Nayda Montana is one of the most colorful performers in town — imagine if a Lisa Frank trapper keeper was a drag queen.
These photos are from the Round-up Saloon’s Sunday drag show, which usually starts at 7:30pm. Definitely a good way to end the weekend.
The Round-up Saloon has become the Dallas’ premiere drag venue. They have drag shows almost every day of the week, either on the main floor or in the former game room, which is now called the “Red Lounge.”
Today we have some shots of the Sunday night drag show, which usually starts around 7:30pm.
This show had a huge cast, including:
It is really easy for shows with such a huge cast to become tedious, but each of these performers brought something different to keep us entertained.
It was also exciting to see visiting talent from across Texas. We’ll definitely need to check out shows in Houston and El Paso post-COVID.
Here are photos from the show!
I recently got to photograph Serene Storm at the Dallas Virgin Hotel drag brunch.
Serene is Dallas’ fashion queen — you can typically find her in very lux costumes and expensive-looking heels. She’s also one of the few queens to put her name in her music mixes. (Gotta respect the hustle).
The bar of the Virgin Hotel’s Commons Club has gold piping that made an amazing backdrop. The amazing lighting doesn’t hurt either.
Here are photos from brunch!
One of my favorite things about the Dallas Virgin Hotel’s bimonthly drag brunches is the opportunity to see Queen Duvet’s performances.
Each of Queen Duvet’s numbers is very high concept and usually has an amazing horror/comedy element.
During this recent performance, Queen Duvet dragged a dummy bag throughout the restaurant. Everyone found it hilarious. Well, everyone at brunch found it hilarious. The poor hotel guest who found the prop after it accidentally got trapped on an elevator was less amused.
Apparently they called the cops.
I believe the buzz (and police reports) that Queen Duvet is generating will get her booked at more venues around town, and I’m excited to see her more often.
Here are photos from the show!
Last Friday we managed to get great seats for Marissa Kage’s drag show at Havana Lounge. It was a great show with some of the most booked-and-blessed drag queens on Cedar Springs.
You can catch Marissa show every Friday night at Havana’s with a showtime around 11pm.
The cast for this show was:
One of my favorite things about Havana’s is that it has managed to keep a nightclub-like atmosphere while operating as a socially-distant restaurant. However, because of the table-service and strict capacity requirement, it is very important to get there early if you don’t want to be stuck outside in line.
Most people arrive about 20 minutes before showtime, so 10:30pm is the safest bet. Arriving early also gives you time to chow-down on their amazing menu before you have an audience.
Here are photos from the show!
We recently wrapped up Christmas with one final drag brunch at Mr. Misster in Oak Lawn. The cast featured some of Dallas’ most popular performers and the audience definitely got into it.
For this brunch, I shot photos almost exclusively with my portrait lens, which gave me some very interesting photos that I am excited to share with everyone!
The cast for this final Christmas show was:
As always, the brunch starts at 2pm on Saturdays. Tickets are available at the Mr. Misster website.
Here are photos from brunch!