Drags Aloud
Drags Aloud is an Australian drag entertainment troupe. Drags Aloud is a troupe of performers, originating from Australia which was formed by a co-operative of leading Melbourne (Australia) drag queens in 2005. The members of Drags Aloud are: Amanda Monroe and Jessica James. Former troupe members include drag performers: Linda Lamont, Kris del Vayze, Christina Andrews, Jillette Jones, Jackie Stevens, Miss Bunny and Roxy Bullwinkle. Drags Aloud first received general public acclaim when community television station Channel 31 aired an independently produced late night variety program titled "Drags Aloud" which featured the well known Melbourne drag troupes the "Showbags" and "The Manly Sisters". The series was filmed at Templebar Precinct restaurant in Collingwood. When the "Showbags" and "The Manly Sisters" group expanded their cast to present a newer innovative style of narrative drag performance, they renamed themselves Drags Aloud, in reference to the name recognition from their joint television series. Drags Aloud operated their own venue at the now defunct Newmarket Hotel in St Kilda where their style of drag production shows were developed and first presented. They came to national prominence in 2007 when they were the first drag troupe to perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, receiving