Drag & Spirituality

Friday Oct 7 at 1230pm-130pm CST at Center On Halsted MODERATOR : Rev. Todd Atkins-Whitley aka Blessya Hartz Programs - Spiritual Care  Oakland, CA (He/Him)( She/Her) As a cisgender, male-identified, white, gay person born into two dominant religions (America and Christianity), I engage the art of drag to help heal the wounds of toxic masculinity and misogyny upon my body and spirit while als...

👑 Veronika Electronika 📌 Nashville, Tennessee  I am originally from NYC and moved to the buckle of the Bible best, Nashville TN to explore Christian music and culture. Being a drag performer and a Christian has been both a challenge and a great opportunity. I am married and enjoy a very full family life, as well as an active participant in community events focusing on LGBTQ youth homelessne...

👑 Justyn Caze 📌 West Covina, California  The name is Justyn Caze and I'm an Imperial Crown Prince of the Imperial Court of Los Angeles & Hollywood Reign 51 & 52. I've been performing for over a year and a half and try to do more non-profit gigs as I like to give back to our community and help other marginalized folks raise money for their own causes. As I stated above, I'm catholic...

👑Frida Nightz Boise, Idaho XO Frida 💃🏽 she/they Boise’s Latinx Vixen Winner of Boise’s Next Drag Superstar S5 @tropicana_nights @thebalconyclub Queer trans femme nb goddess Bio and more information to come, in the meantime check out Frida at https://www.instagram.com/fridanightz  👑 Drag & Spirituality - Gender Diverse  The Spirit, The Body, The Artist. Join us in a conversation a...

👑 King Julez Toronto, Ontario King Julez is a Masters of Divinity student, board chair for Affirm United/S'affirmer Ensemble, and future ordinand within The United Church of Canada. Their long-term goal is to be a drag clown minister, and help to bridge the gap between faith communities and the 2S-LGBTQIA+ community through education and the healing of trauma. https://linktr.ee/kingjulez  ...

👑 Kai (he/they) 📌 Denair, California   "My name is Kayla Sadler, I’m 27 years old and I’m a baby Drag King. I identify as a gender fluid demisexual panromantic and my pronouns are they/she/he. My Drag King persona is "Kai" and I’ve been preforming since February 2022. I’m originally from Murphys, California but I currently reside in Denair, California with my partner, Jaime, and our 5 cats...

👑 Restalynn Pieces (she/her) 📌 Fort Lauderdale, Florida   "Restalynn Pieces is a multidisciplinary artist from South Florida with a focus in circus arts and performance. She is also a published artist that has worked with non profits and has been featured in magazines and books in America. Born in a strict Catholic home, she has discovered her own sense of identity and spirituality through...

👑 Maxima Lyght (he/she/them) 📌 Los Angeles, California You may have seen Maxima on HBO MAX Legendary (Season 3) representing the House of Lyght "Born and Raised in LA Maxima Lyght and has seen almost every facet of it. A baby drag queen but experienced performer, Maxima likes to take the situation to the Max... ima. She does drag for Jesus and hopes to inspire future leaders." "Being part of a s...

👑 Nancy Nogood (she/her) Brooklyn , New York "Nancy Nogood is what you get if Pussy Riot headlined the Grand Ol Opry. Born out of a mind corrupted by downtown Manhattan, she's appeared on stages and screens across the country with her signature blend of drag and performance art. Nancy is the product of Philip Calabro, a queer artist born and raised as a Roman Catholic in the American South. He wa...

👑 Laiylah Alf Wa Laiylah (she/her) 📌 New Haven, Connecticut "A kinder-gentler Afrocentrist , an alchemist , an eonist , a dramaturge an erotic adventurer and a thespian ! I'm a Lover (and Writer) not a fighter but as a masculine (whatever that means) man aware of his innate Amazon " I Seek Peace even as I prepare for War"' "Faith/Spirituality is very important in my life . Having that as a...

👑 Lady Chilane 📌 29 Palms, California "I'm an energy Healer, Tarot Reader, and a retro style drag queen who has been performing since 2006. My purpose in life is to help others through spirituality all while looking fabulous." "It's important for me to participate in this event because I believe spirituality, especially in the LGBTQ + community, is a very important topic. I am an energy healing,...

👑 Angel (she/her they/them) 📌 San Diego, California "I am a traveling performer, drag on the side. I got into drag once i was sober and was able to really focus on myself and who i am. I believe that you can create your future day, by speaking into the universe or spirituality that you follow." "You aren’t learning if you aren’t growing. I chose to participate because i would love to hear other...

