PrideFest Releases Poster With Names of Performers On It: Jinkx, Varla Jean, AJA All Scheduled

May 19, 2019• byMichael Strangeways

A number of notable drag performers both local and national will perform at Seattle PrideFest on Sunday, June 30th at Seattle Center.

Among the popular performers are JINKX MONSOON, Seattle’s own/only winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race who will also be a Grand Marshal in the Seattle Pride Parade that day. Another popular name: VARLA JEAN MERMAN, the nationally known diva who starred in the cult film Girls Will Be Girls will also headline along with AJA, popular Season 9 star of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Other names include drag diva/porn director/DJ CHI CHI LARUE, plus tons of local stars like MAMA TITS (who is technically not a local anymore since moving to Puerto Vallarta last year to headline her very successful cabaret show which she’ll also take to Provincetown, Massachusetts this summer). Popular Palm Springs diva ETHYLINA CANNE also fills out the headlining roster.

SATURN RISIN9 will also star; the San Francisco musician/performance artist will headline along with transgender singer/actor/model JAIMIE WILSON (also known as T-BOY).

And, rising rock stars THE TXLIPS will also take the stage…more on them:

The TxLips Band is a dynamic group of diverse Black women from across the U.S. whose mission it is to challenge the boundaries set for women in the music industry as well as to inspire girls and women worldwide to be an unstoppable force. This Atlanta based rock band has contributed to pushing the status quo of what the world says women can do. From the main stages of Afropunk to opening for the legendary Indio Girls, The TxLips dominate every stage they touch.

Other names include PRINCESS SUPERSTAR’S RETRO ELECTRO PARTY featuring LARRY TEE, RUTH SOTO, ADRA BOO, PURPLE LEMONADE and many more.

Check back soon for interviews with some of the headliners as well as line-ups and schedules for the day itself!

AND, check out the Seattle Gay Scene Pride Guide for ALL the info on ALL the events celebrating LGBTQ Pride in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest!!!!

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.