Drag Royalty
Illinois State University's Premier Nonprofit Student-Led Drag Organization ~
Illinois State University's Premier Nonprofit Student-Led Drag Organization ~
Upcoming Events
Reggie’s Drag Race Grand Finale:
We are beyond excited to announce our Reggie’s Drag Race Grand Finale Drag Show!🎉 The finale will take place at 7PM on THURSDAY, MAY 2ND in BROWN BALLROOM III and feature several special guest judges, plenty of amazing RSO’s, and FREE CUPCAKES!!😱 It will also showcase a fabulous runway from all of our contestants, a lip-sync smackdown between the runners-up, and a phenomenal drag lip-sync performance from each queen in the top four!❤️ Who will become ISU’s first drag superstar? Will it be Azula Lynn, Lola Zahor, Niki Da Queen, or Portia Lynn Snaps?👀 Reserve your FREE tickets to see who will snatch the crown!
PSA: THIS EPISODE OF “REGGIE’S DRAG RACE” IS FREE ADMISSION! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY TO ATTEND THIS SHOW. HOWEVER, WE WILL BE ACCEPTING CASH AT THE DOOR AND DIGITAL DONATIONS VIA VENMO TO CONTINUE OUR CHARITABLE MISSION. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO TIP OUR PERFORMERS. NEITHER ONE OF THESE ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED, BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
NOTE: EVEN THOUGH THE SHOW IS FREE, WE STILL HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW! DUE TO THE DISCOUNTED TICKETING, WE ARE EXPECTING A HIGHER AUDIENCE TURNOUT AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE EVERYONE A SEAT!
The show will take place THURSDAY MAY 2ND at 7PM in BROWN BALLROOM III of the Bone Student Center! Click the button below to reserve your FREE tickets NOW!
Land Acknowledgement
Illinois State University was built on the land of multiple Native nations. These lands were the traditional birthright of Indigenous people who were forcibly removed and have faced centuries of struggle for survival and identity in the wake of dispossession and displacement. We acknowledge that our campus sits on the lands that were once home to the Peoria, Kaskaskia, and Myaamia, and later due to colonial encroachment and displacement to the Fox, Potawatomi, Sauk, Shawnee, Winnebago, Ioway, Mascouten, Piankashaw, Wea, and Kickapoo Nations. We also express honor to those Indigenous people who we may have excluded in this acknowledgment due to erasure and historical inaccuracy.
As members of a public settler colonial institution, we acknowledge our responsibility not only to understand this history but also to actively confront the ways in which colonial policies and thinking continue in our personal and professional lives. While the drag community prides itself on diversity and inclusion, we acknowledge that this industry has been complicit and even instrumental in the past and present mistreatment, misrepresentation, and lack of representation of Indigenous drag queens, kings, and artists.
We at Drag Royalty are committed to creating change and progress inside and outside the drag performance industry and we ask that you join us on that journey.
Drag is in Danger.
With the recent passing of the Tennessee Drag Ban, it's been made clear that losing the ability to host and perform in drag shows is a real and terrifying threat to drag supporters, drag performers, and drag-centered organizations, like Drag Royalty, all across the country. The only way to prevent this threat is to protest anti-queer and anti-trans legislature and donate to organizations that are actively working to protect LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms at the local, state, and national levels.
That's why if you enjoy watching our performers, attend our drag shows, and support our organization as a whole, we at Drag Royalty are begging you to please donate to The Drag Defense Fund. $20, $10, $5, even $1 helps- please just donate whatever you can because every cent helps! We love what we do and it would be absolutely devastating if we couldn't do it anymore because it would be against the law. And our hearts ache for those in Tennessee who are already in that situation. That being said, the link to the Drag Defense Fund can be found below! Please donate whatever you can. Thank you in advance for your donations and thank you for your continued support through these trying times.
Sending you all so much love,
Drag Royalty❤️