WDF 2025

The cast and crew of the 2025 Worcester Draglesque Festival pose on stage. They are 22 drag and burlesque performers and crew in varying degrees of costume and street clothes.
Worcester-based drag queen Lana Backwards, who has a voluminous blonde wig and is wearing a hot pink tulle dress, stands with eight adult students in a dressing room after teaching a class about drag makeup.
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Providence-based burlesque performer Anita Tension removes a black glove during her performance. She has a long gray wizard wig and beard and is wearing a black bandeau top.
Worcester-based drag alien Ash Troid dances sweetly with their arms above their head. They have white makeup on and a Marie Antoinette wig that is decorated like a cupcake.
Burlesque performer Dr. Bitch seductively applies makeup on the mirror. She has classic winged eyeliner and shimmery gold eyeshadow, with a white feather in her black hair.
Cheerful the Clown is laying on a school desk, kicking their feet in the air. They are wearing a school uniform with shorts and a blazer, and a white dunce cap on their red wig made from yarn.
Drag performer Darren TaShine lipsyncs opera on stage. They have eerie white and gray makeup, and wearing a headpiece that looks like a gothic stained-glass window and candelabra.
Worcester-based burlesque performer Dolores Sweet is sitting in the splits on stage, pulling off a black stocking behind her head. She has brown pin curls and is wearing a black sequin gown.
Worcester-based drag queen Fat C poses on stage with her arms spread open. She has bold red lipstick and blue eyeshadow, stubble, and blond wig, wearing a red jacket and Linda Ronstadt T-shirt
Drag performer James Bondage creates a beach scene on stage, presenting spray-on sunscreen to the audience. He is wearing sunglasses and swim trunks.
Pipeher balances over a chair on stage, legs in the air over their back. They are wearing a fishnet bodysuit and harness.
Love Your Labels Executive Director Joshua Croke speaks from the stage during intermission. They are bald with a short beard, wearing a black sequin gown with cutouts.
Hosts and producers Joey March and Lady LaRouge present a framed Festival logo to graphic designer Mickey Lee during intermission.
Boston-based drag performer SHERMAN stretches their leg in the air on stage. They are wearing black fishnets, chunky heels, a corset, and red boa.
Burlesque performer Veronika Raquel Hazard begins to remove a red glove during her performance.

Class Photo Credits: Gwenitalia

Showcase Photo Credits: Yona

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