''Digital Drag Fest'' was a digital drag
concert series hosted by
Producer Entertainment Group
Producer Entertainment Group (PEG), also affiliated with Producer Entertainment Group Records (PEGR), is an American talent management firm and production company based in Burbank, California. The group manages LGBTQ+ talent across the globe, i ...
. Beginning on March 27, 2020, it was originally supposed to be a limited engagement until April 12 but, due to overwhelming demand, the series was extended to May 30. The aim of the series is to allow
drag
Drag or The Drag may refer to:
Places
* Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway
* ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune in Sălaj County, Romania
* Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street adj ...
and
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term i ...
performers who have had shows cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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a chance to perform for their fans. 50 percent of the proceeds from the event's merchandise would be donated to
GLAAD
GLAAD (), an acronym of Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portraya ...
, and several performers from the event also pledged a portion of their ticket sales to the organization.
Performances
* March 27, 2020 -
Michelle Visage
Michelle Lynn Case (nee Shupack), better known as Michelle Visage (born September 20, 1968), is an American singer, television host, actress, radio DJ and producer. She first gained recognition as a member of the musical group Seduction which ...
,
Nina West
Nina West is the stage name of Andrew Robert Levitt, an American drag queen, activist, actor, and singer-songwriter based in Columbus, Ohio. She rose to national prominence with her appearance on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', w ...
(twice),
Monét X Change
Monét X Change (born February 19, 1990), stage name of Kevin A. Bertin, is an American drag queen, singer, podcaster, and reality television personality. She is known for competing on the tenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2018), on whic ...
,
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is a two-time Tony Award winning American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is best known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the ...
,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
(twice)
* March 28, 2020 -
A'keria Chanel Davenport
A'keria Chanel Davenport (born March 1, 1988) is the stage name of Gregory D'Wayne, an American drag queen best known for competing on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2019) and the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' ...
,
Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Reginald Homer Steele (born December 31, 1990), better known by the stage name Silky Nutmeg Ganache, is an American drag performer from Chicago, Illinois, who came to international attention in 2019 when she competed on the eleventh season of ...
,
Ginger Minj
Joshua Allen Eads, stage name Ginger Minj (born September 11, 1984), an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, and reality television personality. After achieving recognition for placing as the runner-up on the seventh season of the real ...
,
Miz Cracker
Miz Cracker (born April 19, 1984) is the stage name of Maxwell Elias Heller, an American drag queen and television personality. He is best known for placing fifth on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and for being a runner-up on the fi ...
(twice)
* March 29, 2020 - Alaska (three times),
BenDeLaCreme
BenDeLaCreme (born September 24, 1981) is the stage persona of Benjamin H. Putnam, an American drag queen, burlesque performer, and actor based in Seattle, Washington. He is known for being a contestant on the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Rac ...
,
Jinkx Monsoon
Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), better known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag performer, actor, comedian and singer best known for winning the fifth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the seventh sea ...
(four times),
Trinity The Tuck
Ryan A. Taylor, known professionally as Trinity "The Tuck" Taylor or just Trinity the Tuck (born December 10, 1985),Taylor in is an American drag queen and recording artist best known for competing on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
(twice)
* March 30, 2020 - Landon Cider,
Jaida Essence Hall
Jared Johnson (born December 9, 1986), best known by the stage name Jaida Essence Hall, is an American drag queen and reality television personality best known for winning the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and later returning to comp ...
* April 1, 2020 -
Manila Luzon
Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, better known by the stage name Manila Luzon (born August 10, 1981), is an American drag queen, recording artist, comedian and reality television personality. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on ...
, Brandon Stansell
* April 2, 2020 -
Jiggly Caliente
Bianca Castro (born November 29, 1980), commonly known as Jiggly Caliente, is a Filipino-American drag performer, singer, and actress best known for competing on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the sixth season of '' RuPaul's Drag ...
,
Sherry Vine
Keith Levy, known professionally as Sherry Vine, is an American actor, drag queen, and musician. Vine is the creator and host of ''She's Living for This'', a variety series on here TV.
