Cleo Mirza is a real-life Daria Morgendorffer who worships at the altar of Missy Elliott. She left the East Coast to live vicariously through Colorado’s drag performers, and only returns for the pizza. Cleo has been a contributing writer for Westword since 2019, covering music, arts and cannabis. She has been a freelance sponsored content writer for Phoenix New Times since 2025. She loves white wine, medical marijuana, and her possessed Chihuahua, Rudy.
