Drag King: More than nine months after...

Drag King: More than nine months after he announced he had quit smoking, the nation’s drug czar is still dragging on the dirty weed, insiders say. This confirms the premise of a “Doonesbury” strip last month in which a William J. Bennett-like character chewed the nicotine-laced gum used by smokers to help withdrawal pangs. Asked in an interview about the “Doonesbury” strip, Bennett first replied, “No comment.” He then said he chews three or four pieces of the gum on weekdays and five or six pieces on weekends. “Now you decide,” he added. “Is this man fit for public life?”

Prince Hef?: There’s news from the Hefner castle that Hugh and Kimberley, who will give birth in April, are proud new owners of a royal title: Prince and Lady of Honor. Word is that Playboy’s founding father, now 63, purchased the honorary title from another Beverly Hills royal, Prince Frederic von Anhalt of Munich, who’s known as Frederic the Eighth in local circles, since he’s Zsa Zsa Gabor’s eighth husband. Hefner paid Von Anhalt a sum in the low four figures for the title, Playboy spokesman Bill Farley said.

IRS Hits Duran: The Internal Revenue Service was slated to win big money from Thursday night’s scheduled bout between Panamanian super middleweight Roberto Duran and defending champion Sugar Ray Leonard. Duran, whose guaranteed purse was $7.6 million, agreed in advance to pay $1.8 million to the IRS within days of the bout, to settle a dispute over a $1.5-million refund erroneously mailed to him, the Justice Department said. Duran will also deposit into an escrow account money that equals 28% of his 1989 income to cover taxes due April 15.

Sick Chick: Heavy-metal rock singer Charles (Chip) Owen, 25, was charged with killing a chicken and simulating a lewd act on stage in Petaluma, Calif., during performance of the Jimi Hendrix song, “Voodoo Chile.” Police said the incident was so disgusting that some audience members helped gather evidence against the singer of the Popcycle Love Sponge Band. “I’ve seen a lot of bands but this was the sickest ever,” said Lance Brown, 21, a security guard at the theater. Owen’s lawyer said his client was innocent and the chicken was already dead.