Joanne Cunningham is an actor, writer, producer, and drag musician. She is passionate about advocating and fundraising for the LGBTQ community, and subverting capitalism in any way she can. Joanne will definitely come to your house show, and is always on the hunt for donuts.

Instagram: @anxietyvarietyshow

Richelle Gordon is a digital media pioneer who served as the first online director for The Miami Herald and launched a master's program in digital publishing at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She came out as a transgender woman in 2023. Her band, Queer Country Bandwagon, plays regularly in Chicago, performed at the Americanafest festival in Nashville in 2025, and is currently recording their first two singles.

Soupy Fischel (he/him) is the Drag King persona of (AFAB) visual artist Ruthie Fudge (they/he). He is new to the world of Drag; however, he is a seasoned visual artist and performance poet who has graced stages and galleries across the US. In 2006, Soupy took a break from public shows and writing to raise two fantastic humans. In 2016, Ruthie briefly emerged to perform stand-up, then relocated to Germany in 2022. Since then, Soupy has been committed to using art as a spiritual practice to cope with aging, illness, disability, and his ever-evolving Q, T, and A identities.

You can follow Soupy on Instagram at @soupyfischel