By: Gabby Sabater, Staff Writer
As a part of Queer Weekend, Regis QSA put on their 4th annual drag show last Saturday and my, did they put their hearts and souls into it! The room was buzzing with excitement and the performers showed up and showed out.
Before the show even began, our lovely MC, Clementine, took the stage and my goodness was she stunning in her grunge number! She prefaced the show and introduced two of Denver’s very own drag performers– Felony Misdemeanor and Onyx Steele. Both folks have been involved in drag for over twenty years and shared their stories and excitement for this event to be happening on our Catholic campus. They enlightened us with their personal journeys with drag as well as what it means to them and the LGBTQ+ community, inspiring many in the audience.
After Misdemeanor and Steele took their seats, six delightful Regis students strutted down the runway in full drag and lit up the room with their contagious energy: Macklemore, Crystal Paul, Freddie Her-Cury, Justin Butt, Summers, and one of the Highlander’s very own Tyler Steersnqueers executed outstanding renditions of songs we all know and love. And when I tell you they ate, not a crumb was left on that stage.
And not to mention, they all got dolled up before the show by professional makeup artist Alice Glamoure! She was gluing down eyebrows and sketching on beards galore making our kings and queens look fabulous; I think Justin Butt even had a little pre-show workout and showed off their stunning six-pack!
As if this environment wasn’t welcoming enough, the QSA cabinet invited folks in the audience up on stage for a little lip-syncing of their own! The night went on as students lined up to take their turn in the limelight.
The evening was lively and glamorous and queer to say the very least. QSA would like to thank RUSGA, Dave Law, and the Programming Board for helping sponsor this exceptionally successful event. And I would like to give a special shoutout to Madelaine Johnson for the creation and production of the drag show – the show truly couldn’t have gone on without you. With roughly 170 folks in attendance, this was the biggest turnout for the drag show! I think I can accurately speak for everyone when I say we were all starving for community (and drag), and we satisfied this hunger last Saturday.
