HEADLINERS 2026

This chica sabrosita has been bouncing and swaying across the country for the past seventeen years, bringing her sabor y sangre to stages everywhere. In 2015 she captured the crown at the San Antonio burlesque festival, was 2018 queen of the Texas burlesque festival, the 2020 queen of the Noire Pageant in NYC, and in 2021 was voted #47 in the top 50 Most Influential Burlesque by 20th Century Burlesque!

She has headlined several festivals internationally, competed in the Mx. Exotic World competition at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas, and is looking to capture your corazón.

So Hold onto your calzones, cabrones, she is the baddest blossom from the barrio, @cholamagnolia !

CHOLA MAGNOLIA

Lola LeSoleil studied various forms of music, theater, and dance prior to burlesque, including a degree in music production from Georgia State University. She graduated from Syrens of the South's ABCs and 123s of Burlesque in 2010 and continues to expand her knowledge of movement, costuming and creative arts wherever possible. Having a foundation built by experiences with many instructors allows for expanded creativity in any direction.

Since 2013 as an instructor at the Atlanta School of Burlesque she's taken great delight in helping students harness the power of their inner ecdysiast and promote the Art of the Tease.

LOLS LeSOLEIL

SWITCH THE BOI WONDER

Switch the Boi Wonder is a Chicago-based drag king, burlesque performer, and educator with over 20 years of experience.

Known as a "draglesque" artist, they put the "end" in gender!

They are the "House Boi Extraordinaire," storyteller, and feeling bringer. They are also a board member for the Chicago Therapy Collective and focus on transgender advocacy and visibility.

Co-producer of Notes on Masculinity, a drag king-centered cabaret which won Best Variety Show at the Gaggy Awards in 2024!

2026 FEATURE PERFORMERS

  • Elyse Elaine

    She began performing burlesque professionally in San Francisco 2011 and is now successfully established in Las Vegas since 2016. She’s co-produced Womanopoly with Sgt. Die Wies since 2012, and other credits include a residency with Usher at Caesar’s Palace, Miss Behave’s Mavericks LV, Mavericks at The Plaza

    Erotic Heritage Museum , and the long running Hubba Hubba Revue in SF. She also won 1st Runner Up at the Panama Burlesque Festival 2023, and Grand Duchess at the Sin City Burlesque Festival 2025.

    She's a Published Model, Emcee/Host and Singer!

    @themarilynwithmelanin Elyse Elaine!

  • Luna Luv

    She is from the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the human equivalent of a Mai Tai: a little sweet, a little tart, and just the right amount of tipsy.

    Her style is "Quirky-Meets-Sexy," Whether she’s slithering up a pole or slinking off layers her mission is simple: to spreeeaad that warmth and aloha—one strategically placed rhinestone at a time.

    Give it up for @luna_luvins

  • D'Monica Leone

    Internationally known as The Lionheart of Draglesque, this “Face Shifting Shimmy Gawd” revels in their glory enchanting the audience with their sovereign presence and feral need to capture your attention and touch your...spirit. A Tacoma WA native, The Gritty City Titty is listed on the 21st Century Burlesque 2025 Top 50 to Watch list. This multifaceted entertainer exudes a decorative aura of main character energy and sensual charisma through hypnotizing hip grinds and their rhythmic musicality.

    A title-wielding shape shifter, they were crowned as the first Seattle Queer Monarch in 2019. An Erogenous Entrepreneur, Producer, Makeup Artist, Choreographer, Model, Emcee, Theater Actor and Sensual Educator of royal standards. They are the most invited guest in the history of the What The Funk Festival: an all BIPOC Funk fest and has made her rounds in festivals including Minneapolis Burlesque Festival, Isle of Tease (Victoria BC), Colorado Burlesque Festival, Queen City Burlesque Festival (Nelson, BC), Disabilitease (Minneapolis) and Teaser Festival (NOLA). They've also performed on some of the most historical stages in Washington including Broadway Performance Hall, The Triple Door and Tacoma Little Theater and Benaroya Hall. When off stage, D'Monica dedicates time coaching and mentoring up and coming performers as a Show Them Burlesque Basics Instructor, empowering LGBTQIA+ youth through community enrichment and art programs and uplifting marginalized voices through community activism and accessible workshops centering healing through sensuality, movement and self-reflection.


