Drag Show a UMBC Sensation by CHELSEA GOLDSMITH Anita Went out Into the Audi- Contributing Writer Ence and Asked for a Clean-Shav- En Man to Be a Volunteer

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Drag Show a UMBC Sensation by CHELSEA GOLDSMITH Anita Went out Into the Audi- Contributing Writer Ence and Asked for a Clean-Shav- En Man to Be a Volunteer

Tuesday, 11 Features Oct. 02, 2012 Drag Show a UMBC sensation BY CHELSEA GOLDSMITH Anita went out into the audi- Contributing Writer ence and asked for a clean-shav- en man to be a volunteer. She Entering the UC Ballroom eventually found a willing par- this Sunday, students were sur- ticipant named Matt, who was rounded by music and a curious taken backstage for most of the fog. Much of the audience was show. dressed up either in drag or Three other drag queens were on hand to entertain others were just there to take the audience: Shaunda Leer, flamboyantin the sights. clothing, While whilethe turn the- Sue Nami, and Divya Flowers - ing only about half the room), initial). Each queen performed outDragUMBC was on wasthe smalla sensation side (fill for (winkinglyfor the audience known multiple by her times, first those who attended. lip-synching, dancing and col- Although the main draw, lecting tips. RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Alexis In between acts, a run- Mateo, was absent from the way-walk contest was held proceedings, fellow drag queen among audience members, and Anita Minett stepped up and a new drag king named M.C. hosted the event. The sassy and Camper appeared and per- crass queen more than made formed to the M.C. Hammer up for the missing host, acting classic “Hammertime.” as emcee and offering funny anecdotes. She even created a the queens brought out Matt, Twitter page for the show and nowAfter christened the final performances,“Dixie Cup” kept the screen up on a pro- and dressed in a shiny rainbow jector throughout the show so minidress, blonde wig and high that she and the other perform- heels. He performed Carly Rae mal attire to answer questions bought those sparkly clothes aged students to bring out their ers could interact with the au- Jepsen’s hit song “Call Me May- from the audience, which could and how to pick a drag name. inner selves. The performances dience. Over the course of the be,” and collected quite a few be spoken aloud or tweeted. Even without the celebrity were all quite entertaining, and three-hour performance, over tips from the audience. Curious attendees wanted to guest present, DragUMBC was a it was an interesting experi- 80 tweets appeared onscreen. After Matt’s debut, all the per- know where the queens found success. The show brought out ence. At the beginning of the show, formers sat up on stage in for- shoes big enough, where they all kinds of guests and encour- [email protected] UMBC Resident Student Association Presents: Block Party On September 28, the Resident Student Association hosted its annual Block Party. There was a moon bounce and plenty of food --including caramel-- for residents to enjoy and take part in this UMBC tradition..

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