![]() "It brings in a different audience that wouldn't normally go to our drag shows because a lot of them start very late aren't very accessible in a lot of different ways," she says. She notes that the atmosphere at a drag brunch is also very different from an evening show. " the demand for drag and the fact that like a lot of our venues have shut down, we're figuring out new ways to host drag and a great market for that is daytime shows," explains Toddy. ![]() Toddy Full Time, a drag king who performs at the Party Dogs drag brunch show with other drag kings and things, has performed at many drag brunches and shows. Vancouver drag ranges from daytime shows to evening and nighttime shows, but the increasing demand for daytime drag shows, though it stems from mainstream interest, is also in part due to its accessibility. "Although drag brunches did exist, especially in Vancouver, for a long, long time, I do think that the television series RuPaul's Drag Race, and Canada's Drag Race really help the average, probably non-queer, person to really embrace the art of drag." "Any sort of pop culture trend is going to find its way into all sorts of styles of events," he explains. It wasn't until drag become more mainstream that drag brunch has really exploded onto the scene, and a created new expectation of drag.ĭan Clapson has organized many drag brunches and drag events across Canada, including in Vancouver, and notes that television and social media have played a big role in drag brunch's popularity. ![]() ![]() More and more drag brunch shows are popping up around the city despite the popular weekend activity having been around for a while. What does Vancouver like more than brunch and drag? Drag brunch! But why? ![]()
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