artist most often associated with the New York East Village drag queen scene of the late 1980s. His video tapes were mainly inspired by pop culture and Las Vegas style shows. A number of his works featured RuPaul and members of the B-52`s. He also made the 1987 documentary Wigstock: The Movie about the annual drag queen festival.