Drag Me to the St. Francis
THE WESTIN ST FRANCIS
Thursday, June 16
(7:00pm)
lady bunny
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willam
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Derrick Barry
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Meatball
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shannel
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stasha sanchez
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mimi marks
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nebraska thunderf*ck
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heklina
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lady bunny ✦ willam ✦ Derrick Barry ✦ Meatball ✦ shannel ✦ stasha sanchez ✦ mimi marks ✦ nebraska thunderf*ck ✦ heklina ✦
The Westin St. Francis presents Drag Me to the St. Francis in partnership with San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
Celebrate #SFPRIDE52 at The Westin St. Francis. Join us in the Grand Ballroom for an evening of legendary drag and entertainment, benefitting the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Meet us in our lavish Grand Ballroom for the most extravagant drag show San Francisco has to offer, featuring an array of the ultimate queens. Enjoy show-stopping performances from our headliners Willam from RuPaul's Drag Race, and the iconic Lady Bunny. Also with Derrick Barry, Meatball, Shannel, Stasha Sanchez, Mimi Marks, Nebraska Thunderf*ck, Heklina.
All ticket proceeds go directly to San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m.
VIP Meet & Greet $125 ( Reserved seating. Includes 7:00 p.m. meet & greet with our queens. Located in the Borgia Room - This jewel-box chamber once served as the hotel’s chapel for its live-in guests, complete with Oak Paneled walls and Green & Gold hand painted ceilings)
General Admission $75 (Open seating)
Standing Room Only $45
This event is age 21 and older only.
Meet the Queens
lady bunny
The internationally known drag icon, comedian, recording artist and jet-set DJ is as famous for her big-banged bouffant and her notoriously naughty wit as for her ability to get a dance floor jumping.
A Manhattan gal since the early 80s, Lady Bunny shares Atlanta roots with fellow drag star and former roommate, RuPaul, and is most famous for co-founding and emceeing Wigstock, the annual New York City Labor Day outdoor drag festival that ran for nearly 20 years.
willam
meatball
Derrick Barry
Derrick Barry gained international attention as a Britney Spears impersonator on "America's Got Talent". Growing up in Modesto, CA, Barry knew he was born to entertain. After competing as a gymnast for 7 years, he fell in love with the theater. He performed in every single production in high school & college.
At 19, Barry was ready to see his name in lights. North Hollywood became his home for over a year, while he immersed himself in the entertainment industry & worked for Universal Studios. After dressing as Britney Spears for Halloween, not only did he shock Britney on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", he soon had the attention of West Hollywood nightlife, Hollywood movie producers & Las Vegas show producers. Las Vegas has been his home base since the age of 20, when he became the youngest cast member in history to join "An Evening at La Cage".
shannel
Born and raised in southern California, Bryan Watkins has been performing and dazzling audiences as Shannel, a female illusionist and drag queen for over twenty years.
At the age of 15, Bryan entered and won a Halloween contest in drag- there, Shannel was born. A year later, he began working with Glamour Shots as a make up artist and a hairstylist, providing his expertise on photo shoots. Soon after, he was discovered by a representative of the Chanel Corporation and was hired on as a beauty adviser for Chanel cosmetic.
Shannel’s career took off and he resided in Las Vegas as a host and headliner for over 9 years. In 2009, he was cast in the first season of Logo’s RuPaul’s Drag Race. After noticeable recognition from the show, Shannel returned to Southern California and continued touring around the United States. In 2012, he was chosen to be on RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.
Nebraska thunderf*ck
Nebraska Thunderfuck is an international Drag Queen and Model. He got his start in drag on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 as Alaska Thunderfuck's Veteran makeover. Most recently he made history by becoming the first ever Drag Queen signed to a Las Vegas Modeling Agency.
As a Model he has been featured on the cover of 9 magazines, 2 billboard campaigns and has walked the runway for LA, Boston and Las Vegas Fashion Week. Currently he is working on his debut EP and is one of the stars of the World of Wonder series “ASMR Queens”. Prior to drag and modeling Mackenzie Claude served as a Fleet Marine Corpsman in the United States Navy for 6 years, completing 3 assignments overseas.
Follow him on social media @NebraskaThunderfuck or at NebraskaThunderfuck.com.
STASHA SANCHEZ
MIMI MARKS
HEKLINA
Please note this is not a production produced by San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Tickets can be purchased directly through the event producers Event Brite page. All inquires should be made directly through their Event Brite page.