Drag performer and event host Veronica Electronika warms up the crowd in between performances at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. (Von Smith)Megan Inman of Tennessee cries after embracing drag performer and transgender advocate Jasmine St. James at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. “[The community] was so warm and welcoming when I came out, if it wasn’t for the queens I wouldn’t be here,” Inman said. (Von Smith)A young audience member holds a tip for Queen Venus Knight during her performance at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. (Von Smith)Drag performer Veronica Eletronika’s stands in high heels at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. (Von Smith)Drag queen Gorgina George collects tips from eager audience members during her lip-sync and dance performance at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. (Von Smith)Drag performer and winner of the Magic City Comedy Queen Rita Room performs standup after her lip-sync performance at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. “It’s so much fun, this is the first time I’ve ever felt fully embraced as a bearded queen,” Room said. “Now I’m doing national competitions and getting close to winning.” (Von Smith)Drag queen and Bowling Green local Venus Knight performs at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. Knight was the winner of the Bluegrass Humanitarian Award in 2023 for community involvement and is set to compete in Chicago’s Miss Continental Plus next month. (Von Smith)Drag queen Geneva Ladiva holds a wad of cash tips during her lip-sync performance at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024. (Von Smith)
