The “Lights, Cameras, Queens!” event took place in the Student Center, the event was hosted and entertained by drag queen Sasha Devaro and performed by drag queens, Stardustt and Alice in Chains, Drag Queens lip sang, danced and even invited students on stage to perform with them.

One person that was called up on stage, Amelie Silva (Freshman, Chemistry), shared how she was called up on stage to dance with other students.

“Oh, my God. I was lowkey nervous. I’m usually used to being on stage,” Silva said. “So it was more like, oh, I’m back on stage. What do I do? And then once the music started, it’s like, ‘okay, right’, And then I just started.”

She said that this was her first drag show and how she’s always wanted to go to one.

“I started watching RuPul’s Drag Show when I was first in the closet and stuff and I was like, wow, these people are so cool. I just saw all of them being up on the stage, being creative, being themselves. 
And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s so cool,’” she said. “I was like, “I want to go to a Drag show one day.”

Mayerli Samayoa (Freshman, Psychology) shared how this was her first drag show.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever seen drag queens and it’s really cool,” Samayoa said. “It was honestly very exciting because it was very energetic and I love the vibes.”

She shares what her favorite and most interactive parts of the show were.

“My favorite part would either be the in-between talkings or just in general, the musical numbers [are] so amazing, because there was so much energy from everyone,” she said.

Samayoa said that she felt like she could be herself and how more people should attend these events as it is a safe place for everyone.

“I feel like more people should come to these because they’re free and…it is a safe space for everyone,” she said.

Jude Abejar (Freshman, Public Health) shared how important events like these are for young people and why they should consider attending them.

“These are super important events to allow young people alike to be able to participate and witness parts of a community they might not have ever seen yet. This was the first drag queen event I’ve ever attended and I thought it was really cool and especially inclusive,” Abejar said.

She shares who her favorite Drag Queen was and her favorite part of the night.

“I loved Sasha the most, my favorite part was when she asked for volunteers to come up to lip-sync and dance,” she said. “My favorite takeaway of the show was the queens’ constant engagement with the audience!”

Towards the end of the event Sasha Devaro reminded the audience to keep the LGBTQ+ community safe as they are currently being targeted.

“This event absolutely created a safe space for me and allowed me to open up to new people too. I would love to see and participate in more events like this,” Abejar said.

The event ended with a meet and greet where students were able to meet the three Drag Queens and take a picture with them, as well as ask questions.