The 46th Miss Gay Missouri America Pageant was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Hamburger Mary's St. Louis with Vega Markstone Hunter capturing the coveted sash and crown and sweeping all scored categories.   ...

The queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race must save the galaxy in their brand new Werq the World show, touring the USA and Canada with stops at Kansas City's Arvest Bank Theatre, September 11th, and St. Louis' Pageant Theatre, October 10th.   ...

RuPaul’s Drag Race is an absolute phenomenon. With over 10 years on television, Drag Race has taken the art of female illusion in queer nightlife and made it a household topic the world over.    ...

  The holidays are no time to get Grinchy–unless of course, you are Miss Gay America 2019 Andora Te'tee and there is a green wig and a party involved–so below, from Andora herself, is a list of 10 gifts sure to get your favorite drag queen sc...

Continuing the long tradition of good works by the Miss Gay America pageant system, comes this announcement by the current Miss Gay America 2018 Andora Te'tee of New York City:    ...

In anticipation of Halloween costume contests everywhere, here are 10 tricks for a prizewinning look from the queen of costumes herself, Miss Gay America 2019, Andora Te’tee.   ...

The Return of Miss Gay America to St. Louis brings  glitz and glamour; but giving back is the real winner this year!   ST. LOUIS, Mo. - There's more to Miss Gay America (MGA) pageantry, now underway in St. Louis, than glitz and glamour! O...

Viva Las “Mary’s”!   ST. LOUIS, Mo. – You don't have to wait until May to see the iconic Cher in St. Louis! Hamburger Mary’s St. Louis plays host, this weekend, to celebrated Las Vegas Cher impersonator, Steven Wayne, who will bring his talent...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The 47th annual Miss Gay America Pageant will take place in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 3-6. Preliminary nights will take place at the city's newest destination, Hamburger Mary's St. Louis, with final night and crowning being held at T...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Records are meant to be broken and it looks like St. Louis' own Bonnie Blake has done just that. Today, the St. Louis LGBT History Project has bestowed the title of “Oldest Performing Drag Queen in the World” to John Chaney, who as B...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - On June 30 and July 1, 2018, Hamburger Mary’s St. Louis will be the setting for the 28th national Mr Gay America contest. ...

The 45th annual Miss Gay Missouri America pageant unfolds April 5, 6 & 7th at the new permanent home of the Mr. & Miss Gay America Pageant systems, Hamburger Mary's St. Louis. Some 20 contestants have qualified to compete via preliminary comp...

For the world’s longest running and most prestigious female impersonator competition, it’s much more than "Drag Race." Revered drag pageant launches Miss Gay America Excellence Foundation   ...

Backstage before her recent September 10 concert in Philadelphia, married Miss Gay America pageant owners Michael Dutzer and Rob Mansman presented Lady Gaga with a Miss Gay America crown, making her the first ever honorary Miss Gay America in the pag...

The St. Louis community lost a treasure this week with the passing of Chuck Atteberry, 69. He was the longtime owner of Heads Ultd. in Clayton, lone survivor of the famed comedy drag trio, "Sex, Inc." -  and celebrated former co-owner of Miss Ga...

It's getting to where every drag performer is selling their wares today. But for one of St. Louis’ best queens, when it came time for merchandise, it wasn't the same old t-shirts everyone else has done. It was time for something different, something ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pearl Vodka Presents The Big Gay* Soirée - A Queernormous Celebration of Epic Proportions - will take place Friday, June 24, 2016 at The Casa Loma Ballroom in the Historic Cherokee District. ...

Kansas City's Regina La-Rae captured the title of Miss Gay Missouri America 2016 in April at the Arts Asylum in #KCMO. The competition was tough - with 18 contestants from across the state vying for the coveted female impersonation crown - one of the...

So unless you were living under a rock - you saw that this weekend was the second annual RuPaul’s DragCon in Los Angeles, CA. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - In 1997, Joe Bradley and the late Howard Meyer began to promote the Missouri preliminaries to Continental Pageantry, making their home in St. Louis. The contests brought talented performers from across the country and quickly became ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Mr. & Miss Classic Wessland Newcomer Pageant, a national multicultural contest honoring Zale Labelle Dickerson and Danity Sanchez, will be held on May 21, 2016 at 1624 Delmar Blvd. 63103. Showtime is 7 p.m. ...

Violet Chachki has been called a lot of things since her season: skinniest waist in Drag Race history, bitchy, unpolished, overly confident. But the Atlanta native has proved all her critics wrong by rising to the top and being crowned the winner of ...

Ginger Minj sashayed onto the set of RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 with an oversized mouth to match her oversized talent, and in the process, became the first "big girl" to place in the top three on the celebrated reality show. ...

Lindenwood University has historically conservative and religious values that are imposed upon their students. But these mores were bent on April 15, 2016 when the university’s Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) held their third drag show. The event was hos...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On April 7,8 & 9, 2016, Kansas City’s Arts Asylum (1000 E. Ninth St.) will be the setting for Miss Gay Missouri America, the state preliminary competition for the 44th Miss Gay America, the world’s first and longest running fem...

