Legend Agosto Machado is featured in the Queer Conscience exhibition at The Image Flow gallery in San Anselmo, CA.
The exhibition runs June 14 - September 12, 2025
+altar installation by Devin Antheus+
Legends of Drag at Bushwig is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Live Arts Pride: “The House Party” marathon celebration of chosen family, dedicated to Arnie Zane, takes inspiration from the infinity character to celebrate 8 years and amplify the “Pride” movement’s advocacy for the rights, self-affirmation, and visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community. This year’s royal rumble of sorts will feature most every fierce artist/nightlife collective that has been presented since 2018 including: Bodyhack, Bubble_T, Casa Diva, Double Dutch Dreamz, House of Transcendence,Legends of Drag, Papi Juice, RAGGA NYC, Switch n’ Play and Yas Mama!
Legend of Drag Egyptt LaBeija will take the stage at approximately 3:30PM!
JUNE 30, 2:00-7:00PM
LIMITED AVAILABLE $25 TICKETS
$30 AND $40 PRESALE TICKETS
$50 TICKETS AT DOOR
+altar installation by Devin Antheus+
Saturday June 14th at The Church of the Village
Doors: 6PM
Show: 7PM
In a time when LGBTQ+ rights and queer expression are under renewed attack across the country, we’re doubling down on joy, visibility, and the enduring legacy of drag. Legends of Drag isn’t just a show—it’s a fierce, intergenerational tribute to the queens who paved the way.
This year’s event shines a spotlight on many of the phenomenal performers featured in Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age (Cernunnos, 2022)—trailblazing queens who have served as cultural icons, community leaders, and spiritual anchors for decades. From underground balls to blockbuster movies and TV shows, these legends have seen it all.
For the first time, our divas will be sharing the spotlight with the brilliant voices of The Red Ribbon Revue—a musical showcase of HIV-positive performers from across generations, created by Sam Bolen and Brian Mummert. Since its debut on World AIDS Day 2019, the Revue has stood as a joyful, unflinching celebration of life, identity, and the power of visibility.
Because in this moment, visibility is resistance, and celebration is our superpower. Join us and stand in solidarity with the legacies of those who made this all possible. Because history never looked (or sounded!) this good. Get your tickets today!
The Glamour is Resistance exhibition at Artspace Gallery in Richmond, Virginia features three Legends portraits: Rumi Missabu, Agosto Machado, and The Goddess Bunny.
The exhibition runs May 23 - July 19, 2025
Rumi Missabu was awarded the 1st place jury prize by juror Michael-Birch Pierce.
Glamour is Resistance draws its title from the powerful words of artist Justin Vivian Bond, reminding us that the very act of embracing and celebrating glamour within queer identity is inherently subversive. Understanding that glamour, like beauty, resides in the eye of the beholder, this exhibition explores how queer artists reclaim and redefine its meaning. This exhibition seeks to bring together a diverse group of queer artists who, through their work, challenge societal norms, redefine beauty, and assert their unapologetic presence in a world that often seeks to silence them.
In a time where LGBTQ+ voices continue to fight for visibility, equity, and protection, this show will engage with glamour not only as an aesthetic but as a defiant political act. Whether addressing the ongoing struggle for rights, celebrating the richness of queer culture, or simply presenting a bold declaration of self-expression, we want to show that queerness, in all its forms, is a powerful resistance to heteronormative expectations.
Live Arts’ Pride is an epic LGBTQIA+ pride extravaganza! NYC’s queer nightlife and art scene come together under one roof to serve up the city’s most colorful and fierce performance, music, queer marketplace, and more for a multi-space, nonstop celebration for the ages.
The Legends set will run from 2-4PM, featuring DJ Skirtsuit + performances by Barbara Herr, Simone & Stella D’Oro.
JUNE 30, 2:00-7:00PM
LIMITED AVAILABLE $25 TICKETS
$30 AND $40 PRESALE TICKETS
$50 TICKETS AT DOOR
On Friday, June 7th @ 7:30 PM, the SKYY Vodka Mainstage welcomes groundbreaking performers that paved the way for the world of drag that we see today! Hosted by the lovely Dita Von, this Legends of Drag show is the ultimate tribute show featuring Miss B.J. Daniels, Shannon Dupree, DuWanna Moore, Christina Chase, Karen Valentine, and Maya Douglas!
In honor of Pride Month, and on HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, the New York City AIDS Memorial presents the second annual Legends of Drag revue. Presented in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art, this celebratory evening celebrates queens featured in Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age (Cernunnos, 2022), queer elders who have long been cultural and spiritual leaders within their communities.
The evening will feature performances by Linda Simpson (emcee), Simone, Ruby Rims, Egyptt LaBeija, Princess Diandra, Lawanda Jackson, and special guest Agosto Machado—all icons who paved the way for the drag renaissance of today.
