It was a ball. They start with kind of a parade down 17th street. The drag queens show off their costumes, interact with the viewers, pose for pictures, etc. They're all so funny, and honestly some of them looked pretty damn good! My favorite quote of the night was one queen commenting to the other, "Where the hell are all the eligible bachelors? All I see are girls, girls, girls." Le sigh, I have that thought every day, Priscilla, every.single.day.
Anywho, the race started at 9 on the dot and really only lasted about 3 minutes, but it was the best 3 minutes EVER. Some of the queens were actually sprinting, but mostly, they sauntered down 17th. I'll be going to this event again next year for sure! What a blast!!
Black Swan was definitely the prominent theme of the evening.
Sprinting from the starting line!
The White Swan fell - I think the Black Swan pushed her.
Then they sauntered.
I have a lot of respect for these ladies running in heels. Lord knows, most of the time I can barely walk in them. I'm making them all honorary hikers.
This is the closest I've ever come to hiking in heels:
Alaska
As a closing thought, I was actually surprised I didn't see any Snookie costumes or other JShore themed queens. But I guess the point is to dress up and look like women, and femininity seems to be lacking in my beloved Jersey characters. Oh well, Snookie Waaaaaah!
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