Local female-impersonator Roxxxy
has become a force in this town. She recently won Miss Metropolitan Continental
Plus 2008, a highly respected national female impersonation pageant, and is
preparing for a trip to
Getting to the competition won’t
be low-priced. When you consider the hair, makeup and hotel for Roxxxy and her
backup dancers, not to mention the plane tickets, this competition is not one
that will come cheap.
Solution?
Let’s have a benefit show to raise
her some money. Last Sunday, Pulse nightclub on
The idea was to round up some of
the biggest female-impersonation names in the area, along with some of the
lesser-known ones, to raise the money to get Roxxxy to Chi-Town.
The show ran from 9-11 p.m. and
with about 12-15 performers the show was expected to “drag” on shall we say.
Pulse and Roxxxy were ready though, everything went seemingly according to
plan. The show was full of glitz, glamour, rhinestones, and a whole lot of
foundation as the money just kept flowing in by the minute.
A silver bowl was placed next to
the stage for the drag queens to drop the donations they received when their
performance was done. The bowl had to be emptied a good six or seven times and
when the night came to a halt the floor was literally covered in money as
people were at this point screaming their heads off and throwing money at
Roxxxy.
When asked what winning the title
of Miss Continental Plus would mean to her she answered “It would mean the
world to me I’ve dreamed about it for a long time and can’t wait to one day be
a part of the Continental sisterhood!”
With a performance stretch of over
five years in this town, Roxxxy has come a long way with her performances and
is really creating a name for herself. Her fan base has instantly grown before
her eyes and it was clearly seen the night of the benefit.
Ask anyone in the gay community
and they will tell you, 9 p.m. is way too early to be at a club. But even on a
Sunday, Roxxxy was able to fill the house with people excited and willing to
help her with her cause.
The pageant will take place in
March and will be here before we know it. Roxxxy ended the night thanking
everyone from the bottom of her heart before she headed off to the after-party
at Revolution off of
Roxxxy can be seen at Pulse on
Wednesday and Thursday nights and at Revolution on Sunday nights, where you can
donate to her potentially winning the title of Miss Continental Plus 2008.
