On Saturdays: Jungle welcomes the Fantasy Girls at 9 p.m., including Phoenix, Celeste Holmes ('the mouth of the South'), Destiny Brooks, Dynisty St'james and more. And Charlie Brown leads 'Glitz & Glam' at Lips. Meanwhile, Burkhart's hosts 'Femme Fatale Fridays,' starting at 11 p.m., with Destiny Brooks. 'It was really meant to be more of an avant garde kind of show,' Edie said in 2013. This is important because: Cheezburger's cast is hand-picked, all in the spirit of the night's name. On Fridays: Edie Cheezburger hosts 'The Other Show' at Jungle, starting at 9:30 p.m. On Thursdays: It's 'Dinner with the Divas' at Lips, a celebrity impersonator show (Adele! Madonna! Dolly!) hosted by Savannah Leigh while Burkhart's brings out Phoenix for 'Dancefloor Divas' - drag 'with a dash of danger,' starting at 11:30 p.m.

Or, as the website puts it: 'Campy, raunchy, brash, and a whole lot of fun!' On Wednesdays: Ruby Redd hosts Birdcage Bingo at The Hideaway, starting at 8:30 p.m., and all proceeds go to gay charities. while Dragnificent, an elimination-style competition, returns at Jungle.

On Tuesdays: Burkhart's hosts 'Drageoke' with Angelica D'Paige, starting at 10:30 p.m. (The show proudly advertises as 'one of Atlanta’s longest running and most respected drag shows.') Doors open at 10:30 p.m. On Mondays: The Stars of the Century take the stage at Jungle, as they have every Monday night for many, many years. 'We're going to make sure that the kings and the femmes do get some recognition.' It's not as accepted or embraced as drag queens are,' said Jen Maguire, the bar's co-owner, emcee and former drag performer. Owners hope the new location will bring more acceptance and business. The diverse cast of kings covers Elvis to Prince to hip-hop and more. Shows are offered Thursday through Sunday nights, featuring drag kings, queens and 'femmes,' women in burlesque-style performances. It's the main spot to see drag kings perform. Tiffany Phillips in drag as Jordan Michaels McCord. NE, after years in Decatur and East Atlanta. It's the city's oldest lesbian bar and has moved to Midtown, at 66 12th St. 'You want to pick songs that the crowd will enjoy – everybody knows the lyrics,' McCord said. She got started in drag eight years ago and works as an animal control officer. 'We work just as hard as the drag queens do,' McCord, 42, said. Occupational hazards: 'taping down' chests for a more masculine look, and applying makeup for facial hair. She performs under the name Jordan Michaels McCord, often as Elton John or hip-hop artists T-Pain and Lil' Wayne. Tiffany Phillips is one of them, the winner this year and last of the Georgia Voice's readers' choice for top drag king in town. Yep – and they're called drag kings, naturally enough. Contributed by Tiffany Phillips.īut did you know there's an equivalent for female performers impersonating men?

We might be familiar with drag queens and some of the places around Atlanta where they perform regularly.

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