👑 Red      📌 Savannah, Georgia "I like to call myself the Sarcastic Show-Ghoul of Savannah. I enjoy treading the line of femininity and masculinity and then turning that line into a squiggly. The spiritual practice I have in place for myself is a mix of Pantheism and Wicca ideals. As a young queer I had some pretty not great experiences with Christian youth group and bullying whic...

👑 Drag & Spirituality - Gender Diverse The Spirit, The Body, The Artist. a conversation about all things gender, all things drag & all things spiritual. 👑 Ashlé Blow.                🔗  https://www.instagram.com/ashle_blow "As a non-binary performer who is transitioning later in life. I find this experience to be incredibly spiritual and enlig...

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‘Drag & Spirituality’ part deux!! Join a multi-faith international conversation featuring Mango Lassi, Coco Sho-Nell, LoUis CYfer, and hostess, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T. Tune in live @aqueerchaplain on YouTube, Facebook or Twitch! Humza A. Mian aka Mango Lassi is a queer Canadian-Pakistani who currently resides in the GTA. He is a Registered Veterinary Technician who works in the downtown core, and a dr...

Activist, politico, and drag queen Honey Mahogany is a San Francisco native and a social worker by training who received her Masters in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Currently serving as the 3rd Vice Chair of the the San Francisco Democratic Party, Honey is also co-founder of the Transgender Cultural District, a co-owner of the Stud Bar, and currently works as a legislative aide in San Francisc...

LOTUS BOY is a trans, fluid, Chinese-American drag king based in Occupied Muwekma Ohlone Land (aka San Jose, CA). He is a former Vacation Bible School enthusiast who was raised Christian, but currently identifies as Spiritual and non-denominational (for now).  Through their drag, she seeks to channel messages from their ancestors and their Highest Self around healing, hope, and intersectional...

*sorry bout sound, will work on edit when able. Afrika America Social Justice Warrior, Activist, Producer and Performer. These are just a few adjectives that characterize this phenomenal Drag Out the Vote Ambassador. She producers the Saturday DIVALICIOUS brunch shows at Beaux on 1st Saturdays, Sunday DRAGtastic brunch shows at The Edge, on the 2nd & 4th Sunday’s and Every Wednesday at Midnigh...

Polly Amber Ross (she/they) is an undead housewife living her best afterlife dissecting the patriarchy one slaughter at a time, and Peter Pansexual (he/they) is a zombie manchild working to unlearn toxic masculinity while falling apart at the seams. Both are alteregos of Trans Nonbinary Queer performance artist Chris Steele (they/them) that have been haunting queer spaces with politically subversi...

Flamy Grant is a San Diego-based drag performer, and yes, that name is an homage to the queen of Christian pop herself, Amy Grant. Flamy sings, writes, and hosts a podcast about spiritual deconstruction called Heathen. When she's not blessing TikTok with her signature 60-second sermons, this polygender preacher is taking on toxic religion by turning looks and tearing down shame. (I grew up extreme...

Isaac Simmons (He/Him/His) is a 23 year old Drag Queen named Ms. Penny Cost (She/Her/Hers) based in Bloomington, IL. Isaac is a United Methodist Certified Candidate for Ordination and serves as the Director of Operations at Hope United Methodist Church. Through his Drag as Ms. Penny Cost, Isaac seeks to reclaim the power of religious language while simultaneously braking down the perceived mutual...

I grew up in a Catholic household, which was not really a positive environment for me being a part of the LGBTQIA community as a GNC & drag performer. Currently I am more spiritual, and I have been doing research on Santeria, a religion that is very predominant in the Caribbean region and Mexico. I am still Catholic but not have been part of the church in many years due to the negativity to my...

Willa/Tony is originally from Mexico City, and lived in Mexico until the age of 18. Tony was raised in a bicultural, bilingual household, as a Mexican-American. Tony grew up in a syncretic faith experience which brought together Catholicism, Native Indigenous practices, African/Caribbean/African Diaspora religious practices, as well as South Asian and East Asian practices and philosophies. Tony br...

"I am a National LGBTQIA Mental Health Advocate. I currently host Queen & Sober, a Facebook live series that covers all things LGBTQ and mental health. I am also an actor and comedian in Chicago." - Fonda Koxx Series Description Drag & Spirituality : Named & Known, a conversation about Drag & Spirituality with hostess B0NNi33 Vi0L3T, a queer chaplain sponsored by Urban Village Chur...