Escape Nightclub
Appearance
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The Escape Nightclub, also known as Escape Club or The Escape,[1][2][3] was an all-ages LGBT-friendly nightclub in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[4] The club hosted an annual Halloween party.[3]
Jerick Hoffer, the drag performer who uses the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, performed for the first time at Escape.[5][6][7][8]
In 2017, Escape closed after operating for fourteen years.[9]
References
- ^ "Escape Club - Portland, OR - The Stranger". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "10 hottest nightclubs in Portland". 6 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Get Off-Campus: Escape Nightclub". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "LGBT nightlife - Travel Portland". 21 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Jinkx Monsoon, Drag Race's Champion, Dishes to PQ Monthly". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Q&A: Jinkx Monsoon from 'RuPaul's Drag Race' - Style & Shopping - Portland Monthly". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Beauty Chat: Jinkx Monsoon on the Art of Drag". 8 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Queer Voices - Monsoon Season: An Interview with RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Contestant (and Former SMYRC Youth) Jinkx Monsoon". 5 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ June, Sophia (February 1, 2017). "Portland's Long-Running Underage Gay Night Club The Escape Has Closed, And Can't Find a New Space". Willamette Week. Retrieved May 11, 2017.