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WE CAN'T PRINT THIS

SLAYING A DRAG-A-THOn
Press Assets

Slaying a Drag-a-Thon Podcast

The true, chaotic story of an attempt to break the world record for the longest drag show ever. A 5-episode audio series coming September 28 as a sidecast of the We Can't Print This podcast featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Peppermint, Eureka O’Hara, and LaLa Ri. Plus Frankie Grande, Fred Armisen, Cameron Esposito, Punkie Johnson, Paula Pell, and more.

Download the full press release PDF here

Photos

All photos should be credited to Holly Andres unless noted otherwise. Hover for caption info.

Download the images below as well as podcast logo and info at this Dropbox link.

Drag-a-Thon producer Emma Mcilroy taking a nap on the sticky floor of Darcelle's basement dressing room

Event producers, Wildfang CEO Emma Mcilroy and Slaying a Drag-a-Thon narrator Eden Dawn, backstage minutes before the record was broken. Mcilroy called Dawn with her idea to break a world record in March of 2023.

RuPaul's Drag Race alum LaLa Ri being interviewed for the podcast between her sets in the makeshift VIP dressing room

RuPaul's Drag Race alum Eureka O'Hara performed a surprise set for the audience as The Little Mermaid's Ursula with Broadway star (and her drag daughter) Frankie Grande as Ariel

SNL's Paula Pell sneaks a smooch from her wife Janine Brito backstage in between their emcee sets. Pell and Brito were among the many comedians who came to help hype the crowds for the record breaking event.

Producer Emma Mcilroy and Drag-a-Thon's royal advisor Poison Waters laughing in their sleep-deprived states.

Performers and organizers gather around producer Eden Dawn with the Run of Show spreadsheet while Guinness adjudicator Michael Empric looks on.

Actor, singer, and GLAAD board member Frankie Grande had to enlist the audience to keep queens from straying from the stage.

Darcelle cast member BinkYee Bellflower prepares for her shift at Darcelle's row of vanities.

Sue From Corporate after one of her multiple performance shifts going all in on the "Gatekeep, Gaslight, and Girlboss" lifestyle.

Poison Waters, the longtime co-host at Darcelle XV Showplace, has been a drag queen for 35 years and helped spread the word around the PNW for queens/kings to apply to the show.

Slaying a Drag-a-Thon co-producer, Fiona McCann, was onsite most of the 48 hours conducting interviews in the club's basement.

Alexis Campbell Starr was one of the three queens who stayed on site for the entire event in case producers needed an "Oh Shit" song performed (which happened alarmingly often).

Drag king Buster Open (Consensually) traveled from Montana to be part of the momentous occasion.

Poison Waters getting ready for a new number in front of her show notes taped to her makeup station.

Poison Waters and RuPaul's Drag Race alum Peppermint backstage moments before Peppermint surprised the audience with a set. The set lists were all kept secret so no audience members knew who they would see perform. Photo by Eden Dawn.

Stand up comedian Cameron Esposito and SNL's Punkie Johnson borrowing wigs from the queens before their emcee set together. Photo by Eden Dawn.

credits

Slaying a Drag-a-Thon is a sidecast of the We Can't Print This podcast

co-produced and co-written by Eden Dawn (narrator) and Fiona McCann

Audio Producer: Owen Agnew

Branding by Ashod Simonian

DRAG-A-THON PERFORMERS AND EMCEES

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