Hi, I'm Leasa Mann, President and founder of the Melbourne Excellence in Drag and Entertainment awards, we were founded in 2024 so our event is still in its infancy, we rely soley on contributions and sponsorship from the community to bring this night together.

This year we have been unable to secure any sponsors for the event so this is our last hope. We are caling out to the community to assist us put together an event that celbrates the excellence in the Melbourne queer entertaiment space. Drag, Burlesque, Dance, DJ's, Technical contributions of all forms and excellence in the media. So if you've enjoyed queer perfomance art in any form this year please consider contributing to help celbrate those that have brought you joy.