Category: Drag

Original news and features articles in The Real MainStream about drag.

Key City Pride in Dubuque moves forward with diverse tone starting Feb. 6

Christine Hawes
Black History Month Key City Pride

DUBUQUE — Key City Pride is moving forth with at least five months of events through June, starting with a Black History Month drag showcase Feb. 6. Featuring drag performers from Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois, the Feb. 6 showcase will be offered both in-person, and through Facebook. For those partaking of limited capacity tickets, temperatures will be checked at the door and masks are required, says event organizer Río S. Suãvé. “COVID will tell us,” Suãvé said, emphasizing that all planned Key City Pride events are held contingent on what…

Black History Month Key City Pride
Read More

Studio 13 to add early-evening Sunday shows

Christine Hawes
sasha belle

Studio 13 will start offering early-evening shows this Sunday, March 3, with Sasha Belle’s Drag Race. In its eighth season, Sasha Belle‘s Drag Race will start at 7 p.m. Sundays from here on. The shows will be “PG” and end by 9 or 9:30 p.m., says Studio 13 owner Jason Zeman. Zeman said the early evening show is in response to frequent comments from people who simply can’t attend the standard 10:30 p.m. shows. “The world is changing, and we need to change with the times,” Zeman said. “Sunday is…

Read More