2022-2023 Drag Duels Champion:
Sirène Noir Sidora-Jackson
PREVIOUSLY ON DRAG DUELS SHOW 3!
Katja Attenshun vs. Nubia Love-Jackson vs. Ricky Rosé! Hosted by Citrine, with special guest judge, Montgomery County’s LGBTQ Liaison, Dr. Amena Johnson, with DJ Confetti the first on the 1s and 2s!
PREVIOUSLY ON DRAG DUELS SHOW 1 & 2!
BeAware vs. Dustyn Dawn vs. Mari Con Carne vs. Molasses! Hosted by Vagenesis and special guest Judge and lip-sync phenom Dreux Sidor, with DJ Confetti the first on the 1s and 2s!
Cake vs. Chasen D Attenshun vs. Logan Stone vs. Sirène Noir Sidora-Jackson! Hosted by Desiree Dik with Special Guest Judge, Miss Gay Arlington 2022, India Larelle Houston; with beats by DJ Confetti The First!
DRAG DUELS APRIL 8, 2022!
We will be living our best lives at Bark Social under the patio with the MoCo Pride Center!
DRAG DUELS. APRIL 30, 2022
You won't want to miss this Drag lip sync showdown! Cake vs. Chasen D Attenshun vs. Logan Stone vs. Sirène Noir Sidora-Jackson! Hosted by Desiree Dik with beats by DJ Confetti The First!
We will be living our best lives at Bark Social under the patio with the MoCo Pride Center!
DRAG DUELS May 14, 2022!
We will be living our best lives at Bark Social under the patio with the MoCo Pride Center!
Drag Duelers are lip-syncing assassins! They have the DRAG, DRAMA, STUNTS, and TRICKS to become the Drag Duels Champion, and win the $2500.00 Grand Prize!!!
Drag Duels Date
& Official Rules
Show Dates
Friday, April 8, 2022, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, June 25, 2022, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday, June 26, 2022, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Official Rules Below!
Competition
Competition Format
Open to all drag performers, Drag Duels is a Lipsync Competition! Drag Performers will compete, performing individually and in head-to-head lip-sync showdowns. Win your Drag Duels Show for a chance to compete in the Finale during MoCo Pride and win a $2,500.00 Grand Prize and more! The competition takes place at Bark Social: 935 Prose St, North Bethesda, MD 20852, with the Finale at MoCo Pride at Veterans Plaza: One Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Four shows and the Finale! 4 Drag performers compete at each show. One Drag Dueler will advance to the Finale of each show for a chance to win a $2500.00 Grand Prize and the title of Drag Duels Champion!
Round One: Four (4) Drag performers will perform one (1) song each.
Round Two: Is head-to-head. You will be given two (2) songs to learn one month before your show dates. Then, you will be randomly chosen to perform one of the songs in a lip-sync battle vs. another performer. One performer from each head-to-head Drag Duel will advance to round three.
Round Three: The last two Drag performers will perform once more Individually. Audience applause is considered, but the final decision is for the Judges to make.
If you are eliminated, you are not out of the competition! The audience will choose one eliminated Drag Dueler via social media engagement to compete in the Finale on June 25 and 26, 2022, during MoCo Pride.
Rules
You must be available for your Drag Duels competition date(s).
Drag performers will be compensated $125 for each Drag Duels competition they perform in, regardless of victory. Show winners will receive $175.00 and advance to the Finale.
Offleash Dogs will be present during the first four shows. See Bark Social website for details.
Drag Duels is open to all Drag Performers.
You are judged based on your Drag and Stunning lip-sync performances.
Applications do not guarantee entry. Only 12 applicants will be accepted.
The Finale takes place on June 25 and 26, during MoCo Pride.
Eliminated Drag Duelers can come back as the Audience Choice to compete in the Finale.
Performance music must be submitted at least one week before your show date(s).
The application deadline is Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 11:59 pm.
Rules for the Audience Choice.
The Audience Choice will be announced the first week of Pride Month, June 2022!
The Audience Choice will be chosen by the most significant engagement on social media.
Drag Duelers will receive individualized Drag Duels advertisements to share with their friends, fans, and family, who are allowed unlimited engagements. Use #DragDuels and #PADProductions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to give them the best chance at being the Audience Choice to compete in the Finale during MoCo Pride on June 25 and 26, 2022.
