Armorettes toast Easter with drag races [photos]

Add this share

image imageVIEW MORE PHOTOS | Easter Drag Races with Armorettes @ Burkhart's The Armorettes on Sunday rang in the Easter holiday with all of the pomp, circumstance and over-the-top bonnets you’d expect from the Atlanta drag troupe. A crowd of hundreds enjoyed the hours-long Easter Drag Races, which like the Armorettes has returned to Burkhart’s. The drag queens cordoned off a piece of the Ansley Square parking lot outside the bar to make room for an afternoon of drag carnival delights. imageOf course, the bonnets were out in full force for the Best Bonnet contest (winner, top photo). But the real fun came with the other contests, including Musical Chairs, Snap Your Weiner, Egg Hunt, Tops & Bottoms and the ever-popular Drag Races that had drag queens for a day doing sprints in heels and applying lipstick on a warm, sunny afternoon. The drag troupe flirted with homelessness earlier this year after an abrupt dismissal from Blake’s. But they returned their long-running Sunday show to Burkhart’s on Feb. 27. The Armorettes have raised about $1.9 million for local HIV charities in its more than 32-year history. image

THE LATEST

Project Q Atlanta goes on hiatus after 14 years

On Sept. 1, 2008, Project Q Atlanta promised a hyper-local “queer media diet” for Atlanta. The site set out to bring LGBTQ news, in-depth...

Photos catch Purple Dress Run invading Midtown

After three years of pandemic-inflicted limitations, Atlanta’s gay rugby squad let loose on one of its most popular events. The Atlanta Bucks Purple Dress...

Ooo Bearracuda: Photos from Bear Pride’s Main Event

The seventh annual Atlanta Bear Pride hit the ground running on Friday with packed houses at Woofs, Heretic and Future. Turned out, they hadn’t...

Atlanta Bear Pride set to go hard and long all weekend

That low, growing growl you hear is a nation of gay bears headed for Atlanta Bear Pride this weekend. By the time they arrive,...

PHOTOS: Armorettes bring back Easter Drag Race magic

Gay Atlanta’s queens of do-good drag brought the sunshine to a cloudy afternoon on Saturday when Heretic hosted the triumphant return of Armorettes Easter...
17,446FansLike
7,001FollowersFollow
7,682FollowersFollow

PHOTO GALLERIES