BEST OF Best in Drag Show 2026

Six former winners and runners-up compete for the ultimate win in this long-running drag beauty pageant parody fundraiser.
About this Event

THE BEST ARE BACK! They've competed. They've stunned. Now they're back to settle it once and for all. Fan favorites, runners-up, and past winners return to the Orpheum stage for the ultimate "BEST OF" showdown--and only one can reign supreme.

Best in Drag Show is the long-running, one-of-a-kind drag beauty pageant extravaganza in support of Alliance for Housing and Healing and the housing services it provides to people living with HIV/AIDS.

Started more than three decades ago, Best in Drag Show features over-the-top characters, elaborate costumes, celebrity judges, and surprises galore as the queens stage a no-holds-barred fight for the title of Miss Best in Drag Show.

Doors open at 5:30pm with curtain at 7pm at the fabulous Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.

You don't want to miss BEST OF Best in Drag Show!

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Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Diamond Den and Ruby Room VIP Receptions
🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Best in Drag Show