During a time of unprecedented legislation targeting drag performers across the country, San Francisco has chosen to embrace the art form.
SAN FRANCISCO --
You've heard of a poet laureate, now San Francisco has its first Drag Laureate. During a time of unprecedented legislation targeting drag performers across the country, the city has chosen to embrace the art form. And the winner is... Oasis nightclub owner D'Arcy Drollinger. "It's amazing. I feel so honored to get to be the first," Drollinger told ABC7 Mornings anchor Reggie Aqui. "It felt a little like it was tailor-made for me...it really did track with what I've been doing for the past 10 years in San Francisco," Drollinger said.First announced in November 2022 , the position comes with a $55,000 stipend over the course of the 18-month term.
Drollinger is already one of the most well-known performers and prominent LGBTQ + business owners in the city. Drollinger owns the Oasis nightclub in SoMa, which claims the title of largest drag-owned club in the United States. Drollinger was chosen by a vetting committee made up of city agencies and community groups including longtime drag advocates like the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Imperial Court of San Francisco. The Drag Laureate is expected to create drag-centered programming and help promote the long history of drag in the city, but beyond that, it's largely up to Drollinger to define the role.
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