Who Wants to be a Drag Star, Meadville Season 2 Premieres

from left to right Snarebear, Shea D'Heaux, and Cherry Falwell.

Who Wants to be a Drag Star, Meadville's bi-monthly drag competition series hosted by Cherry Falwell, is back and bigger than ever for season two. Round one was held on Saturday November 19th at Voodoo Brewery. Head judge Lady Travesty and guest judges Snarebear and Shea D'Heaux made up the judges panel. Five drag performers (Angelica Starlight, Marina Flowers, Ophelia Payne, Sunny Rae Rex, and Ruby Skye) battled it out for their spot in the spring finale. "Drag Star is a great way for newer performers to showcase their talent and find their footing on stage," said Cherry Falwell. "The competition is open to all genders and all types of drag - queens, kings, things. I can't wait for round two. We have more kings competing than ever before."

After performances from all of the contestants and a surprise on-stage challenge where the performers had to make and model a garment using items from the dollar store, Ophelia Payne and Marina Flowers were named the top two of the night. They lip-synched to Lady Gaga's Abracadabra and Ophelia Payne was declared the winner. In a twist, Marina Flowers was also chosen to advance to the finale. "Each season I get to choose one performer to advance directly to the finale, and I was really impressed by Marina's look and performance," said host Cherry Falwell. In addition to advancing, both performers won a booking in Cherry's December 12th show at French Creek Coffee in Meadville. Round two is coming early next year at Voodoo, date to be announced shortly.