Anna Altman: Signature Cocktails at Elixir Lounge, in Astoria: The New Yorker Queens is the most diverse urban area in the world - almost half its residents are foreign-born - and Elixir Lounge, an L.G.B.T. bar on Astoria's eastern edge, mirrors the borough's inclusive makeup. Marilyn Sulay and Lidia Jimenez, the trans women owners, rehash the dark boudoir décor of Manhattan and Brooklyn speakeasies, and then heap on the frills: high-backed tufted banquettes, laser lights, and TVs playing music videos that are out of synch, by decades, with the d.j."s Beyoncé and dancified Lana Del Rey. The mélange makes you feel like you walked into the coolest gay bar in Cleveland. On a recent Friday, Paul, a shirtless Polish bartender with six-pack abs and a sprawling shoulder tattoo featuring a blue koi and lotus flowers, served Coronas to gay couples in tight black T's. He mixed signature drinks with abandon, eyeballing amounts (one squirt of honey syrup - no, two) before passing them to clusters of men in vests and women flashing sequins, swaying and singing along with Aaliyah. Better to skip the cocktails (the Lusty Pear tasted like a Jelly Belly), order a stiff drink, and get right out on the dance floor. ♦