Sexy Galexy

Sexy Galexy
Born	Karen Leigh Gillingham
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Drag king, performer, DJ
Years active	1993 – present

Sexy Galexy is an Australian drag king performer and DJ.

Career

Sexy Galexy began her career performing in drag shows and events in her hometown of Perth during the early 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 founded the weekly event Kingki Kingdom in 2002. ^{[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. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Drysdale, Kerryn. "Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. Potts, Andrew M. (28 August 2019). "UNSW Bookshop hosts Drag King book launch this Friday". Star Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. 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.
5. "Drag kings find clothes that maketh the man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
6. Latham, J. R. (October 2008). "Glamour Boi: Interview with Sexy GaLexy and Vain Diesel". GSCENE.
7. "Sexy Galexy: Bringing Manliness to the Masses". OUTInPerth - LGBTIQ News and Culture. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
8. "An Evening Of Kings, Queens And In-Betweens". CURVE. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
9. "Peek inside the life of a drag king". www.heraldsun.com.au. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
10. "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
11. Franklin, Caryn (19 April 2017). "meet 5 drag kings challenging gender expectations". i-D. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
12. "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.