Vine works primarily in New York City and on Fire Island, L ...
* April 3, 2020 -
Shea Couleé
Jaren Kyei Merrell (born February 8, 1989), known professionally as Shea Couleé, is an American drag queen, musician, actor, podcaster, and fixture of the Chicago nightlife scene. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, they began their drag career in 2012. I ...
,
Valentina, The Boulet Brothers (twice),
Jujubee
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Description
It is a small ...
, Monét X Change,
Jackie Beat
Jackie Beat (born July 24, 1963) is the drag persona of actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter Kent Fuher. Beat has appeared in a number of independent feature films both in and out of drag, including '' Wigstock: The Movie'', '' Flawless'', a ...
, BenDeLaCreme,
Nicky Doll,
Todrick Hall
Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition '' American Idol''. Following this, he amassed a huge following on Yo ...
* April 4, 2020 -
Dahlia Sin
Dahlia Sin is the stage name of Erick Anthony (born May 13, c. 1991), an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She is a "drag daughter" of fellow ''Drag Race'' contestant Aja and a membe ...
, Jinkx Monsoon,
Widow Von'Du
Ray Anthony Fry (born April 17, 1989), better known under the stage name Widow Von'Du (or Widow Von Du), is an American drag performer known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. He has since released an album.
Career ...
,
Divina de Campo
Divina de Campo is the stage name of Owen Richard Farrow, an English drag queen, singer, and actor, best known for competing in the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', eventually finishing as runner-up.
Early life
Growing up, Farrow str ...
(twice), Trinity The Tuck, Alaska (three times),
Peppermint
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, AB Farrelly,
Sharon Needles
Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron R. Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. A self-described "stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess", Needles rose to international attention on the ...
(twice),
Alexis Michelle
Alexander J. Michaels (born October 16, 1983), stage name Alexis Michelle, is an American drag queen and singer who came to international attention on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. As of 2019, she stars in the TLC transformationa ...
* April 5, 2020 - Sharon Needles, Todrick Hall, Silky Nutmeg Ganache,
Baga Chipz
Leo Loren, better known by the stage name Baga Chipz, is an English drag queen known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1), first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs ...
(twice),
Vinegar Strokes
Vinegar Strokes (born August 21, 1984) is the stage name of Daniel Jacob, a drag queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles f ...
,
Delta Work
Delta Work is the stage name of Gabriel A. Villarreal, a Mexican-American drag performer and stylist, best known for competing on the third season of the reality competition television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Villarreal received the Pr ...
,
Shuga Cain
Shuga Cain is the stage name of Jesus Martinez (born November 20, 1977), an American drag queen and baker who came to international attention on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Early life
Martinez was born in Oakland, California ...
, Jinkx Monsoon,
Scarlet Envy
Jacob James Grady (born February 26, 1992), better known by the stage name Scarlet Envy, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, singer, and performer who came to international attention on the eleventh season of ''RuPaul's Dra ...
, John Cameron Mitchell,
Raja Gemini
Sutan Ibrahim Karim Amrullah ; (born June 14, 1974), often shortened to Sutan Amrull, is an American drag performer and make-up artist who also uses the stage name Raja Gemini or simply Raja. He is best known for winning the third season of '' ...
,
Tom Goss,
Rhea Litré
Rhea Litré (born Joshua Miller on October 28, 1984) is an American drag queen, singer, songwriter, and DJ. She is a fixture in West Hollywood nightlife.
Career
After graduating from high school, Miller moved to Los Angeles to audition for the ...
* April 6, 2020 - Nina West, Virginia West,
Brita Filter
Brita Filter, the stage name of Jesse Carl Havea, is an American drag queen who has appeared on '' Shade: Queens of NYC'' and the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ultimately placing 8th.
Early life and career
Havea is originally from A ...
, Ginger Minj,
Marti Gould Cummings
''Shade: Queens of NYC'' is a television series on the network Fusion TV. It premiered in October 2017.