Brave, campy, bold, witty, and most of all talented dancers, lip-synchers, live singers, and storytellers, these queens are survivors, thrivers, and ambassadors. As LGBTQ+ people, particularly the trans community and drag performers, have recently experienced an upsurge in discrimination, uplifting these trailblazers and sharing in their wisdom and joy is one of the most potent antidotes available to younger generations. Event tickets start at $10.
Live Arts’ Pride: The House Party epic celebration embodies and honors the historical importance and unwavering power of houses, collectives, and chosen family in LGBTQIA culture. Both legendary and young families from NYC’s queer nightlife and art scene come together under one roof to serve up the city’s most colorful and fierce performance, music, queer marketplace, installations and more for a multi-space, nonstop celebration for the ages.
Live Arts warmly welcomes the ingenious collectives Double Dutch Dreamz w/ Miz Jade, Legends of Drag, and Yas Mama to activate all Live Arts spaces including the lobby, studios, and main stage theater. These expressive, loving families share their distinct voices in back-to-back sets featuring a mix of jumping rope, music, drag, and more.
Legends of Drag will feature NYC-based legacy drag queens Princess Diandra and Simone and Miami-based DJ Adora. Yas Mama is Brooklyn’s queerest LatinX party featuring multidisciplinary artists focused on bringing latin sounds to the forefront. It will be represented by house mother Chata and members Hannah Lou, Lady Quesadilla, and The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 4 star La Zavaleta.
Double Dutch Dreamz is an intergenerational program committed to preserving time honored traditions of jumping ropes, offering workshops throughout the day. Joined by Brooklyn drag icon Miz Jade on music, participants can show off their skills and/or learn double dutch by signing up for workshops in person on the day of the event.
This year’s expanded Queer Marketplace will activate Live Arts’ studios featuring fashions, makeup, jewelry, herbs, and more by local queer designers like Valentine Amartey, BoiPKG, JR Ceramics, Trans Equity Consulting, Made by AO, Legends of Drag, Voxigma Lo, Triple T-Shirts, and more to be announced! Music by Hair Stylist/Actress/Model, DJ Zenobia!
This year, in celebration of NYC Pride Month, the NYC AIDS Memorial is partnering with the creative team behind Legends of Drag (Abrams, 2022) to present a live, on-site revue at the Memorial featuring seven, fabulous drag elders—Caracol de Cuba, Dina Jacobs, Egyptt LaBeija, Kelly Ray, Ruby Rims, and Simone, with Linda Simpson serving as emcee—all of whom paved the way for the drag renaissance of today. Campy, brash, witty, and most of all talented dancers, lip-synch artists, and live singers, these queens are survivors, thrivers, and cultural ambassadors. As both drag performers and trans folks have increasingly become political targets and scapegoats, uplifting these trailblazers and sharing in their wisdom and joy is one of the most potent antidotes available in our arsenal.
Free to attend!
Join 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐚, 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐮𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, and 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 for a poolside cocktail party to celebrate the finale of the 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈 tour. Mix, mingle, meet & greet the legends amidst an elegant ambiance elevated with cocktail specials + a stunning floral photo booth! Signed books will be available for purchase.
Doors: 5:30
Book signing: 5:30-6:30
Show: 7:00
Nicole Paige Brooks will emcee the show, starring...
• Hot Chocolate (Las Vegas)
• Mutha Chucka (Palm Springs)
• Dina Jacobs (Houston)
• Lawanda Jackson (Las Vegas)
• Shawnna Brooks (Atlanta)
• DuWanna Moore (Las Vegas)
• Vancie Vega (Puerto Vallarta)
• Poison Waters (Portland, OR)
+ legendary special guest, Palm Springs walk-of-famer: Gypsy!
Drop by and say heyyyyyyyy!!! Get your photo taken in the floral photo booth, pick up a signed copy of Legends of Drag, and check out some VERY special new Legends merch created exclusively for Dragcon.
Prints & florals by the artists will be on display for one night only. Editioned prints and signed copies of Legends of Drag will be available for purchase.
All-star drag show at 7PM featuring the Legends...
Perfidia
Ruby Rims
Egyptt LaBeija
Barbara Herr
Princess Diandra
+ Charlene on the mic!
This event Is made possible thanks to support from The Windhover Foundation & AARP.
Tenderloin Museum presents Legends of San Francisco, an exhibition of photos and florals celebrating the local drag queen elders featured in Legends of Drag, a photography book and archive of living drag history that “give the girls their flowers.”
Join artists Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus & Deb Leal + the legends themselves for an opening party on Thursday January 12, 2023 from 5:30 - 8:00pm to celebrate this incredible body of work.
Reception to include an all-star drag show at 7:00pm featuring: Donna Personna, Collette LeGrande, Olivia Hart, BeBe Sweetbriar, Renita Valdez & Carla Gay.
