Dragging it out

By Meredith Mayberry
Edited by Sarah Schuch and Kelly Morse

Pride Week dragged students to Warrine Hall's Plachta Auditorium last Monday.

The Gay Straight Alliance sponsored this semester’s Drag Show, which featured the lip-synching and dancing talents of five professional drag queens.

Sabin, one of the drag queens and Master of Ceremonies for the show, was a returning performer from last semester’s show.

“I went earlier this year and I wanted to go back because I heard this one would be better,” said Arielle Robinson, a Goodrich freshman. “It was.”

Robinson said there were more jokes and more perfomers.

“I think the professional performers are great,” she said. “They have such a talent and I respect them so much for doing what they do. I give them props.”

The drag queens have performed all around the United States and came back to CMU because of the respect they felt from the audience.

Joe Bailey, a North Branch sophomore, said he had never seen anyone like Sabin.

“I wasn’t planning on going, but I’m glad I did,” Bailey said. “It was something I’d never experienced before.”

Bailey said the performances were on the edge of tasteful, but were never too offensive.

“They pushed their limits with the jokes they told and the way they made fun of the audience, but it was all in good fun,” he said. “I laughed the whole time.”

Robinson said she is going to make the biannual drag shows a constant addition to her calendar.

“I think anyone who missed the shows this year definitely need to go next year,” she said.

Robinson is a supporter of Pride Week and wanted to show her support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual community.

“Don’t be afraid to come to other Pride Week events,” Robinson said.