Cast
* Jesse Havea a.k.a. Brita Filter
* Marti Gould Cummings
* Justin Nako a.k.a. Chelsea Piers
* Nathan McManus a.k.a. Holly Box-Springs
* ...
,
Jan Sport
Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season o ...
,
Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Cynthia Lee Fontaine is the stage name of Carlos Díaz Hernández, a Puerto Rican drag performer and reality television personality from Austin, Texas, best known for competing on the eighth and ninth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She won ...
,
Heklina
* April 7, 2020 - Ian Verdun,
Mercedes Iman Diamond
Mercedes Iman Diamond is the stage name of Curran, a Kenyan-American drag performer who competed on season 11 of the American television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Curran was born and raised in Mombasa, Kenya, and moved to Minneapolis, Mi ...
,
Tina Burner
Kristian Seeber (born November 10, 1980), known professionally as Tina Burner, is an American drag performer most known for appearing in '' Shade: Queens of NYC'' and on the thirteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She was a part of a boy ban ...
,
Sasha Colby Sasha Kekauoha (born July 26, 1985), known professionally as Sasha Colby, is an American drag performer and beauty pageant competitor. She is slated to compete on the upcoming fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She is the "drag mother" of ...
,
Heidi N Closet
Heidi N Closet is the stage name of Trevien Anthonie Cheek, an American drag queen from Ramseur, North Carolina, best known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where she placed 5th and won the Miss Congeniality award.
...
, Maddelynn Hatter
* April 8, 2020 -
Dusty Ray Bottoms
Dusty Ray Bottoms is the stage name of Dustin Rayburn, a drag performer most known for competing on season 10 of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. In 2022, Rayburn was featured in ''Conversion'', a new documentary film produced by Chronicle Cinema. Rayb ...
, Betty Bitschlap,
Kimora Blac
Kimora Blac is the stage name of Von Nguyen, an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Early life
Von Nguyen was born on December 15, 1988, in Wichita, Kansas. ...
, Nina West,
Varla Jean Merman Varla Jean Merman is a character originated and portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, an American actor, singer and drag performer. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother.
Merman is perhaps b ...
, Miz Cracker (twice), Fena Barbitall
* April 9, 2020 -
Blu Hydrangea
Blu Hydrangea is the stage name of Joshua Cargill (born 15 February 1996), a Northern Irish drag queen from Belfast who is known for competing on the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later winning the first season of '' RuPa ...
,
Cheryl Hole
Cheryl Hole (born 18 October 1993) is the stage name of Luke Underwood-Bleach, an English drag queen from Chelmsford in Essex who is known for being one of the first contestants on ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later the first season of ' ...
, Rosé,
Rock M Sakura
Bryan Steven Bradford, better known by the stage name Rock M. Sakura, is an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Early life and education
Bradford is Filipino and Vietnamese. They we ...
(twice),
Venus D Lite
Adam Daniel Guerra (born June 30, 1984), known by his stage name Venus D-Lite, is an American drag performer, television personality and Madonna impersonator. He gained recognition for competing on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and ...
,
Honey Davenport
James Heath-Clark (born August 13, 1985), known professionally as Honey Davenport, is an American drag performer, singer, songwriter, actor and activist. Davenport was a longtime fixture of the New York City nightlife scene and came to internat ...
* April 10, 2020 -
Crystal
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,
Sum Ting Wong,
Latrice Royale
Timothy K. Wilcots (born February 12, 1972), better known by the stage name Latrice Royale, is an American drag performer, recording artist, and reality television personality. She is best known for her appearances on the fourth season of ''RuPa ...
(twice), Ginger Minj,
Aja
Aja or AJA may refer to:
Acronyms
*AJ Auxerre, a French football club
*Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's IATA airport code
*Al Jazeera America, an American news channel
*American Jewish Archives
*''American Journal of Archaeology''
*, a Germa ...
,
Candis Cayne
Candis Cayne (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress and performance artist. Cayne performed in New York City nightclubs in drag since the 1990s, and came out as transgender in 1996; Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying ...
