D.J. Pierce, better known to his TV fans as Shangela, snapped a pair of tongs as if he were playing castanets and executed a high kick to show off his neon-yellow sneakers.

It was lunchtime on Easter Sunday and Mr. Pierce, one of the best-known queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” had taken over his grandmother’s kitchen in Paris, Texas, to make Wiener schnitzel for a virtual lunch over Skype.

“I like to tell people that it’s the second largest Paris in the world,” Mr. Pierce, 38, said. He was dressed in a hot pink T-shirt and wore his hair in a loose Afro that haloed his face. “It’s not a close second, but it’s definitely second.” This Paris also has an Eiffel Tower, he added, albeit smaller and topped with a cowboy hat.

A plate of ruddy pork chops sat on the kitchen counter, alongside a gingham-patterned dish slicked with egg yolk. An oiled skillet sat ready for action. “When I was a kid, my mom was in the military, and we lived in Mannheim, Germany,” Mr. Pierce said. “One thing she brought back to the U.S. was her favorite recipe for Wiener schnitzel.”