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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Inside Drag King culture with Sexy Galexy". Eden Caceda. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Drysdale, Kerryn. "Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Potts, Andrew M. (28 August 2019). "UNSW Bookshop hosts Drag King book launch this Friday". Star Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Drysdale, Kerryn (3 March 2016). "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. S2CID 147128677.
- ^ "Drag kings find clothes that maketh the man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b Latham, J. R. (October 2008). "Glamour Boi: Interview with Sexy GaLexy and Vain Diesel". GSCENE.
- ^ "Sexy Galexy: Bringing Manliness to the Masses". OUTInPerth - LGBTIQ News and Culture. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "An Evening Of Kings, Queens And In-Betweens". CURVE. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Peek inside the life of a drag king". www.heraldsun.com.au. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Franklin, Caryn (19 April 2017). "meet 5 drag kings challenging gender expectations". i-D. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.