2026 SPECIAL GUEST

Po’Chop

Jenn Freeman is an interdisciplinary artist who creates on the homeland of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations; as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sauk and Meskwaki; the Kiikaapoi, Peoria, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) Nations.

Freeman, also known as Po’Chop, weaves dance, storytelling, drag and striptease together to create experiences that illuminate Black queer life. She is a co-founder of House of the Lorde, a multi-functional space rooted in Black feminist praxis, the co-producer of the adored Notes on Masculinity, a drag king centered cabaret and creator of The Black Burlesque Directory, an archive of Black burlesque performers across the world.

Freeman has collaborated with Jamila Woods, Anna Martine Whitehead and VAM Studio. Her work has been supported by Foundation of Contemporary Art, DANCE/USA, Urban Bush Women, United States Artists and Chicago Dancemakers Forum.

Queerly Femmetastic

Brooklyn-bred bombshell Queerly Femmetastic is a nerdy connoisseur of Blackness. Her pronouns are she, her, and ma’am. Queerly is inspired by Black shake-dancers, strippers, and hoochie-coochie girls across generations. She is an internationally renowned ecdysiast, who’s known for snatching souls and taking crowns.

Grand Master Funk 2024 of the What the Funk Festival and recently named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Performers in the world! Queerly loves the smell of books, practicing sneaky splits, and the feeling of your money on her skin.

2026 EMCEES

  • Uncle Nik

    (he/they)

    This Media Producer centers their work around Black Queer & Trans communities and has been producing & hosting events all over the country for over 20yrs. They are Afrodisiac’s 2018 Poetry Slam Winner, a co-producer of two - 5 year run - monthly poetry slam/open mics, a film maker, an international musician, and has been a curator for Seattle’s iconic program, Legendary Children, since 2020. They are also the Co-Producer & Host of Arizona’s 1st & ONLY All Black Burlesque Production, Chocolate Box Burlesque. 

  • P. NoNoire

    (he/him)

    "Served room temperature because he has no chill," P. No Noire brings high energy and musicality with a funky edge to the stage. Whether hosting, singing, or tumbling across the floor, you can always expect a flare of flirty fun. Crowned Best in Boylesque (Mr. Exotic World/King of Burlesque) and awarded “Most Dazzling” at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Tournament of Tease in 2022, P. No is one-third of the production team Bawdy Suit; along with Faggedy Randy (SEA/CHI) and Samson Night (NYC). He has been featured in productions all over the U.S. and internationally including Jeezy's Juke Joint (Chicago/various cities; 2017-2022), and can be seen in "The Jinkx and Dela Holiday Special" (2020). He has been a featured performer at the New York Burlesque Festival, and has headlined the New Mexico Burlesque Festival, The Colorado Burlesque Festival, The Texas Burlesque Festival, the Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival, The Hollywood Burlesque Festival, and Teaser Festival (New Orleans). P. No was crowned Grand Master Funk of Seattle's What The Funk Fest (2021), White Elephant Burlesque's Entertainer of the Year (2021), and is one of 21st Century Burlesque Magazine’s Top 50 Most Influential Figures worldwide for 2021-2026.

  • Rebecca Mm Davis

    (she/her)

    Rebecca Mm Davis has been MC’ing and hosting events since her 8th grade talent show. Burlesque has taken her up and down the West Coast and to Canada, as well as to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Recent highlights include hosting  “Juneteenth JumpOff” with Bawdy Suit in Chicago, the Savannah Burlesque Festival, and the PNW Burlesque Festival.  As Royally Requested by Queen of Burlesque Inga, Rebecca was honored to host burlesque for the Moisture Fest in 2018. Along with Founder Mx Pucks A’Plenty, Rebecca co-produces What The Funk: An All BIPOC Burlesque Festival in Seattle, WA . With her own production company The Stay Up Late Show, Rebecca has produced and hosted nerdlesques, burlesques, and the talk show of the same name.