Marti Gould Cummings

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Marti Gould Cummings
Marti Gould Cummings.jpg
Cummings in 2024
Born
Maryland, U.S.
Occupation(s)drag queen
activist
television personality
Political party Democratic
Spouse
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(m. 2016⁠–⁠2022)​
PartnerJohn Robbie (fiancé)
Website marticummings.com

Marti Gould Cummings is an American drag queen, activist, and television personality. They [a] competed on Drag Me to Dinner and the twenty-third season of Worst Cooks in America . They were a cast member of the 2017 reality television series Shade: Queens of NYC and, since 2020, host of The Marti Report on Logo TV. Cummings unsuccessfully ran in the 2021 New York City Council election, becoming the first openly non-binary candidate to run for public office in New York City. In May 2025, they set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first drag queen to perform on all seven continents. Cummings served as a Grand Marshall of NYC Pride 2025.

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Career

Cummings started the political organizing group Hell's Kitchen Democrats in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. [1] In 2021, they became the first openly non-binary candidate to run for office in New York City when they ran for the District 7 seat on the New York City Council, which includes Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, Manhattanville and Hamilton Heights. [2] [3] Their campaign was featured in the documentary Queen of New York. [4] Cummings serves on the New York Democratic State Committee. [5] Cummings is the first drag queen to moderate a panel at the United Nations. [6]

Cummings speaking at the Tyler Clementi Foundation's 11th Annual Upstander Legacy Celebration in 2025. Marti Gould Cummings at the Tyler Clementi Foundation.jpg
Cummings speaking at the Tyler Clementi Foundation's 11th Annual Upstander Legacy Celebration in 2025.

They have worked with the Ali Forney Center, the Tyler Clementi Foundation, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and the Hetrick-Martin Institute to support LGBTQ youth. [4] On October 23, 2025, Cummings and Wilson Cruz received the Upstander Award from the Tyler Clementi Foundation during their 11th annual Upstander Legacy Celebration in New York. [7]

As a drag queen in New York City, [8] Cummings has performed at Pieces Bar, Hardware Bar, Therapy NYC, Rise Bar, the Stonewall Inn, The West End, Boxers NYC Washington Heights, and Talde Jersey City. [1] They also host a monthly drag brunch at 54 Below and perform Stage Fright, a weekly live theatre talk show, at the Red Eye. [9] [4] They host the talk show The Marti Report on LogoTV. [4] In May 2025, Cummings set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first drag queen to perform on all seven continents. [10] [5]

Cummings speaking at the Gays Against Guns Rally for El Paso & Dayton in 2019.

Cummings has been featured on the Out100 list and in Vogue . [4] In 2025, they were appointed as one of the Grand Marshalls of NYC Pride. [10] They used their platform as Grand Marshall to condemn United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, genocide, and violence and oppression of transgender people and immigrants. [10]

Personal life

Cummings grew up in Maryland. [6] They moved to New York City in 2005, when they were seventeen years old. [11]

They married the musician and composer Blake Allen in 2016. [12] They divorced in 2022. In 2025, Cummings became engaged to John Robbie. [4]

Filmography

Marti Gould Cummings filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Jeffery & Cole Casserole Actor1 episode
2013Conversations w/My ExThemself1 episode
2016SignDrag QueenShort film
2017 Shade: Queens of NYC ThemselfMain cast member
2020 Digital Drag Fest ThemselfDigital concert series
2020Jan & Friends: Rise UpActorMusic video
2020–presentThe Marti ReportThemselfHost
2022 Worst Cooks in America Themself Season 23
2023 Drag Me to Dinner ThemselfEpisode 3

Notes

  1. ↑ Cummings is non-binary and uses they / them pronouns.

References

  1. 1 2 DeLong, Joe (July 3, 2018). "NYC Drag Queen Of The Week – Marti Gould Cummings". broke-ass stuart. New York, New York . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Quinn, Dave (September 6, 2019). "Drag Queen Marti Gould Cummings Announces N.Y.C. Council Bid: 'Politics Should Be for Everyone'". People . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lang, Nico (September 5, 2019). "'This Is My Calling': Meet the Drag Queen Running for NYC Council". Out . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 18, 2025). "EXCLUSIVE: Marti Gould Cummings Talks Impact of Drag and Amplifying LGBTQ Voices in Divisive Times". GLAAD . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Schatz, Amy (June 23, 2025). "Grand marshal Marti Gould Cummings brings drag and politics to NYC Pride". Gay City News . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Dussault, Nicholas. "Marti Gould Cummings Is Doing the Most–and We're So Here for It". Edge Media Network. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ Clementi, Jane (October 3, 2025). "15 years after Tyler Clementi's death, vulnerable youth must still be protected". The Advocate . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ Musto, Michael (July 11, 2016). "Drag Star Marti Gould Cummings: 'I'm Gonna Keep Trying to Get on Drag Race!'". Out . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Big Broadway Drag Brunch with Marti Cummings". 54 Below. New York, New York. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Shapiro, Eileen (June 21, 2025). "Marti Gould Cummings 2025 Heritage of Pride Grand Marshall". Get Out! Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ Rodriguez, Matthew; Cummings, Marti Gould (October 9, 2020). "Marti Gould Cummings Has Come Out Many Times. They Have Some Advice". Them . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ Cut, the (June 8, 2020). "'The Next Thing I Remember, I'm on the Ground.'". The Cut.
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