Claire Smith Staff writer csmith110@murraystate.edu Photo by Richard Thompson/The News FAME, a drag show that takes place on campus once a year, provides people with a space safe to be themselves. This year’s show took place on Tuesday, March 12, in the Curris Center Ballroom. MC Lampe, LGBT programming coordinator, has been with the LGBT Read More
Story by Sara Howell, Contributing writer Photo by Kalea Anderson/The News The LGBTQ and ally community gathered in celebration of unity at FAME: Drag and Variety Show on Feb. 28 in the Curris Center Ballroom. Both drag kings and queens took to the stage and entertained the crowd with upbeat, energetic performances. MC Lampe, LGBTQ Read More
By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer A dash of nail polish, a pinch of hairspray, a hint of glamour and a heap of information was the recipe for Murray State Alliance’s annual Glamour Drag Show. The Curris Center Ballroom was packed Thursday night. More than 260 tickets were sold. Murray State Alliance is an on-campus organization Read More
By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Growing up an army brat and attending a Catholic school, Sam Bussey, Murray State alumna from Paducah, Kentucky, had doubts about coming out, but now she is confident and displays that confidence in drag. “It was one of those things, as I got older I thought maybe I’d grow out of Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer and Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Murray State Alliance hosted its bi-annual Drag Show Thursday in the Curris Center Ballroom, embodying this semester’s theme: glamour. Performer Brad Fennel, from Paducah, took the audience by storm with renditions of Reba McIntire’s and Carrie Underwood’s top hits, clad in full drag. “I’m a Read More
no images were found (WITH VIDEO) – The Curris Center was set alight with strobe lights, sequins and sass as the Murray State Alliance held it’s 8th annual “Fame” drag show Thursday night in the Curris Center Ballroom. The Murray State Alliance has been a part of Murray State’s campus for 18 years, dating back Read More
The Curris Center ballroom turned into a throne for royalty Thursday night as queens and kings performed at the Murray State Drag Show. Through the strobe lights and blaring music, performers took the stage with sass and ferocity. Jody Cofer Randall, LGBT program coordinator, said a lot goes into planning a show this size. “It Read More
