Axis Nightclub

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Axis Nightclub
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Axis Nightclub
Address775 North High Street
Location Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Type Gay bar

Axis Nightclub is a gay bar and nightclub in The Short North, Columbus, Ohio.

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Description

Nina West performing in her annual Halloween show at Axis, 2018 Columbus, Ohio, October 2018 - 04.jpg
Nina West performing in her annual Halloween show at Axis, 2018

The multi-level dance club [1] has hosted drag acts and competitions ("So You Think You Can Drag?"), [2] [3] [4] including Miss Gay Heart of America [5] and performances by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Alaska Thunderfuck, Asia O'Hara, [6] BenDeLaCreme, Bianca Del Rio, Sasha Velour, Shangela, and Yuhua Hamasaki, [7] [8] among others. [9] Local drag queen Nina West hosts the show "Heels of Horror" annually, [10] [11] as well as drag competitions. [12]

Rajesh Lahoti is an owner of the bar. [13] [14] [15]

Axis has been described at Columbus' most popular gay bar. In 2001, the bar's general manager estimated that 20 to 25 percent of clientele were Ohio State University students. [16] In 2014, Axis' fifth annual "Night of 100 Drag Queens" reportedly broke the record for the largest drag show, with 55 participants, who performed to "It's Raining Men". [17] Also in 2014, Axis hosted the inaugural Shooting Star Awards, and won the award for Best Nightclub. [18] The nightclub hosted Miss Gay USofA at Large in 2016. [19]

Reception

Shawnie Kelley, author of Insiders' Guide to Columbus, Ohio (2003), said the bar "is becoming a staple of Columbus nightlife for gay and straight, men and women alike". [20]

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