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'RuPaul's Drag Race British Invasion' show in Chicago on May 21
2022-04-05
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The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK are coming to the United States this May for a week of live shows in six major cities.
Produced by Voss Events and World of Wonder, RuPaul's Drag Race British Invasion will launch May 20 in San Francisco and continue through May 27 in Washington D.C., with stops in Boston, New York, Chicago and Dallas. The Chicago show will be at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 21.
Season-one contenders Baga Chipz, Divina de Campo and the newly crowned RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World winner Blu Hydrangea—together, they are the musical group, The Frock Destroyers—will take the stage with season-two favorites Tayce, A'Whora and Lawrence Chaney, who make up the drag-queen girl group United KingDolls. Joining them will be the season-three winner Krystal Versace; RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World's Miss Congeniality winner Cheryl Hole; Janey Jacke (runner-up of season one of Drag Race Holland), Lemon (from Canada's Drag Race); and Pangina Heals (from Drag Race Thailand).
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