, BenDeLaCreme,
Sonique,
* April 11, 2020 - Tinus, Todrick Hall, Kitty Tray,
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, and activist best known for his roles in director Larry Clark's ''Bully'' and as Damian in Tina Fey's 2004 feature film '' Mean Girls''. Franzese is the creator of several live co ...
, Sharon Needles (twice), Aurora Sexton, Jinkx Monsoon,
Laganja Estranja
Jay Evan Jackson, known professionally as Laganja Estranja (born December 28, 1988) is an American choreographer and drag queen based in Los Angeles. Laganja competed on the sixth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'', finishing in eighth place. Sh ...
, Leah Allyce Canali
* April 12, 2020 - Lady German, Silky Nutmeg Ganache,
Gia Gunn
Gia Gunn is the stage name of American drag performer Gia Keitaro Ichikawa (born May 10, 1990). She is known for competing on the sixth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'', the second season of '' The Switch Drag Race'', and '' RuPaul's Drag Rac ...
,
Pandora Boxx
Michael R. Steck (born May 2, 1972), better known by the stage name Pandora Boxx, is an American drag queen, comedian, and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. Boxx competed in the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', pla ...
, Jan Sport,
Jackie Cox, John Cameron Mitchell
* April 13, 2020 - Manila Luzon (twice), Peppermint
* April 14, 2020 - Nicky Doll
* April 15, 2020 - Miz Cracker (twice),
Geoffrey Mac
Geoffrey Mac (born March 24, 1977) is an American fashion designer.
Life and career
Mac attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he earned his BFA in 1999. It was in Chicago where the Geoffrey Mac brand was officially launche ...
, Raja Gemini
* April 16, 2020 -
Tammie Brown
Tammie Brown is the stage name of Keith Glen Schubert (born September 15, 1980), an American drag performer, reality television personality, and recording artist. Brown was a fixture in the Southern California drag scene before appearing on the ...
,
Jai Rodriguez
Jai Rodriguez is an American actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''. He has also co-authored a book with the other ''Queer ...
, Laganja Estranja
* April 17, 2020 - Sum Ting Wong, The Boulet Brothers (twice),
Mimi Imfurst
Mimi Imfurst (born March 2, 1983), the stage name of Braden S. Chapman (or Braden S. Maurer-Burns), is an American drag performer. She appeared on the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'' and was a foundi ...
(as
Carole Baskin
Carole Baskin (née Carole Stairs Jones, formerly known as Carole Murdock; born June 6, 1961) is an American animal rights activist and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary based near Tampa, Florida. She has attracted the attentio ...
), Gloria Swansong, BenDeLaCreme,
Delta Work
Delta Work is the stage name of Gabriel A. Villarreal, a Mexican-American drag performer and stylist, best known for competing on the third season of the reality competition television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Villarreal received the Pr ...
,
Jonny McGovern
Jonny McGovern (born July 12, 1976), also known by his character name The Gay Pimp, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician and podcaster. He has recorded three albums as comedic singer The Gay Pimp, appeared as a cast member of Logo' ...
& Juicy Red Couture
* April 18, 2020 -
Lady Starlight
Colleen Martin (born December 23, 1975), known professionally as Lady Starlight, is an American DJ and musical performer. Based in New York City's Lower East Side, she is best known for her numerous collaborations with Lady Gaga. Starlight rele ...
, Jackie Cox, Shea Coulee, Todrick Hall,
Bob the Drag Queen
Christopher D. Caldwell, better known as Bob the Drag Queen and Caldwell Tidicue, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician, and reality television personality. He is best known for winning the eighth season of ''RuPaul's D ...
(three times),
Calpernia Addams
Calpernia Sarah Addams (born February 20, 1971) is an American actress, musician, spokesperson and activist for transgender rights and issues.
Early life
Addams grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She served as a Hospital Corpsman with the Navy. D ...
