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PHOTOS: Drag Bingo at Taylor Gourmet
Blade-sponsored Pride event held as fundraiser for Casa Ruby
Taylor Gourmet and the Washington Blade sponsored a night of Drag Bingo to kick off Capital Pride weekend. Drag queens Bombalicious Eklaver and Ba’Naka performed and read off the numbers to the guests competing for an iPad. The event was a fundraiser for the LGBT support services organization Casa Ruby.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Crimsyn and Tatianna hosted the new weekly drag show Clash at Trade (1410 14th Street, N.W.) on Feb. 14, 2026. Performers included Aave, Crimsyn, Desiree Dik, and Tatianna.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)













Drag artists perform for crowds in towns across Virginia. The photographer follows Gerryatrick, Shenandoah, Climaxx, Emerald Envy among others over eight months as they perform at venues in the Virginia towns of Staunton, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)



















The LGBTQ youth services organization SMYAL held its annual fundraiser, ‘SMYAL for the New Year,’ at Shakiki (2012 9th Street, N.W.) on Thursday, Jan. 22.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)













