"RuPaul's Drag Race" winners are sashaying into New West this weekend
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One of the biggest pride parties of the summer is happening this weekend in New Westminster, and drag fans won’t want to miss out.
Untoxicated 2023, taking place on Saturday, August 19 at New West Pride, will feature RuPaul’s Drag Race champions Monét X Change and Jaida Essence Hall alongside a star-studded lineup of drag performers.
The highly anticipated event will take place in the substance-free zone presented by LastDoorRecovery.
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Monét X Change is the first double crown winner from RuPaul’s Drag Race, having won the title Miss Congeniality on Season 10, and then becoming the first queen of colour inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning All-Stars 4. She has performed around the world with her one-woman show, Call Me By Monét, is the host of her own talk show, The X Change Rate, and is co-host of The Sibling Rivalry podcast and tour with Bob The Drag Queen.
Monét X Change/Facebook
Milwaukee drag royalty and the winner of season 12 of Drag Race, Jaida Essence Hall also competed on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and was part of the popular Werq the World tour. Hall was also a featured performer in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Fashion Show Vol. 2. in 2020 and was nominated for a People’s Choice Award the same year.
Jaida Essence Hall/Facebook
Other drag stars and performers in the Untoxicated lineup include:
- Miss Vanjie
- Plastique Tiara
- Icesis Couture
- Morgan McMichaels
- Kaos
- Toddy
- Jaylene Tyme
- Alma Bitches
- Mina Mercury
- Xanax
- Jo Duree
- Fallen Stars
- DJ Lejos
From now until Saturday, August 19, New West will come alive with rainbows and activities for everyone to enjoy. Pride Week will wrap up with the Pride Street Party on the final day, where Columbia Street will be closed to traffic and instead will play home to three stages full of live entertainment, family-friendly activities, vendors and food trucks, and more.
Untoxicated at New West Pride
When: August 19, 2023
Time: 4 to 8 pm
Where: Eighth Street and Columbia Street, New Westminster
Admission: $50 plus fees, meet-and-greet package also available. Purchase online