Photo by Gina Clyne.
Join us at The Chapter House for our 3rd Annual Indigenous Drag Show TCH x LaLa Land Back Tour on Saturday, November 23 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM! Enjoy drag performances by acclaimed Native Drag performers Lady Shug (Diné), Landa Lakes (Chickasaw), Bohenne Arreaux (Jena Choctaw), Candido Cornejo (Tlaxcalteca/Nahua), and Johnny Gentleman (Guatemalan Maya and Nicaraguan Ocanxiu).
Food will be available for purchase. Wine will be poured by Jazmine Ladouceur of NOIRE Wine Lounge.
This is an 18+ event.
Tickets: $30
RUN OF SHOW
6:30 - Doors Open
7 - 8:30 - Show
8:30 - 9 - Meet and Greet
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
LADY SHUG | DINÉ
Lady Shug is a proud Indigenous drag artist, born for the Diné (Navajo) Nation, raised in the Four Corners area of New Mexico. Lady Shug has been entertaining audiences for over 10+ years, beginning her career with nightly performances on the Las Vegas Strip. Recently, Lady Shug felt called to return home to the Navajo Reservation and now lives along the Arizona-New Mexico border.
In and out of drag, Shug uses both voices to challenge and make change for inclusion, acceptance, decolonization – always within the frame of indigenous resistance. Shug worked alongside many grass root groups helping with indigenous resistance – a particular stand-out being the Taala Hooghan Infoshop in Flagstaff, AZ, where Shug then gained the skills necessary to organize in the four corners area – and from this work, the #ShugChallenge was born. The #ShugChallenge is a mutual aid program that supports the border towns and communities within and alongside their reservation – relatives and folks who are forgotten in the main spectrum of living can find services and support through the #ShugChallenge.
She was the first drag artist to host a pop-up powwow in Bentonville, AR with Live in America. Lady Shug was recently featured in the Emmy awarded series HBO’s We’re Here, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela, and Eureka. Currently, Lady Shug is touring the US & international territories Landa Lakes on the all-Indigenous LaLa Land Back tour #LaLaLandBack Tour.
IG: @ladyshugdrag
LANDA LAKES | CHICKASAW
Landa Lakes is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, a writer, activist and artist who stays connected to her roots and culture. As drag persona Landa Lakes, she founded two drag performance groups in San Francisco -- the Two-Spirit Native American drag troupe the Brush Arbor Gurlz and the creative and campy House of Glitter. She is also the West Coast Mother of the Vogue House of Lauren, International, and is the recipient of the national pageant title Jewel of the Galaxy.
Landa uses art to combine contemporary ideas with Native history and traditional stories to convey the shared experiences and understanding of human nature outside the Western perspective. Her notable honors include the New York Fresh Fruit Festival Performance Award, KQED LGBT Local Hero Award, and she was publicly elected as Grand Duchess 36 of the Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, a non-profit organization of which she has served as president.
Landa served as Co-Chair to the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAIT-S) for many years and remains on the board, she is one of the original founders of the BAAIT-S Two-Spirit Powwow, the first Two-Spirit public powwow. In 2019, she co-founded the annual Weaving Spirits Two-Spirit Performance Festival. Credits include RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 episode 7, I've Been To Manhattan, Launch Pad and The Roof.
IG: @landalakes
BOHENNE ARREAUX | JENA CHOCTAW
Bohenne Arreaux is a two-spirit Indigenous drag performer of Jena Choctaw heritage, rooted in the vibrant queer and cultural landscape of Los Angeles, CA. As a Haus Mother in the Haus of YUQ and owner of YUQ Studios, Bohenne has become a central figure in LA’s drag and performance scene. They co-created Faerialand, a beloved monthly themed party at Beaches Tropicana in West Hollywood, and are a resident performer in The Saturday Gurlz at Rocco’s WeHo.
With a background in circus arts, Bohenne brings aerial and fire performances to their shows, captivating audiences with an electric blend of tradition and innovation. Their work celebrates Indigenous culture, queer identity, and the power of artistic expression, making Bohenne a standout presence in West Coast drag and beyond.
IG: @bohennearreaux
CANDIDO CORNEJO | TLAXCALTECA/NAHUA
Candido Cornejo is a proud Two Spirit Casting Professional of Tlaxcalan and Nahuat descent. She's worked in the business for over 15 years behind the scenes, and after coming out as a transwoman in 2018, she's taken the stage as dancer for Fleetmac Wood, A Party By Ostbahnoff, and the Danish folk music band, Heilung. She was recently gifted a jingle dress and has been participating in pow wow dancing, hoping to inspire other Two Spirit siblings to continue dancing, or join the dance arena as well.
IG: @kissedbyloki
JOHNNY GENTLEMAN | GUATEMALAN MAYA AND NICARAGUAN OCANXIU
Johnny Gentleman is the self-proclaimed "The Last Gentleman in LA", expressing his love and passion for his Trans, Latinx, Two-Spirit identity through his drag and performances. In the six years of performing, he's advocated for the importance of BIPOC and TGI visibility in drag spaces and has created his own drag king and nonbinary dominated spaces to support his belief that all drag and identities should be validated and treated equal. He created LA's first drag king brunch called Dapper Puss, now hosted monthly at MAMA SHELTER Hotel in Hollywood, has been featured in the LA Times, VOX.COM, and OutTV. He produced the first drag king and nonbinary lineup for WEHO PRIDE 2021 and was the first ever drag king produced production, Dapper Puss Entertainment, to produce LA PRIDE 2023'S FIRST EVER ALL INDIGENOUS drag lineup.
IG: @johnnythegentla