If 50 years ago was the Summer of Love, then this year in Grand Rapids it is the Season of Drag as everything from festivals, arts centers, and even the recent RuPaul’s Drag Race stage tour has been a colorful and creative addition to the city’s entertainment landscape.
On Tuesday night, eleven girls will battle it out over the next few weeks in pursuit of the crowning title at this year’s Grand Rapids Drag Race (GRDR).
Celebrating their third season at Rumors Nightclub on South Division Avenue, each Tuesday the contestants perform a special theme or task as they compete in the hopes of avoiding elimination each week.
The sharp-tongued and fabulously festive Batty Davis will return as host of season three with main judges Dymond Denae and DJ Monica Parker.
An added bonus of GRDR is that each week a different special guest judge from the community to join the other Dymond and Parker in selecting the winner each week. Past guests have included Well House's Tami Vandenberg and Rapid Growth's Tommy Allen.
Each night, there are two rounds of challenges with a winner and then a grueling but lively bottom two, who will have to perform a lip sync battle for their lives.
Cover is $3 for this 18+ event. (Photo courtesy of GRDR and Tim Motley)
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