Fall is the season for bright colors and fanatical costumes. However, this year the exciting costumes were not found on children going door-to-door asking for candy, but on men and women dressed in drag in the Cabaret of the Little Building. There is always something exciting occurring on Emerson’s campus, and this week it was Dragtoberfest. Every year Emerson’s club EAGLE (Emerson’s Alliance of Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone) sponsored the event, which is a competition between students to win the best drag show.
The show opened up with a spectacular lip-synched dance performed by one of the judges, Landa Plenty. The evening’s host, Becca D’Bus, started the competition off with an energized greeting and a wardrobe to match. Her spunky, loud, and fantastic personality excited the crowd for the upcoming performances.
Her outfit changed at least five times and was always as bright and creative as herself. After the opening act, the competition began. Both men and women dressed the part, and the performances ranged widely from Aretha Franklin to R. Kelly. Each group was themed differently depending on their music choice, and by the end of the night it was hard to tell who were men and who were women. In fact, one group had a woman dressed as a man, pretending to be a woman. Follow?
Throughout the night, the audience showed no favoritism and cheered loudly every time a new act appeared on stage. By the end of the evening, no one knew who would win but, after the judges’ decision, the audience seemed pleased. It was clear that everyone was there to have fun and after all, as clichÈ as it may sound, in Dragtoberfest, every drag is a winner.
By Livija Kelly
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