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 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!
SWITCH THE BOI WONDER
2026 FEATURE PERFORMERS
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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!
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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
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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.