Rebel Kings of Oakland

Not Your Average Drag Show

What the hell is a drag king? Well let’s pull directly from the wikipedia page, just to skim the surface. The definition below describes what’s recognized as a more traditional style male impersonator. But, in short, gender can mean a variety of things for a variety of people, no matter the gender assigned at birth. And do keep in mind, here at Rebel Kings we have MANY performers all over the gender spectrum.

“Drag kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine.They may be lesbian, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, or otherwise part of the LGBT community. They may also be straight. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy, and singing, either live or lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks.Drag kings often perform as exaggeratedly macho male characters, portray marginalized masculinities such as construction workers, rappers, or they will impersonate male celebrities like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Tim McGraw.”

-Wikipedia

A drag show for tenderqueers

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Who we are and what we do-

The Rebel Kings of Oakland are a drag king troupe that began over 10 years ago. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday night we have performed for the greater Bay Area, rocking the stage at the White Horse, the second oldest gay club in the country! We also have a virtual show every 4th Thursday on Zoom where we feature many of the talented and long distance drag friends we’ve made throughout the pandemic.

Our mission is to provide the East Bay community, queer and non-queer alike, a drag king experience with a safe, continuous and creative bi-weekly show to allow for gender-bending exploration through performance art.

Below is a map to our home bar The White Horse. You’ve seen us here twice a month since 2010.