Sexy Galexy

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Sexy Galexy
Born
Lexi Leigh
NationalityAustralian
OccupationDrag king, performer
Years activelate 1990s-present

Sexy Galexy (born Lexi Leigh) is an Australian drag king and performer.

Career[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Inside Drag King culture with Sexy Galexy". Eden Caceda. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  2. ^ Drysdale, Kerryn. "Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  3. ^ Potts, Andrew M. (2019-08-28). "UNSW Bookshop hosts Drag King book launch this Friday". Star Observer. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  4. ^ Drysdale, Kerryn (2016-03-03). "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.
  5. ^ "Drag kings find clothes that maketh the man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  6. ^ a b Latham, J. R. "Glamour Boi: Interview with Sexy GaLexy and Vain Diesel". GSCENE.
  7. ^ "Sexy Galexy: Bringing Manliness to the Masses". OUTInPerth - LGBTIQ News and Culture. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  8. ^ "An Evening Of Kings, Queens And In-Betweens". CURVE. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  9. ^ "Peek inside the life of a drag king". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  10. ^ "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  11. ^ Franklin, Caryn (2017-04-19). "meet 5 drag kings challenging gender expectations". i-D. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  12. ^ "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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