Additional exhibition information available at tenderloinmuseum.org.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/459033340077
🔥Moanalot Fontaine + Gia Giavanni will MC the all-star drag show, featuring local New Orleans Legends: Agnes de Garron, Teryl Lynn Foxx, Regina Adams, Vanessa Carr Kennedy; and very special guests Kelly Ray (Durham), Egyptt LaBeija (NYC), and Harmonica Sunbeam (NYC)💕
Doors: 8 PM
Book Signing: 8-9:30PM
Drag Show: 10PM
Books will be available for purchase.
Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age is a new book by Harry James Hanson & Devin Antheus, documenting 81 drag queen elders in 16 cities, including New Orleans. Legends of Drag is available everywhere books are sold.
Legends of Drag at GrandPre's is presented by AARP, with additional support by Oschner Health.
The Generations Project presents a Legends of Drag storytelling event at the historic Darcelle XV Showplace.
Hear stories from Portland Legends: Poison Waters, Lawanda Jackson, Cicely, and Darcelle XV herself, emceed by Delphon "DJ" Curtis Jr.
Doors: 6 PM
Stories: 7 PM
Any $ donation accepted for entry.
Books will be available for purchase! Book signing to follow the storytelling.
The Generations Project cultivates intergenerational community and preserves LGBTQ+ history through oral story sharing. We produce and film live storytelling events and facilitate programs to foster connection and empathy across all ages, classes, and sexual and gender identities. Additional info at thegenerationsproject.org
Legends of Drag is sponsored by AARP & The National Endowment for the Arts.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-of-drag-tickets-419403074887
Meatball will MC the all-star show, featuring local legends: Love Connie, Glen Alen, Krystal Delite, Vancie Vega, Fontasia L'Amour, Maximilliana, Psycadella Facade & Mutha Chucka. Party hostesses Momma & The Fabulous Wonder Twins will preside! Beats by DJ Erika Kayne.
Legends of Drag is a new photography book by Harry James Hanson & Devin Antheus spotlighting legendary queens across the country. Books will be available for purchase.
8:00-9:00 - Book Signing
10:00 - All-Star Drag Show
11:30-Late - Afterparty
Dress code: Glam! NO COVER!
Legends of Drag at Precinct is sponsored by: Chambord Liqueur & AARP
More info: https://storiesla.com/events
Author/Drag historian Frank DeCaro will moderate a conversation with Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus, and special guest Gypsy!
Books will be available for purchase.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of glamour & glitter with the Legends of Drag, to celebrate the new photography book by Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus.
Tickets available here: https://area15.com/events/legends-drag/
Cocktails, a floral photo booth & book signing to precede the show. Performances by the Legends: Hot Chocolate, Lawanda Jackson, DuWanna Moore, Crystal Woods, Shawnna Brooks (ATL) and Dina Jacobs (TX). MCs Sister Roma (SF) & Nicole Paige Brooks (ATL) will preside.
Legends of Drag at AREA15 is made possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsor Chambord Liqueur.
Books will be available for purchase, preorder available here with RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-of-drag-atlanta-release-party-tickets-407760672147
Performances by ATL Royalty: Shawnna Brooks, Dina Jacobs, Charlie Brown, Lena Lust, Niesha Dupree & all the way from NYC, Egyptt LaBeija!
MC: Nicole Paige Brooks
8:00-9:00 - Book Signing
10:00 - All-Star Drag Show
11:30-Late - Afterparty
Dress code: Glam!
NO COVER! 21+!
Legends of Drag Live at MSR is made possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors: Chambord Liqueur & AARP
Join Electra + legendary special guests to celebrate the release of Legends of Drag, a new photography book spotlighting drag icons across the country.
✨8 PM showtime for Electra's signature solo act!✨
Followed by an all-star drag revue featuring:
⭐Nikki Adams
⭐Sharde Ross
⭐Tiffany Arieagus
️Guest of Honor Charity Charles, Miss Fire Island 1968, will preside!
️Book signing with the legends + authors Harry James Hanson & Devin Antheus to follow the show. Books will be available for purchase.
Kitty Meow will moderate an artist talk with Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus & special guest Charity Charles. Prints from the Florida chapters of the book will be on display!
Books will be available for purchase.
Join Harry James Hanson + Devin Antheus for a happy hour DJ Set + book signing at Hotel Gaythering!
Beats provided by DJ Adora + ambiance by legendary hostess Kitty Meow. Bingo with Blamie Forret to follow. Complimentary Chambord cocktails while they last!
Books will be available for purchase.
7-8:30 PM: Book Signing with authors Devin Antheus & Harry James Hanson. Books will be available for purchase.
9:00 PM: All-star drag show, with DJ & dancing to follow!
💖Badass MCs Sister Roma & Kochina Rude💕
❤️Celebrity Hostess Tita Aida💫
& All-Star Cast ft…
👑Glamamore
💃Donna Personna
🌹Renita Valdez
💜Collette LeGrande
💎Carla Gay
🖤Joan Jett Blakk
MOWA event page (Free to attend)
Meet the authors and get your copy of the book early! We'll be at Third Space Chicago for Legends of Drag with Harry James Hanson & Devin Antheus on Saturday, June 4th at 3pm CT!
