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Violet Chachki and Gottmik pose in a boxing ring wearing satin hooded robes and sparkling silver boxing gloves. One wears a purple robe and the other a green robe, both styled with dramatic drag makeup and short dark wigs. They stand beside a heavy punching bag under industrial lighting, embodying the boxing theme of The Knockout Tour.

Violet Chachki and Gottmik bring “glam and rock and roll” drag spectacular to Louisville on Dec. 11

December 3, 2025 | Culture, Drag, News

Violet Chachki and Gottmik bring their high-energy Knockout Tour to Louisville Dec. 11.

A lineup of drag performers stands across a brightly lit stage at the Slay Bells holiday show, wearing festive gowns, wigs, and glamorous costumes. Large red letters spell out “IVA” in front of them, with oversized Christmas ornaments decorating the background. Red curtains frame the stage as the performers pose and interact during the fundraiser for Moveable Feast Lexington.

Slay Bells Holiday Drag Show Returns to Lexington’s Lyric Theatre Dec. 7 to Support Moveable Feast

December 2, 2025 | Culture, Community, Drag, Health, News

Lexington’s Slay Bells returns Dec. 7 to support Moveable Feast with drag, comedy, and community joy.

| Culture, Community, Drag, Health, News

Drag performers Penny Tration, left, and Molly Mormen, right, pose together inside Rosie’s Tavern in Covington, Kentucky.

Penny Tration and Molly Mormen Reflect on Drag, Identity and Queer Life in Northern Kentucky

November 6, 2025 | Culture, Drag, Hospitality, Kentucky, Magazine, Special Issue: NKY

RuPaul alum Penny Tration and Molly Mormen discuss drag, identity and queer life in Northern Kentucky.

| Culture, Drag, Hospitality, Kentucky, Magazine, Special Issue: NKY

Sasha Velour poses in a blue outfit beside a red rotary phone during “The Big Reveal Live Show.”

Sasha Velour brings The Big Reveal Live Show to Louisville’s Kentucky Center on Nov. 9

November 5, 2025 | Culture, Art, Drag, Kentucky, Music, News

Sasha Velour brings “The Big Reveal Live Show” to Louisville for a night of drag and art.

| Culture, Art, Drag, Kentucky, Music, News

‘The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show’ Returns to Louisville With a Brand-New Production

Culture, Drag

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring their all-new 2025 holiday show to Louisville, ‘The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.’

Drag performers Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme wear festive red-and-green plaid outfits and red heels while sledding down a snowy hill, promoting The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.

Body Slams and Belonging: Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling! Returns for 2025

October 29, 2025 Culture, Drag

Queer wrestlers and drag queens collide at Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling in Cincinnati Nov. 14.

A drag wrestler in a red outfit is lifted into the air by another in purple and black during a match at a brewery, as a referee and crowd look on. Power! Pride! Pro Wrestling

Time Slip Theatre Opens 12th Year of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

October 10, 2025 Culture, Art, Drag

Louisville’s Time Slip Theatre opens 12th Rocky Horror run Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at PLAY | $15

For Us, By Us, Because of Us: Beyond the Looking Glass of Black Drag Queens in Kentucky

October 2, 2025 Culture, Drag, History, Magazine, Special Issue: Trans Youth

Black drag in Kentucky is protest, therapy, and joy—queens thriving beyond survival.

Northern Kentucky LGBTQ+ Culture & Community Guide | Queer Kentucky

September 30, 2025 Art, Business, Culture, Drag, Hospitality, In-State Travel, Special Issue: NKY, Travel

Explore our Northern Kentucky Special Issue—street art, drag, affirming businesses, and Bourbon & Belonging—celebrating queer people and places across the region.

The Magic of DIY Drag: Delusiona Grandeur masters the art of disruption

July 11, 2025 Art, Culture, Drag

Delusiona Grandeur redefines drag with sex work, satire, blood, glitter, and defiance.

Bringing Out Elvis: A Retrospective on the Birth of a Drag King

May 20, 2025 Culture, Drag, Issue 08, Magazine

One Trans Man’s journey into Drag Kingdom.

Lexi Love enters rehab for substance abuse, emotional therapy

May 12, 2025 Culture, Drag, Health, Mental Health, News, Substance Use

The RPDR Season 17 Finalist has entered a 30-day treatment facility in Texas.

A Toast to Champagne: finding power through dance, community and sobriety

May 9, 2025 Culture, Drag, Issue 08, Magazine

Champagne? We know you know her. She has a story to tell!

Everybody Say Lexi Love: Louisville’s Roller Derby Girl Dazzles in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Finale

April 19, 2025 Culture, Drag, News

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Finale results are in! We love you Lexi!

Lexi Love advances to RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Finale

April 7, 2025 Culture, Drag, News

Lexi Love is in the top four of RuPraul’s Drag Race Season 17.

RuPaul’s Drag Race S17’s Lexi Love, LOVES Louisville

January 30, 2025 Culture, Drag, News

Louisville’s Lexi Love talks drag families and her LOVE for her hometown.

Louisville’s Lexi Love Joins RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17

December 5, 2024 Culture, Drag

Lexi Love is the fifth Kentucky queen to join RPDR.

Belching Hot Brown Crowns: A Conversation with the Legendary Lady Bunny

November 9, 2024 Drag, Culture

Laddy Bunny is coming to Louisville, Kentucky! Win free tickets through Queer Kentucky’s Instagram.

The Crown Jewel of Lexington: An Interview With Uma Jewels

August 8, 2024 Drag

If you have seen a drag show in Lexington, you almost certainly know about Uma Jewels. She has cemented herself as a staple of Lexington’s drag community. I sat down with her to chat about her incredible resume as a drag performer and to share her dreams for the future of local drag. So let’s […]

Stories of Hope: Dicks, Dollars, Drag and Drugs

July 19, 2024 Drag, Substance Use

Queer Kentucky was built on a foundation of community. And as an organization that lives and breathes community, we are acutely aware of when our members are hurting. LGBTQ+ people are succumbing to substance use disorder at an alarming rate and Queer Kentucky is determined to loudly discuss this topic through a series of stories […]

A Dusted Decade with Dusty Ray Bottoms

July 14, 2024 Drag

I first got to know Dusty Ray Bottoms during Lousiville Pride last year. I was a backup dancer for Drag Daddy Production’s mainstage Wizard of Oz set, and Dusty played Elphaba in all her witchy glory. Soon we worked again for Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens, and upon seeing me at a Halloween […]

Painting Chappell Roan with Andrew Dahling

July 9, 2024 Drag

Hear how this Kentuckian catapulted himself from a gay kid in Boone County to a big fuckin’ deal across the globe

Calvary Episcopal Church’s Second Annual Drag Me to Church: A Gospel Drag Show

June 7, 2024 Drag

Calvary Episcopal Church invites all to celebrate the end of Pride Month with their second annual Drag Me to Church: A Gospel Drag Show. The event follows the success of the inaugural Drag Me to Church last year, which raised roughly $9,000 and gathered hundreds of food item donations. Drag Me to Church will be held […]

Calvary Episcopal Church to Host a Drag Show in Honor of Pride Month

June 9, 2023 Culture, Drag

The Drag Show Will Benefit the Church’s Ministry of Feeding Neighbors in Need by J.C. Phelps Louisville, KY [June 2023] – Calvary Episcopal Church, which was founded in 1860, has a long history of reaching out in love to their neighbors. In that spirit, the Downtown Louisville congregation invites and welcomes all inside their doors to […]