Meadville Drag Star Round Three

from left to right: Cherry Falwell, Veronica Ville, Ruby Sky, Sunny Rae Rex, Esper Dreamz, Aiysha Storm, Emerald Rose, Travis Smith, Debbie Does Drag)

Round three of Who Wants to be a Drag Star, the area's only open stage drag competition hosted by Cherry Falwell, was held on Saturday March 8th at Meadville Council on the Arts. Five contestants - Emerald Rose, Sunny Rae Rex, Ruby Sky, Esper Dreamz, and Aiysha Storm - battled it out on stage, showcasing their individual talents. For their surprise on stage challenge, contestants were tasked with naming a drink for an upcoming show at Cussewago Creek Distillery and selling it descriptively to the audience.

"Drag performers are the ultimate promoters, we have to be," said host Cherry Falwell. "We promote ourselves, we partner up with businesses and organizations to host events and promote their products and services. The on stage challenge for this round was designed to see how fast the performers could think on their stilettoed feet and be entertaining and funny while selling something."

Head judge Travis Smith and guest judges Debbie Does Drag and Rebecca Mae declared a double win for Aiysha Storm and Emerald Rose. The evening included performances from round two winner Tiny Richard and wild card pick Hydroxyzine. Those four plus round one winner Veronica Ville will compete for the title of Drag Star in the season one finale at Meadville Council on the Arts on May 3rd. Tickets are on sale now.

Have you always wanted to try drag? Want to break into the local drag scene? Reach out to dragstarmeadville@gmail.com for info on becoming a contestant in season