One of Washington D.C.’s most iconic drag shows ended last week.
For the last two years, Nellie’s Sports Bar hosted the most diverse drag show in the D.C.-Baltimore area. “Snatched Wednesdays” celebrated its two year anniversary last week, which was also the last show.
Hosted by Baltimore’s Brooklyn Heights, this show featured a strong core cast that was augmented by talented queens from across the metro. The Snatched Wednesdays audience also reflected the diversity of the performers: you could find all ages, races, genders and orientations.
The time and location of the show also made it accessible to people with a variety of schedules. You can have a 9-to-5 or service-industry job and still make Wednesday nights happen.
The last night for Snatched Wednesdays demonstrated how important this show was to the local drag scene. Almost every working drag performer in the Baltimore-D.C. metro showed up (most having performed at Snatched Wednesdays at least once). It was a gathering unlike anything I’ve ever seen outside of Pride or a drag pageant.
I’ll continue to watch the performers at venues around town, but we definitely lost a special place. I’m grateful that the show lasted as long as it did, and hopefully someone puts something similar together soon.
The last cast of Snatched Wednesdays.
The cast at Nellie’s Sport Bar’s Snatched Wednesdays drag show.
Drag queen Nubia Jackson posing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Baltimore’s Brooklyn Heights hosting the Nellie’s Drag Show.
Crystal Edge performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Baltimore drag queen Iyana Deschanel performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Brooklyn Heights unamused at the drag show.
A dance-off at Washington DC’s Nellie’s.
Labella Mafia performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Baltimore drag queen Brooklyn Heights hosting at Nellie’s.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s on U Street.
The cast at Nellie’s Sports Bar – Iyana Deschanel, Labella Mafia, Gadfrie, and Crystal Edge.
Washington DC Drag Performer Nubia Jackson at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Baltimore Drag Queen Iyana Deschanel.
Washington DC Drag Queen Labella Mafia at Nellie’s.
Washington DC Drag Queen Labella Mafia at Nellie’s.
The last cast of Snatched Wednesdays.
A vogue-off at Washington DC’s Nellie’s.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Baltimore Drag Queen Iyana Deschanel.
A dance-off at Washington DC’s Nellie’s.
Drag queen Labella Mafia performing on U Street.
Labella putting a boy in heels.
A drag queen performing at Snatched Wednesday’s at Nellie’s.
Baltimore drag queen Iyana Deschanel.
Baltimore drag queen Iyana Deschanel.
A guest drag queen from Miami at Nellie’s.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar in Washington DC.
An American Horror Story inspired drag look.
The cast of Snatched Wednesdays.
Brooklyn Heights at Nellie’s Snatched Wednesdays drag show.
The drag show cast at Nellie’s in DC.
Brooklyn Heights performing in Washington DC.
What happens when you don’t tip a drag queen properly.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar in Washington DC.
Labella Mafia performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar on U Street.
Brooklyn Heights at Nellie’s Snatched Wednesdays drag show.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s on U Street.
Iyana Deschanel and Labella Mafia at Snatched Wednesdays.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s on U Street.
The audience at Snatched Wednesdays.
A dance off at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Drag performers Iyana Deschanel and Katrina “the Hurricane” Colby.
Drag performers Iyana Deschanel, Brooklyn Heights and Katrina “the Hurricane” Colby.
A performer at Snatched Wednesdays drag show at Nellie’s.
The cast of Snatched Wednesdays at Nellie’s.
Nubia Jackson and Tuti at Snatched Wednesdays Nellie’s Sports Bar drag show.
An American Horror Story-inspired drag look.
Iyana Deschanel at a Washington DC Drag Show.
Drag Queen La Bella Mafia performing at a D.C. Drag Show.
Drag Queen La Bella Mafia performing at a D.C. Drag Show.
La Bella Mafia performing at a D.C. Drag Show.
La Bella Mafia performing in Washington DC.
Brooklyn Heights and Iyana Dechanel at Nellies Sports Bar.
Crystal Edge, Gadfrie, Iyana Deschanel and others at the Nellies Drag Show.
Drag queen La Bella Mafia performing at Nellies Sports Bar.
A drag queen performing at Nellie’s in Washington DC.
The floor destroyed at Nellies Sports Bar.
Drag queen La Bella Mafia performing at Nellies Sports Bar.
Washington DC drag queen Labella Mafia posing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
La Bella Mafia performing at Snatched Wednesdays at Nellies Sports Bar.
Brooklyn Heights doing at shot at her drag show.
A drag performer at Nellie’s Sports Bar in Washington DC.
Brooklyn Heights on the Nellies Sports Bar Balcony.
Iyana Deschanel performing at Nellies in DC.
A performer at Snatched Wednesdays drag show at Nellie’s.
An alternative drag queen at Nellies Sports Bar.
Labella Mafia and Indiana Bones at Nellies Sports Bar.
Nubia Jackson posing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Labella Mafia performing at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
Brooklyn Heights hosting Snatched Wednesdays drag show.
Brooklyn Heights hosting her drag show at Nellie’s Sports Bar.
The cast of Snatched Wednesdays drag show at Nellie’s.
An American Horror Story-themed Drag Show at Nellie’s.
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