2026 Golden Pasties

Finalists

Vote for

For the most dynamic newbie performer on the scene.

For the performer whose presence backstage puts everyone at ease

For the performer most likely to tease, and tease, and tease, and tease...

For the performer most likely to make me pee my pants

For the performer most likely to turn a glove peel into a spiritual experience

For the performer who is always nurturing the community

For that one performer who you'd never recognize out of costume, makeup or drag

For the performer who imbibes backstage but doesn’t miss a beat onstage.

For the performer most likely to take the audience on an epic journey

For the performer most likely to go full frontal

For the performer most likely to secretly be a robot

For the performer most likely to make you go home and fuck your partner

For the performer who puts the best narratives to their nudity

For the performer most likely to make a sexy song goofy, or a goofy song sexy

For the best tassel twirler

For the performer most likely to mentor an emerging act

Finalist Pics

Andrea Flow (Jersey City)	Artina Darkly (Brooklyn)	Broody Valentino (Brooklyn)	Cheeky Lane (NYC)
Corvette Le Face (Brooklyn)	Dandy Dillinger (NYC)	Darling Toby (Brooklyn)	Dylan Mary Jane (NYC)
Esmé (Brooklyn)	Ilyroyale (Las Vegas)	Jack King Goff (West Coast USAGAY)	Jo Weldon (NYC)
Lucy Bohème (Colorado Springs, CO)	Maria Topcat (Philly)	Midnight Mayhem (NYC)	Miss Frankie Eleanor (NYC)
Mizzaddy (Brooklyn)	Samson Night (NYC)	Shrimp Cocktail (Ohio)	Stormy Leather (NYC)
The Great Wilfredo	Tigger! (NYC)	Topher Bousquet (NYC)	UmA Shadow (Las Vegas - Japan)
Unhinged Rose (Brooklyn)	Velma Vouge (West Yorkshire, UK)	Veronica Viper (NYC)	Yala Royce (Miamisburg, OH)