Thanks to stars like RuPaul, drag queens have climbed their way out of the night clubs and into the mainstream. But back in the clubs, drag kings are still trying to break through the glass ceiling into the queen-dominated show casts. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fresh off last November's sold-out event featuring legendary drag performers Tasha Kohl and Electra, Jeff Noble's Cornbread 'n' Crossdressin' brings The Kinsey Sicks' “Electile Dysfunction” to the Mad Art Gallery (2727 S. 12th St. – ...

Who doesn’t love Michelle Visage (…well…except Violet Chachki...)? And how can you not? She’s the legendary grand dame of RuPaul’s Drag Race, finalist (and last American standing!) for series 15 of Celebrity Big Brother, author of her own book - "The...

HOLLYWOOD, Ca. - On Friday, January 15, singles tickets go on sale for the second annual RuPaul’s DragCon, taking place on Saturday, May 7 & Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. ...

  As of 2014, more than 36.9 million people are living with HIV with countless more having succumbed to the disease since 1981. Many events observing World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) are spent remembering those we have lost, raising funds for HIV/AIDS...

Get ready for a whole new level of fierce food and drag! On Sunday, Nov. 8, Jeff Noble (Mona Desmond) is presenting a one-night only extravaganza “Cornbread n’ Crossdressin” at Woodies Bar and Grill in Soulard. The show will be featuring a fried chic...

CHICAGO, IL - St. Louis' own Tiffany T. Hunter has captured the crown of Miss Continental 2015-2016 at the 36th annual female impersonation contest held at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Ill. over Labor Day weekend. ...

The 2015 Miss Gay Midwest America Pageant, a flagship preliminary to the storied Miss Gay America female impersonation contest, was held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at R-Bar STL in St. Louis. ...

Muslim Drag Queens, a Channel 4 documentary that examined the lives of gay men and trans women who perform in a way that some view as completely opposite to their religion, aired Tuesday night to critical acclaim. ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 42nd Annual Miss Gay Missouri America (MGMA) pageant kicks off three days of competition Thursday evening as the state's oldest female impersonation contest returns to Kansas City after a 15-year absence.   &nbs...

The storied Miss Gay Missouri America (MGM) pageant returns to Kansas City, April 9-11 after a 15-year absence. The pageant itself will be at the Arts Asylum (1000 E. Ninth St.) - with a revue show of former title-holders on April 9 at Missie B’s (80...

Chad Johnson and Curt Godier (C&C Productions), in conjunction with the owners of Club Krave and Miss Gay Illinois 2014 Akasha Royale, have announced the date and location for this year's Miss Gay Illinois America (MGIA)  pageant to be held ...

RuPaul's Drag Race reigning champ Bianca Del Rio will bring her brass, sass and 'bitchitude' to four Missouri cities next month as part of the widely anticipated RPDR Battle of the Seasons tour. Stops include St. Louis (3/17 @ Pageant ), Columbia (3/...

Start your engines Show Me Staters: The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race are bringing the biggest RPDR Battle of the Seasons tour to St. Louis (3/17 @ Pageant), Columbia (3/18 @ Blue Note), Kansas City (3/20 @ Uptown) and Springfield (3/21 @ Gillioz). &...

  ST. LOUIS, MO - He's fearless, forthright and ringing in the New Year with some unexpected national buzz.   ...

  The nation’s oldest and largest female impersonation pageant system is up for sale. Miss Gay America owners Larry Tyger and Terry Eason of L&T Entertainment announced their intention to sell on Monday via a letter to promoters of the st...

  ST. LOUIS – The 2015 Missouri Entertainer of the Year pageant was held on Sunday, Nov. 9, at Patty Long Catering’s Beyond Broadway in Soulard. Mahajanay DeMornay from Columbia bested St. Louis’ Diva Coppafeel to capture the title. Both cont...

     ST. LOUIS – Midway through his final show as Miss Gay Illinois America 2013 last night at Meyer’s Grove, Diva Coppafeel (aka Anthony Volkman) was surprised on stage by Miss Gay Illinois promoters Chad Johnson and Curt Godier, al...

  ST. LOUIS, MO - Out in the Park returns to Six Flags on September 27, 2014 as Ketel One Vodka and BestGayChicago.com bring the storied Chicago event to St. Louis, with proceeds benefiting PROMO. Entertainment will be provided...

The owners of the Miss Gay Illinois America pageant announced this week that the preliminary to Miss Gay America will be switching from a state pageant to a limited regional pageant.   ...

  ST. LOUIS - The 41st Miss Gay Missouri America Pageant was held April 10-12 at the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis. ...

  ST. LOUIS -The Miss Gay St. Louis Missouri America 2014 pageant was held Feb. 2, 2014 at Hamburger Mary's in St. Louis. MGSL is a direct preliminary to Miss Gay Missouri America to be held April 10-12, 2014 at the Metropolitan Community Chu...