Drag Shows

Events Drag Shows

A group of neon lights in the shape of singing microphones.

Drag has a vibrant history in the LGBTQA+ community. From early Shakespeare productions, to Vaudeville, to the Stonewall Riots in 1969, to primetime television today, drag has offered an outlet to distort and express gender in a unique way.

Every year, we host three drag shows on campus: a mini drag show at Party at the Union, a Fall Drag Show, and a Spring Drag Show.

The mini drag show, hosted in the Crib at Party at the Union, offers new and returning students the opportunity to meet and have fun with other students and organizations around campus. It gives visibility to our community at one of the most widely attended student events of the year! Any tips from the show go toward our Student Support Fund.

Our Fall and Spring drag shows are open to the public and admission to them is always free.

Drag shows are co-sponsored by the LGBTQA+ Center and Spectrum UNL (see RSO Page).

Anastacia Shakers Spring 2018
Anastacia Shakers - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Hustle Rose Spring 2018
Hustle Rose - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Amelia Park Shakers Sprign 2018
Amelia Park Shakers - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Oliver Klozoff Spring 2018
Oliver Klozoff - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Scarlet Ryan Spring 2018
Scarlet Ryan - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Anastacia Shakers Spring 2018
Anastacia Shakers - Kings and Queens 2018 - Photo Credit
Scarlet Ryan Spring 2017
Scarlet Ryan - Kings and Queens 2017 - Photo Credit
Ace Gamble Fall 2017
Ace Gamble - Night of the Living Drag 2017 - Courtesy Photo
Scarlet Ryan Fall 2016
Scarlet Ryan - Night of the Living Drag 2016 - Photo Credit
Shangely Fall 2014
Shangela, from RuPaul's Drag Race - Guys and Dolls 2014 - Photo Credit

Interested in Performing?

For our Fall and Spring drag shows, anyone is welcome to perform! Signup starts about a month before the show, and instructions will be posted online for who to contact. Spots are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis, and songs must be approved by the LGBTQA+ Center staff.


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