Joie de Vivre

Not too much Joie this month darlings. I’ll be at the Dream Queen Review on Sept. 9, and appearing in the San Francisco Ducal Court’s In-Town Show (part of their coronation week sensitivities.

Mostly I’ll be helping campaign for my friend Bliss’ run for Grand Duchess of San Francisco, but I’ll also be making appearances as part of the Ducal Court’s Coronation (7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Swedish-American Hall, 2174 Market St. in San Francisco) both in two numbers as well as walking with the outgoing family, who graciously elevated me to the title of Princess of Hayes Street.

Congratulations to new monarchs of the Grand Ducal Court of San Francisco, Grand Duke Carlos Medal and and Grand Duchess Landa Lakes. I’d also like to give kudos to my friend Bliss Ashton who was also a candidate for Grand Duchess and gave it her best shot.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Ducal Court, it’s part of the International Imperial Court System, one of the oldest and largest predominantly LGBT organizations in the world, which raises money for charity through large annual fancy-dress costume balls in cities throughout North America and numerous smaller fundraisers each year. Sort of like the Shriners, but with drag queens. Unlike many other large charitable fundraising organizations, the Imperial Court System is comprised entirely of volunteers.