Nic Key as Celine won the tiara at a fundraiser for the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus. Held last night at Highland Lounge on Colorado Street, the event saw nine drag queens compete to be the winner at the 4th annual Drag Out contest.

Beginning the performance in a solid black dress, Celine soon doffed that for a revealing red outfit, and she was joined on stage by two guys (see photo).

Before it was over, she lost her wig too! That was firmly back in place as a fine nest for the glittering tiara of the winner (lead photo), as determined by a 3-judge panel.

Runner-up at the contest was Atlas Woods-Smith, performing as Blink Abyss.

To donate toward the goal of $30,000, visit this link. The AGMC needs your support, and they deserve it!

https://givebutter.com/agmc2026

Their next big concert will be May 15 and 16 in Austin. Visit this link for tickets:

https://www.atxgmc.org

By Dr. Cliff Cunningham

Dr. Cliff Cunningham is a planetary scientist, the acknowledged expert on the 19th century study of asteroids. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. He serves as one of the three Editors of the History & Cultural Astronomy book series published by Springer; and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History & Heritage. Asteroid 4276 in space was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union based in the recommendation of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Dr. Cunningham has written or edited 15 books. His PhD is in the History of Astronomy, and he also holds a BA in Classical Studies.