Queen crowd favorite: Avery Leigh
King crowd favorite: Glitter Boy Floyd
Most money raised in a performance: Avery Leigh, $342.80
Check out #DragToTheBone to read comments from the show.
High-kicks, splits, cartwheels and twerking were signature moves throughout Saturday’s performances at Spectrum’s annual spring drag show.
Performers worked the stage at Ball Gymnasium as audience members waved their dollar bills in the air. Admission was free, but the audience was encouraged to make donations by tipping the performers. Proceeds were donated to the local chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse International.
The organization hopes to partner with Spectrum’s drag show again.
The show raised a total of $1,429.80, about $580 more than the total at the end of last semester’s show.
The show was split into two acts and featured 12 performers. Guest performers included the king trio Vicious and Delicious from Franklin College, queen Amaya Sexton, from Dayton, Ohio, and “Mr. Gay Indianapolis” Tailor Made.
The show began with Clint Taurus’ performance to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” Within seconds, Taurus had the crowd clapping to the beat and dollar bills waving in the air.
Queen Robyn Simore gave a nod to the selfie movement by performing to the electronic dance music hit “#SELFIE.” Courtney O’s performance showed Miley Cyrus’ transformation from Hannah Montana to the twerking teddy bear from the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Avery Leigh performed to Beyoncé’s Superbowl mix.
Jacob Walker, a sophomore mathematics major, attended the event for the first time.
“For a gay male, it’s just amazing to come out and support the [LGBT] community and see everyone have so much fun,” Walker said.
The show ended with a powerful performance from Jaime Whitaker, a senior theatre design major, performing as Avery Leigh for the eighth and final time as a Ball State student.
The final performance showed “something you haven’t seen from me,” Whitaker said. “Vulnerability.”
Whitaker removed his makeup and changed from drag attire into a t-shirt and shorts as Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” played in the background.
Maddy Vaughn, a sophomore elementary education major, accompanied Walker to the drag show. At the end of the night, Vaugh couldn’t decide which performance was her favorite.
“They were all amazing,” Vaughn said. “But then again Avery Leigh’s [second performance] was very personal.”
Q&A: Performer Jaime Whitaker chats about drag, performance
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