I’m scheduled to attend RuPaul’s DragCon LA 2019 May 24-26. Say hi when you see me! Kids attend free. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rupauls-dragcon-la-2019-tickets-51588132493
I’m also moderating a panel on Sunday at noon.
She’s Got More to Say: Queens Who Left Too Soon
Sunday May 26, 2019 | 12:00 PM | NERVE Room
Los Angeles Convention Center | 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
A hot panel of RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens who were the first to go but certainly not done yet. Join these Queens as they talk about their early elimination and life after the show.
Andrea James – Moderator
Andrea James is a filmmaker and activist who has collaborated with World of Wonder on a number of transgender-themed projects, including dating competition show Transamerican Love Story, reality series Transcendent, and NatGeo’s Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric. She directed the comedy special Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy for Showtime and currently has three upcoming projects: a one-man show starring Scott Turner Schofield, a trans-themed documentary airing in 2020, and a talk show starring drag legend Miss Coco Peru.
Laila McQueen – Panelist
Laila McQueen is the stage name of Tyler Devlin, a drag performer from Gloucester, Massachusetts. She is one of 12 contestants to compete on the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Honey Davenport – Panelist
Honey Davenport is the stage name of James Heath-Clark, an American drag performer, singer and activist best known as a fixture of the New York City nightlife scene and as a contestant on season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Davenport began her career with a four-year stint as a backup dancer for New York City-based drag artist Peppermint. Davenport is releasing singles off her EP Raw and Unfiltered throughout the spring of 2019. She previously fronted a band, ELECTROHONEY, and a dance group, The Hunties. In 2018, Davenport was crowned Miss Paradise in Asbury Park, New Jersey. As of March 2019, she had won a total of 18 pageants.
Tempest DuJour – Panelist
The Delicate Flower of the Desert, Tempest Dujour took Season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race by storm with her larger than life persona and campy style. A professor at the University of Arizona by day, Tempest is the oldest and tallest contestant to ever appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Tempest is the hostess of the wildly popular Retro Game Show Night and Honeybaked Glam shows in her home state of Arizona and can be seen internationally performing and hosting in a variety of venues. When not performing she can be found back at Maison DuJour tending her flock of show chickens with her husband and two children.