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Audience tips the drag performer during the OutLaw Drag Show on Thursday March 27, 2025 at The Bar Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

‘We’re celebrating ourselves.’ Annual drag show brings LGBTQ community together

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter March 31, 2025

Lexington’s annual OUTLaw drag show “The Night of 1,000 Icons” provided a safe space for queer youth and the ability to connect to their community. The event, hosted by  the University of...

Uma Jewels accepts a tip from an audience member during the Cat's Den drag show on Thursday, February 28, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Natalie Parks | Staff

Drag queens tell students to embrace who they are

Jelyn Washington-Mays March 1, 2019

Cat’s Den came to life Thursday night after four queens made their way through crowds and spotlights— four drag queens, that is.Emcee and performer Helena Handbasket (wordplay on “Hell in a handbasket”),...

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