University of Kentucky students organized the “Performative Male Contest,” where both men and women competed to see who was UK’s most performative male.  The event took place at ‘the bowl’...

Dozens of the University of Kentucky’s most performative males came together on Friday, Sept. 12, to put their reputations at stake and crown the top performative male at UK. A completely student organized...

The first student-run Performative Male Contest was held at the University of Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at ‘the bowl’ outside of William T. Young Library in Lexington, Ky.