SALEM is an award-winning Burlesque and Sideshow entertainer based out of San Antonio, Texas. Known as The Glamour Ghoul of Your Wettest Nightmares, SALEM has haunted stages across America with his grim and glam burlesque acts rooted in prohibition-era nostalgia. SALEM grew up dancing on local stages such as the Arneson River Theatre and Guadalupe Theatre and has taken his love for entertainment to the road performing at live shows, horror conventions and festivals around the country. As a queer, male identifying Latino, he feels it is important to spread a message of inclusivity and self-worth while smashing negative stereotypes and stigma. In addition to stage shows, SALEM is also a published alternative model.
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Jaymes Mansfield was announced as one of the 14 contestants for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2017.[6] After being safe in episode one, she was placed in the bottom two in the second episode with Kimora Blac and lost the lip sync for the song "Love Shack" by The B-52's, becoming the first queen eliminated.[7] She appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season ten of Drag Race.[8] She made another appearance at the season 11 live finale with other alumni.[9] In 2022, Mansfield returned to the show as a guest on the 5th episode of the 14th season, along with Tempest DuJour and Kahmora Hall.
Mansfield created a YouTube channel in 2013, where she frequently uploads videos.[10] In her ongoing series Drag Herstory, she explains the history of drag queens and drag culture. The first episode was available on May 29, 2016.[11] On September 2, 2019, Mansfield launched her own wig company.[12] |
Delilah DuBois is the embodiment of the phrase “va-va-voom”. Known for her sultry swagger and everything-but-subtle approach to everyday glamour, she has been referred to as The Ambassador of “Extra”. Originally from the Bayou State of Louisiana now living in the Wild West of Texas, this Creole beauty is an internationally published pinup model who has graced the covers of pinup magazines including Bombshell Magazine, Delicious Dolls Magazine, Poisonous PinUps, and Bachelor Pad Magazine while being featured within the pages of countless other publications and calendars. Her modeling career has also extended beyond print modeling and into music videos. Catch her music video debut with Orville Peck in his 2020 video release for his hit song “Queen of the Rodeo”. Along with her burgeoning modeling career, she is an accomplished burlesque performer who has been captivating audiences in Dallas, Ft Worth, Houston, and New Orleans over the past 4 years earning the moniker the “Double D Debutante of Burlesque”. She has been invited to perform on the most prestigious stages in the US and internationally including the "Movers, Shakers, & Innovators" Showcase at the 2023 Annual Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas and a month-long international residency at Emotions Dinner Theater in Panama City, Panama. Her onstage talents extend beyond burlesque dancing and into stand-up comedy and jazz singing which have propelled her into emceeing burlesque shows and singing with jazz bands internationally. She is also an award-winning show producer working under her own Dallas-based production company "Double-D Burlesque Productions" founded in 2020. Since its founding, Double D Burlesque Productions has produced multiple shows in the DFW metroplex including multiple recurring shows in Downtown Dallas and two award-winning productions "The Red Goose Revue" & “Cowtown Cabaret” in Downtown Ft Worth. Delilah is also a proficient stage presence coach, burlesque dance instructor, and burlesque business class instructor.
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Chola Magnolia is a queer chicanx performance artist from Austin, Texas. She began her career in 2008 with Kings N Things, Austin's premiere drag king troupe, and eventually ventured out on her own as a soloist. Traveling throughout Texas, she found her home with Fat Bottom Cabaret, Texas' only plus size and POC dance troupe, and has taken on the role of co-producer for Texas' only all POC performance collective, The Midnight Menagerie.
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