Chrysalis Ball 4 : Play, Pose, Protect

Name: Chrysalis Ball 4 : Play, Pose, Protect
Start: 2026-03-27T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-27T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Robert Treat Hotel

Schedule

Fri Mar 27 2026 at 05:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Robert Treat Hotel | Newark, NJ

In honor of Trans Week of Visibility, Project TEA presents the fourth annual Chrysalis Ball: Play, Pose, Protect. The ball is sponsored this year by Gilead Sciences and we be held in the Crystal Room of Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark, NJ. Because the ball is being held in a hotel, it will be on strict time restraints. There are almost 40 separate categories, so the ball must flow smoothly in order to be completed. Commentators will begin LSS at 5 pm and the 1st category will be called at 5:40 pm despite who’s in the building. NO CATEGORIES WILL BE REOPENED ONCE THEY ARE COUNTED DOWN AND CLOSED!!!! PLEASE BE ON TIME.
DOORS OPEN AT 4PM
CATEGORIES:
ALL FACE AND FASHION CATEGORIES ARE IN THE COLOR PINK, THE SAME SHADE OF PINK THAT’S IN THE TRANS FLAG!!!
FACE:
BQ in Drags Face 🏆
Women’s 🏆
FQ 🏆
BQ 🏆
Transman 🏆
Legendary/Icon 🏆
Each winner of their category will battle at the end for a larger trophy 🏆 and $1000 💴
FASHION:
FF Best Dressed 🏆
MF Best Dressed 🏆
OTA Streetwear 🏆
Each winner of their category will battle at the end for a larger trophy 🏆 and $1000 💵
ALL PERFORMANCE AND RUNWAY CATEGORIES ARE IN THE COLOR WHITE(ALL WHITE/SHOES DON’T COUNT) THE SAME SHADE OF WHITE THAT’S IN THE TRANS FLAG!!!
PERFORMANCE:
BQ Vogue Fem 🏆
Women’s Performance 🏆
BQ in Drags Performance 🏆
**Realness with a Twist ** 🏆 (MUST RECEIVE 10’s FOR REALNESS BEFORE TWISTING!!!)
FQ 🏆
Old Way/New Way Performance 🏆
Legendary/Iconic Performance 🏆
Each winner of their category will battle at the end for a larger trophy 🏆 and $1000 💵
RUNWAY:
BQ European Runway 🏆
Women’s Runway 🏆
BQ in Drags Runway 🏆
FQ Runway 🏆
OTA All American Runway 🏆
Legendary/Iconic Runway 🏆
Each winner of their category will battle at the end for a larger trophy 🏆 and $1000 💵
ALL REALNESS CATEGORIES ARE IN THE COLOR BLUE (ALL BLUE/SHOES DON’T COUNT), THE SAME SHADE OF BLUE THAT’S IN THE TRANS FLAG.
REALNESS:
BQ in Drags Realness 🏆
FQ Executive Realness 🏆
BQ Executive Realness 🏆
BQ Schoolboy Realness 🏆
FQ Pretty Girl Realness 🏆
BQ Pretty Boy Realness 🏆
FQ Bangy Girl Realness 🏆
BQ Thug Realness 🏆
FQ Everyday Realness 🏆
BQ Everyday Realness 🏆
Transman Realness 🏆
Legendary/Iconic Realness 🏆
Each winner of their category will battle at the end for a larger trophy 🏆 and $1000 💵
Master of Ceremonies: Karma Versace, Selena Dior, and 3x HOF Icon Tyra Old Navy.
**Security will be present so there will be no smoking, vaping, recreational drug use, alcohol, glitter, spray paint, animals, or any type of violence (fighting or arguments) allowed. Anyone who violates, WILL BE REMOVED!!!!**