, Jan Sport,
Mrs. Kasha Davis
Mrs. Kasha Davis is the stage name of Edward P. Popil, Jr., an American drag queen, actor and television personality from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is best known for competing on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. After appearing o ...
, Lagoona Bloo, Jinkx Monsoon
* April 19, 2020 (
Snatch Game
Snatch Game is a challenge on the ''Drag Race'' reality competition television franchise. Beginning with the second season of the original American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the challenge has taken place on every season since. It has also o ...
Day) - Ginger Minj (as
Adele
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), Baga Chipz (as
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...
), Alexis Michelle (as
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...
), Kennedy Davenport (as
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...
, Bob the Drag Queen (as
Carol Channing
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) Alaska (as
Mae West
Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades. She was known for her breezy ...
) (twice), Trinity The Tuck (as
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee i ...
), Nina West (as
Jo Anne Worley
Jo Anne Worley (born September 6, 1937) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her work covers television, films, theater, game shows, talk shows, commercials, and cartoons. Worley is widely known for her work on the comedy-variety sho ...
), Jinkx Monsoon (as
Little Edie
Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002), nicknamed Little Edie, was an American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer. She was a first cousin of Jacqueline Onassis and Lee Bouvier Radziwill. She is best known for ...
) (twice), Sharon Needles (as Michelle Visage)
* April 20 - Alaska & Jeremy, Jackie Beat, Sherry Vine,
Deven Green
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Early life and career
Green was born and raised in Thompson, Man ...
* April 21 (Drag Out The Vote Day) -
Ginger Minj
Joshua Allen Eads, stage name Ginger Minj (born September 11, 1984), an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, and reality television personality. After achieving recognition for placing as the runner-up on the seventh season of the real ...
,
Brita Filter
Brita Filter, the stage name of Jesse Carl Havea, is an American drag queen who has appeared on '' Shade: Queens of NYC'' and the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ultimately placing 8th.
Early life and career
Havea is originally from A ...
(twice), Jackie Cox,
Jan Sport
Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season o ...
, Alaska
* April 22 - Dahlia Sin,
Ariel Versace
Ariel Versace (born April 13, 1992) is the stage name of Bryan Philip Neel, an American Drag (clothing), drag queen and wig designer, most known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11), season 11 of the television series ''RuPaul's Drag R ...
, Heidi N Closet, Karina Kay
* April 23 - The Katherine, Pandora Boxx, Hibiscus,
Kennedy Davenport
Reuben Asberry Jr., better known by the stage name Kennedy Davenport (born September 9, 1980), is a drag queen, television personality, and dancer from Dallas, Texas, who came to international attention on the seventh season of '' RuPaul's Dra ...
, Indigo, Kendoll, Heklina, Jaja the Qween
* April 24 - Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole, Maddelyn Hatter, Crystal, Frankie Grande, Tracy Young, Jinkx Monsoon, Brandon Stansell,
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film ''Clueless''. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, ...
, Adam Mac
* April 25 -Baga Chipz, Divina De Campo,
Tynomi Banks
Sheldon McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks, is a Canadian drag queen. A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene since the 2010s, Tynomi Banks performed in drag for over a decade before competing on the first season of the realit ...
, Jujubee, BenDeLaCreme (twice), Todrick Hall,
Priyanka
''Priyanka'' is a popular female given name in Hindu and Buddhist cultures. It is a name derived from the Sanskrit word 'Priyankera' or 'Priyankara', meaning someone or something that is amiable, lovable, or makes you happy and the one who has lo ...
, Sharon Needles, Mocha Diva
* April 26 -
Cascada
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, Karma B, Maxi Glamour,
Stephen Trask
Stephen Trask (born Stephen R. Schwartz; born August 29, 1966) is an American musician and composer who graduated from Wesleyan University.
He was the music director and house band member at the New York City club Squeezebox, where they performe ...
, Marla Jean Merman, Nina West (twice), John Cameron Mitchell, Big Dipper,
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born 27 October 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, model, and fashion designer. The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, she appeared on the reality show ''The Osbournes'' (2002–2005) wit ...
