The San Francisco Drag King Contest is an annual contest for drag kings held in San Francisco, California and founded by performer and producer, Fudgie Frottage.[1] It is the biggest drag king contest in the world,[2][3] and the longest running drag king competition in the U.S.[4] The related International Drag King Community Extravaganza (IDKE) is the largest drag king performance event in the world but not a contest.[3] The 26th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest will be held Sunday, August 21st, 2022.[5]
Contestants are judged on talent, creativity, studliness, sex appeal, originality, humor, make-up/facial hair, and fashion by celebrity judges.[2] The contestants main requirement is that they come from the Bay Area, otherwise the organizer notes "we have gay women who identify as dykes or lesbians, we have transgender men, we have straight or bisexual women."[6] Contestants vie for the title and a large gift packs from sponsors.[6] In addition to various awards (Best lip-synching, Best costuming, etc.) a sole king and a group are named as the night's winners.[7][8][9]
The audience tends to be in the gender-bender spirit with many of the mostly lesbian audience also cross-dressed in male attire with fake facial hair.[7]
^DeCaro, Frank (2021-03-04). "Drag Kings Are Ready to Rule". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ ab"13th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest hits the stage August 16". Out & About Newspaper. August 6, 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ abStrange, Mary Ziess; Carol K. Oyster; Jane E. Sloan (2011). Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Volume 1. SAGE. p. 425. ISBN 9781412976855. Retrieved 27 July 2012. The largest yearly performance is the International Drag King Community Extravaganza (IDKE), which is hosted by a different city each year, and features performers from the United States, Canada, and Europe. The largest drag king contest takes place in San Francisco each year.
^Voss, Brandon (August 5, 2011). "Arts & Entertainment: Hot Sheet". The Advocate. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^"26th San Francisco Drag King Contest, 2022". sfdragkingcontest.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ abHarmanci, Reyhan (August 15, 2007). "S.F. Drag King Contest bends the rules of gender until they break". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ abHeklina (August 21, 2007). "Paris Hilton's Jail Guard Wins SF Drag King Contest". SF Weekly. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^DuJour, Dick (August 23, 2007). "King Fling : SF Drag King Contest - Bigger, Better, Longer". SF Bay Times. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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