Are there drag kings8/16/2023 ![]() Rocco Steeleĭrag kings are somewhat less known than drag queens. I wasĪnd still am inspired by the versatility of drag as an art form and by each performer who ![]() Other people with similar interests in performing and giving back to the community. To join this new group of king performers, the Albuquerque Kings Club, to connect to June 2002 at the Pulse Nightclub and have been performing ever since. After that first conversation 20 years ago, I asked to be a part of that first show in I had met drag queens, and was intrigued to come (who became my drag-dad, Seymour Johnson) in 2002 who told me they were creatingĪ show with all Drag King performers. Rocco: I have been performing in some aspect since a young age. We are in some trying times! Humor is also an important aspect in my I’ve been able to use the stage also asĪ political outlet. I use the stage as a platform to tell a story to music. I agreed, and the next show I was on the ticket as an official Albuquerque King He asked me to be the spotlight boi for an AKC Grounded! My outlets were music, dance and art in my bedroom.Īs a young, queer teen I had left an abusive partnership and my friend, Rocco, was Rusty: As a young child, I was entertaining pretend audiences because I was often When did you first get involved in drag, and what motivated/inspired you? Rusty was named "Best Drag King" in the Weekly Alibi's final Best of Burque poll, and Rocco is a recent national pageant drag king winner celebrating his 20th year in drag! took the opportunity to chat with longtime local drag king legends Rusty Nutz and Rocco Steele. The march, which was held to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riot in New York City, was initially peaceful but culminated in police violence.The newly formed/reformed/rebranded (however you wanna look at it) New Mexico Drag Kings are kicking off LGBTQ+ Pride Month with an all-new (monthly) Drag KINGdom Brunch at Kosmos Astro Pub on June 5. It will also mark the 45th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras, which took place on June 24, 1978, along Oxford Street. Sydney WorldPride 2023 takes place from February 17 to March 5, 2023, with over 500,000 people expected to take part in the 17-day celebration. The SGLMG Parade is on February 25 and starts at 5:30pm. “We’re just as fun, just as colourful and camp…what we need is people behind us.” Sexy Galexy said, “if you’re looking to book someone for an event, like look outside the box into the queer community at what other sort of entertainers there are. So we haven’t been able to have that opportunity to have that history visible even though we have had that history.” ![]() “We’ve had our mouths taped shut and pushed back to the back rooms, small rooms, offstage. “I would say that it’s time to stop comparing us to drag queens and respect us as our own genre, our own art form, that is just as wonderful and diverse as drag queens, and it’s time for us to share that space a bit more.” ‘We Live In A Man’s World’ĭrag king Sexy Galexy believes that drag kings do not get the same recognition as drag queens because “we live in a man’s world.” ![]() Talking about the misconceptions drag kings face, Big Rod said, “ I think a lot of people think drag kings don’t exist or that we aren’t as good as. The parade participants will be dressed in royal colours, symbolising the drag king community’s strength and desire for more representation in the LGBTQIA+ community. T he Drag Kings Unite float will feature a crown made of strip lighting and a DJ on an elevated platform. In a conversation with Star Observer, drag king Big Rod, one of the float organisers, explained, “The float is called Drag Kings Unite, and it’s really about that push for representation for drag kings and showing how diverse and huge our community is.” It will also set a world record for being the largest drag king performance. Over 80 drag kings will be flying in from around Australia to be part of the float, highlighting the art form’s diversity. The Drag Kings are set to break a world record when they march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) Parade on February 25. ![]()
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