Cabaret Stage 2024

Mind the gap! The ever soft and supple Heidi N Closet hails from the great state of North Carolina, where she started drag and burst out of the closet and onto the mainstage of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she placed 5th overall and was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality. She recently returned to screens worldwide on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8. Following her television success, Heidi has moved to Los Angeles where she is now well known for her podcast with Season 12 sister Jaida Essence Hall, as well as her series Gap Chat. 

First performing at Madame JoJos and now all over the UK including Brighton and Bristol Pride, Snow White Trash is UK’s #saxydragqueen. Sassy, beautiful, and talented, this queen always entertains with her saxophone sing-a-long numbers, and her powerhouse vocal performances.

Blü Romantic is the daddy of Birmingham drag, the kindest of Kings, advocate for the colour blue and all round nice guy! A Drag Idol UK finalist, Costume Designer / Maker, pattern drafter and general style sage whose work can be seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Guardian,  Polinations – Trigger/ Unboxed.

Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen pushes the boundaries of what it means to be LGBT+, South Asian and Muslim. Club Kali and Disco Rani promoter and DJ, Asifa’s an impassioned activist on intersectionality, race, sexual orientation, gender, disability and religion.

2024 marks Lola’s 35th year in the business & she’s thrilled to be back at Bristol Pride – “As I get older I realise more how important Pride is to our LGBTQ community. The younger generation are facing obstacles in the same way we did when we were young. To be able to stand with the community & confront our critics is so important & something I will continue to do”.

Bristol’s queen of camp Miss Courtney has been treading the boards all over the UK and abroad for the past 13 years (I know, she don’t look old enough). Her shows bring high camp, showbiz tunes and sassy comedy. Recently described as “fabulous chaos”, you can guarantee a good time with this Bristolian babe.

Mary is absolutely thrilled to be back at Bristol Pride performing on the iconic Cabaret Stage alongside an incredible line up of acts. From performing all over the world on cruise ships for P&O Cruises and Atlantis Events, to appearing in hit musicals such as La Cage Aux Folles at Regents Park Open Air Theatre and on tour round the UK in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and opening for Bianca Del Rio on her Unsanitized tour it’s been a busy couple of years for Mary plus of course all the brilliant LGBTQIA+ venues where she performs her cabaret show featuring the now infamous Mary Mac Medley. Mary wishes everyone a very wonderful Bristol Pride and sends love to each and every one of you.

Award winning actor (Iris Prize 2023), award-winning drag artist, activist, and speaker. 2011 winner of ‘Drag Idol UK’ and now performs cabaret, films, pantos, and at festivals across the UK and Europe. Son of a Tutu has appeared at Edinburgh Fringe, in the film “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” and was the face of Primark’s 2019 Pride campaign and hosted events for Amnesty International, ParaPride and Victoria Beckham’s Instagram.

They also conceived and directed the #YouCanDoBetter (microaggressions) viral video for Black Lives Matter and featured as one of the subjects in Dan Jones’s book ‘50 Drag Queens Who Changed the World’.

Val The Brown Queen, is a trailblazing South Asian drag pioneer and Muslim performer, enchanting audiences with her cultural richness on stage. Look out for her on the silver screen as she stars in the critically acclaimed upcoming feature film “Unicorns”, where she continues to break barriers and make history as the first South Asian drag queen in a major role in Western cinema.

International award winning drag an artist and the world’s no.1 Gay Tinky Winky impersonator. He became a familiar face in Bristol after being the resident host of the iconic drag brand Eat Sleep Drag Repeat performing alongside drag race legends and is now a staple on the UK drag scene as guest judge at Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ space Heaven’s notorious Porn Idol competition.

The delectable AFAB drag queen with an immense voice that only a mother could love.. Expect a party like never before… But also expect ABBA!

Bristols very own International Cryptid is ready for the Bristol pride stage! Travelling the country making the crowds go crazy with her stupidity and energy. Jerseys ready to make this pride one to remember.

Dr Bev has been performing all over Europe from Valetta to Dublin, Copenhagen to Cardiff for 30 years. A patron and trustee of three different charities she enjoys raising funds for LGBTQ Homelessness, Equality rights and HIV awareness amongst others and uses her platform & little black book of contacts, to help push forward the needs and agenda of those charities. She will always be found belting out an Olivia Newton John song and likes to think shes thinner than she actually is!

Celebration enabler by nature, RED is a singer-producer who’ll take you on a dance-filled journey through life’s pivotal moments and otherworldly dimensions with her immersive, feel-good music and self made 3D visuals.

From Gucci campaigns and Glastonbury Festival to O2 academies and theatres across the country, this proud trans woman has made a name for herself as a vocal powerhouse with a penchant for bass driven pop-house-world fusion.

Cynthia Road, the raucous red headed pub landlady of the southwest, will leave any audience uproariously reveling to the queen of the pub scene. So raise a glass, as happy hour is only a drink away when Spank & Cynthia come out to play!

Bristol’s own bedazzled broads, with a penchant for the limelight … or a lime soda & seccy. Spank, Real Housewife of Bristol & seasoned host extraordinaire, will spin a spellbinding saga with an arsenal of alluring impersonations, dominating the dance floor.

The Bristol Born Tart With A Heart is back!

Her career has certainly taken off performing all over the UK and in 2022 got into the Drag Idol UK Final for the Cardiff heats…she was also voted the 27th Coolest Person in Bristol by Bristol Live. Her stunning vocals will keep this party going! Are you ready for a slice of this TART?

Miss Dynasty is your dancing diva mail order bride all the way from China. Serving glam oriental beauty she’s inspired by the best of East meets West. She ain’t no fortune cookie, she’s the real thing and she wants to celebrate this pride with you.

As an Bristol Asian queen she’s using drag to embrace what’s forbidden in her homeland. She’s here to celebrate her sexuality, her identity and her freedom.

Ernest is your not-so-typical posh boy. Revelling in rococo, romance and raves, he’s got a terribly  kept secret: he has an absolutely massive penchant for partying with the queers! Born of Bristol’s brilliant House of Mannington, Brizzle Boyz and more, this dashing dandy has booty bopped and drop split as drag king, dancer and host on stages far across English events and festivals. And now, he’s back to shake everything his daddy gave him, and remind us that it is always important to be Ernest!

Diomede is a gender-bending drag thing based in Bath, but has spread their camp queer joy all over the South West. Expect lots of energy, silliness and theatrical stylings from this over the top artist!

Tissues at the ready, it’s BooHoo & Sneeze! The disco demon of Slaughterhaus and changeling overlord of The Drag Dungeoneers are joining forces for one day only – if our lawyers have anything to do about it.

Tissues at the ready, it’s BooHoo & Sneeze! The disco demon of Slaughterhaus and changeling overlord of The Drag Dungeoneers are joining forces for one day only – if our lawyers have anything to do about it.

This playful party opens the stage this year with island of misfit toys of the Bristol scene: Sneeze, Pocket Rocket, Cas Enovah and Kitten dazzling with their pesky dance moves while Pom Pom DJ’s our favourite pride anthems to get you in the mood.