NOTE: LEGENDS OF DRAG IS SOLD OUT. STAND-BY SEATING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM BEGINNING AT 6:30PM ON JUNE 5. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO WATCH THE FREE LIVESTREAM HERE.

DOORS: 6:30 PM, SHOW: 7 PM

PERFORMANCES BY: EGYPTT LABEIJA, LAWANDA JACKSON, PRINCESS DIANDRA, RUBY RIMS, and SIMONE
EMCEE: LINDA SIMPSON
INSTALLATION BY: AGOSTO MACHADO

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

In honor of Pride Month, and on HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, the New York City AIDS Memorial presents the second annual Legends of Drag revue. Produced by the Memorial in collaboration with artist, creative director, and lifelong drag performer Harry James Hanson and floral designer Devin Antheus, the creators behind the 2022 photography book Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age (Abrams—Cernunnos, 2022), and presented in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art, this celebratory evening celebrates queer elders who have long been cultural and spiritual leaders within their communities.

Featuring performances by Linda Simpson (emcee), Simone, Ruby Rims, Egyptt LaBeija, Princess Diandra, Lawanda Jackson, and an installation in collaboration with Agosto Machado, all of whom paved the way for the drag renaissance of today.

Brave, campy, bold, witty, and most of all talented dancers, lip-synchers, live singers, and storytellers, these queens are survivors, thrivers, and ambassadors. As LGBTQ+ people, particularly the trans community, and drag performers, have recently experienced an upsurge in discrimination, uplifting these trailblazers and sharing in their wisdom and joy is one of the most potent antidotes available to younger generations.