Sexy Galexy
Sexy Galexy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lexi Leigh |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Drag king, performer |
| Years active | late 1990s-present |
Sexy Galexy (born Lexi Leigh) is an Australian drag king and performer.
Career
Sexy Galexy began her career performing in drag shows and events in her hometown of Perth during the late 1990s, during the golden age of lesbian and drag king culture.[1] Sexy Galexy performed in the Drag King Sydney which ran from 1999 to 2000. In 2002, Sexy Galexy and DJ Sveti co-founded the weekly event Kingki Kingdom which was later renamed Queer Central in 2006.[2][3] Kingki Kingdom became popular in the lesbian community as a venue for expression and community involvement.[4] Sexy Galexy performed at the 2005 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.[5] She was a reporter at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for QueerTV. In 2008 Sexy Galexy was featured on the cover of Gscene, a Brighton and Hove LGBT interest magazine.[6]
Sexy Galexy returned to Perth in 2014 and performed the show "Manliness: The Angle of My Dangle".[7] Prior to that, she had performed in pride festivals and drag shows in Europe and North America.[8][6] Sexy Galexy is known for the live show "Manliness Mansion", which was performed at festivals Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Perth Fringe World in 2015.[9]
In April 2020 Sexy Galexy appeared on Socially Distant, a drag livestream web series hosted by Landon Cider.[10] Sexy Galexy has been cited as an inspiration by other drag kings such as Landon Cider and Adam All.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Inside Drag King culture with Sexy Galexy". Eden Caceda. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Drysdale, Kerryn. "Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Potts, Andrew M. (2019-08-28). "UNSW Bookshop hosts Drag King book launch this Friday". Star Observer. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Drysdale, Kerryn (2016-03-03). "Tactile places: doing sensory ethnography in Sydney's drag king scene". Continuum. 30 (2): 206–217. doi:10.1080/10304312.2016.1143190. ISSN 1030-4312.
- ^ "Drag kings find clothes that maketh the man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ a b Latham, J. R. "Glamour Boi: Interview with Sexy GaLexy and Vain Diesel". GSCENE.
- ^ "Sexy Galexy: Bringing Manliness to the Masses". OUTInPerth - LGBTIQ News and Culture. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "An Evening Of Kings, Queens And In-Betweens". CURVE. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Peek inside the life of a drag king". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Franklin, Caryn (2017-04-19). "meet 5 drag kings challenging gender expectations". i-D. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-30.