Bow down to the Queens and King, but make sure that you follow the rules.
Consent is Mandatory
Drag artists aren’t kittens to pet and they’re liable to scratch if you get handsy without consent. A tip is not a ticket to touch a performer. If the performer is open to allowing it, you will know.
Tip The Talent
Cheers are great to show appreciation for the artistry of drag, but money helps them buy more wigs. Break your bills before coming to the venue. When the performance allows, extend your arm toward the performer while holding out money. Never step into the performance area in order to tip. Don’t clutch your money or make a performer “work for it”.
Share the Love
Tag, ‘Like’, and Follow he hard working royals on social media.
Drag Goes Both Ways
Be an active audience member and pay attention to the show. Drag is a symbiotic relationship (trust us, it’s science) and the artist feeds off the audience’s energy just as much as the audience feeds off the artist. Cheer, clap and hoot, but remember to be respectful. If you give the performer positive energy, they will give you a better show!
A Few Quick Basics
Do not take yourself too seriously. A joke’s intent is for the collective enjoyment and to make everybody laugh at themselves. Drag celebrates differences and often does so through humour.
Do not assume anyone’s gender, whether it is a performer or another attendee.
All forms of drag are valid. Celebrate them equally.
Support local drag performers, and support the venue that hosts them. Buy them at lease one drink. It doesn’t matter if it is an iced tea, or a Long Island Iced Tea.
And this last one is important – A drag show inherently queers the space in which it is performed. Leave judgement at the door as it doesn’t belong here. Lead with love and keep drag shows as a space space.