, Tammie Brown
* April 27 - Rock M Sakura, Nicky Doll
* April 28 - Scarlet Envy
* April 29 -
Blair St. Clair
Blair St. Clair (born May 16, 1995) is an American drag queen, singer, and hair stylist, known for competing on the tenth season of the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', as well as the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All S ...
, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon, Candis Cayne
* April 30 - Jinkx Monsoon, Ginger Minj, Miz Cracker, Delta Work, Sherry Vine, Jackie Beat
* May 1 - Alaska, Sharon Needles,
* May 2 - Jinkx Monsoon, Jan Sport, Latrice Royale, Nicky Doll, Sharon Needles
* May 3 - Silky Nutmeg Ganache, BenDeLaCreme, Abhora, Trinity The Tuck, Widow Von'Du, Sharon Needles
* May 7 - Miz Cracker
* May 8 - Mrs. Kasha Davis, Tammie Brown, Alaska
* May 9 - Jackie Cox, Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska, Jan Sport, Nicky Doll, Latrice Royale, Brandon Stansell
* May 10 - Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Landon Cider, Bob the Drag Queen, Alaska (twice), BenDeLaCreme, Trinity The Tuck, Widow Von'Du, Raja
* May 12 - Rock M. Sakura
* May 14 - Gloria Swansong, Jinkx Monsoon, Aja, Sherry Vine, Fena Barbitall
* May 15 - Tammie Brown, Geoffrey Mac, Latrice Royale, Miz Cracker, Kennedy Davenport, Rock M. Sakura, Raja
* May 16 (
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The museums in this group include:
*The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live, which opened in 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif ...
Presents: Writing with Pride) -
Trixie Mattel
Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, and singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, high- cam ...
,
Justin Tranter
Justin Drew Tranter (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Frequently co-writing with Julia Michaels, Tranter has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Selena ...
, &
Leland, Alaska,
Bright Light Bright Light
Rod Thomas (stage name Bright Light Bright Light) is a Welsh independent singer-songwriter, based in New York. Bright Light Bright Light incorporates many elements of nu-disco into his music, also branching into synthpop, dance and house music. T ...
, Nina West, Ginger Minj,
Wrabel
Stephen Wrabel (born January 7, 1989), known mononymously as Wrabel, is an American singer, songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles.
Life and career
Wrabel attended high school at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. After high school ...
, Manila Luzon, Jinkx Monsoon, Sharon Needles,
BeBe Zahara Benet
Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian-American drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the first season of the reality-television drag ...
* May 17 - Divina De Campo,
Bob the Drag Queen
Christopher D. Caldwell, better known as Bob the Drag Queen and Caldwell Tidicue, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician, and reality television personality. He is best known for winning the eighth season of ''RuPaul's D ...
,
Darienne Lake
Greg Mayer (born November 27, 1971), better known by the stage name Darienne Lake, is a drag queen and television personality. Lake began performing in drag in 1990 in Rochester, New York before rising to prominence after competing on the sixth ...
, BenDeLaCreme (twice), Jackie Cox, Delta Work, Jackie Beat, Calpernia Addams, Lesley Wolf, Mindy Fire, Aquarella
* May 21 - Garrett Clayton, Delighted ToBeHere, Kennedy Davenport, Candis Cayne, Alexis Michelle
* May 22 - Nichole S. Panic, Kaykay Lavelle, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Nicky Doll
* May 23 - Leah Allyce Canali, Jill Sobule, Widow Von'Du, Manila Luzon, Heidi N Closet, Alaska, Frankie Grande, Hibiscus
* May 24 - Jujubee, Jonny McGovern & Lady Red Couture: DDF Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show, Digital Drag Fest Awards 2020, The Boulet Brothers (twice)
* May 28 - Jackie Beat
* May 29 - Sophie B. Hawkins, Jinkx Monsoon, Brandon Stansell, Laganja Estranja
* May 30 - Paola Hoffman, Simona Sventura, Crystal, Cheryl Hole, Tina Twirler
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