For the fourth 12 months in a row, the inimitable Miss Island Queen, an beginner drag pageant, offered out Key West Theater. The gang that packed the home was as beneficiant because it was enthusiastic, actually throwing cash on the stage whereas laughing nonstop.
The present featured six native contestants with no drag expertise, every paired with knowledgeable drag queen coach. The pairs campaigned for weeks upfront to boost funds main as much as the massive night time, which featured a hilarious expertise competitors and different hijinks.
Produced and hosted by Kirby Myers, the present benefited the nonprofit Samuel’s Home and this 12 months raised $180,195. Up to now 4 years, Miss Island Queen has raised a staggering complete of $395,000.
Oren Polak, aka Chappel Moan, was this 12 months’s hands-down winner, elevating $78,000 himself. It was the primary win for his coach, Q Mitch, who has been a Miss Island Queen coach since its 2022 inception.
The opposite 5 contestant and coach pairings had been Mike Kenna as Magic Michelle with Coach Sushi; JD McManus as Jadea Puddin’ Boutte with Coach Puddin’ Taine; Hailey Freeman aka The Whorax with Coach Hugh Janus, who is definitely Erin McKenna, the first-ever Miss Island Queen winner who has been teaching ever since.
Paul Murphy competed as Coco Dixie Deluxe with Coach Beatrix Dixie and Kevin Lawson competed as Dia Bolik with Coach Sasha Coxxx.
