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NEW YORK, NEW YORK — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 — BUTTTOOTKING, the touring drag spectacle starring RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 standouts Suzie Toot, Kori King and Lydia B Kollins, today announced the 21 local drag artists selected to open its all-new 2026 U.S. Halloween tour and revealed that Season 17 runner-up Jewels Sparkles will join the Halloween-night finale in Pittsburgh as a special guest.

The Tampa-based entertainer and singer will reunite with her Season 17 castmates on October 31 after a run that included two main-challenge victories and a place in the season’s final lip sync for the crown.

After a nationwide opener contest and public voting period that drew over 300 submissions and 16,000 votes, Suzie, Kori and Lydia selected one artist from each tour market to kick off the night with a hometown performance. The lineup spans drag queens, kings and things working across comedy, pageantry, theater, pop, draglesque, alternative performance and monster drag.

The selected 2026 BUTTTOOTKING local queen openers are:

October 1 — Washington, D.C.
\u200bMisty Jackson — A rising regional queen bringing polished glamour and fresh energy to the nation’s capital.

October 2 — Brooklyn, NY
\u200bBenedick the Bastard — A camp-forward theatrical drag king combining comedy, costume design and delightfully twisted pop culture.

October 3 — Hartford, CT
\u200bDom Parinyon — The Drag Duel Season 2 champion is a comedian, musician and drag king known for sharp humor and theatrical showmanship.

October 4 — Philadelphia, PA
\u200bAllyria Everlasting — A larger-than-life Philadelphia host, recording artist and community-stage favorite.

October 7 — Boston, MA
\u200bSticki Honey — A towering New England host and comedian serving bodacious looks, big punchlines and sticky-sweet chaos.

October 8 — Nashville, TN
\u200bAcacia Mercury — A Nashville entertainer bringing polished pop glamour from the city’s clubs to its Pride stages.

October 9 — Columbus, OH
\u200bIndigo Richwood — An Appalachian visual and performance artist exploring gender, absurdity and queer life through drag.

October 10 — Louisville, KY
\u200bTana Boots — A PLAY Louisville entertainer, podcast co-host and 2025 Mx Kentuckiana Pride titleholder.

October 11 — Chicago, IL
\u200bLezbian Minnelli — Chicago’s draglesque drama queen brings theatrical chops, high camp and award-winning stage presence.

October 13 — Minneapolis, MN
\u200bSplash — A Twin Cities artist mixing spoken word, internet culture and competition-winning performance.

October 15 — Atlanta, GA
\u200bXa’Mona — A magnetic Atlanta-area entertainer bringing bold Southern star power to regional Pride stages.

October 16 — Houston, TX
\u200bArtemis Hunter — Houston’s Y2K pop star pairs nostalgic glamour with storytelling, dance and unapologetic queer joy.

October 17 — San Antonio, TX
\u200bDahlia Gore — A rising Alamo City nightlife talent making her mark across San Antonio’s drag and Pride stages.

October 18 — Dallas, TX
\u200bInanna Vennix — A North Texas queen delivering big pop energy across the Dallas–Fort Worth drag circuit.

October 21 — Denver, CO
\u200bMotherDaddy — A genre-bending Denver artist equally at home in alternative drag, burlesque and punk-inspired productions.

October 22 — Boise, ID
\u200bLobotAmie — Boise’s purveyor of brain-rot entertainment turns horror imagery and internet absurdity into unforgettable performance art.

October 23 — Phoenix, AZ
\u200bFranzia McKenzie — Miss Gay Arizona America and former Miss Gay Phoenix America brings championship-level pageant polish.

October 25 — Salt Lake City, UT
\u200bCharlie Rose Toy — A rising Salt Lake City drag artist and nightlife personality known for bold fashion, high-energy performances and a playful, club-kid-inspired approach to drag.

October 26 — Los Angeles, CA
\u200bPaloma McMichaels — A West Hollywood showgirl who has shared the stage with some of drag’s most celebrated performers.

October 27 — Portland, OR
\u200bLana Electra — A gothic Portland favorite bringing punk spirit, spooky camp and community-minded drag to the stage.

October 31 — Pittsburgh, PA
\u200bGwendolyn P Kollins — A haunting creature artist from the Kollins drag family who uses distortion to challenge expectations of gender and beauty.

+Special Halloween finale guest: Jewels Sparkles — The Season 17 runner-up brings polished pop glamour and two-time challenge-winning star power to the tour’s final night in Pittsburgh.

The 2026 tour follows a breakout year for BUTTTOOTKING. Its 2025 run sold out 18 of 21 cities before expanding to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. This year’s entirely new Halloween production once again brings together Suzie’s vintage theatricality, Kori’s internet-honed comedy and Lydia’s off-kilter visual imagination.

Costumes are encouraged at every stop, and each city will feature a costume contest inviting Buttholes, Tooters, Kingdom and first-timers to become part of the show. The October 31 finale will bring the tour home to Pittsburgh for an expanded Halloween celebration featuring Lydia, Suzie, Kori, local opener Gwendolyn Kollins, and special guest Jewels Sparkles.

BUTTTOOTKING is produced by Flip Phone Events, Fiercely You Entertainment, and Michael Benedetti Studio, and sponsored by MISTR.

Tickets + Current Tour Information: BUTTTOOTKING.com

ABOUT BUTTTOOTKING

BUTTTOOTKING is a touring live drag event starring RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 standouts Suzie Toot, Kori King and Lydia B Kollins. Its new 2026 Halloween show combines vintage theatricality, internet-native comedy and absurdist visual drag in an ensemble production driven by chemistry and audience participation. Costumes are encouraged, with a contest held in every city.

ABOUT SUZIE TOOT

Suzie Toot is a drag entertainer, actor, singer and professional tap dancer whose performances unite vaudeville, classic screen comedy, musical theater and high-concept drag. A standout of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, she won the season’s Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown and was recognized as a member of the 2025 Out100.

ABOUT KORI KING

Kori King is a Boston-born drag entertainer, comedian and digital creator known for boisterous wit, inventive character work and her connection with audiences online and onstage. Following RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, she signed with CAA and continued expanding her live, television and social-media career. She co-stars with Lydia B Kollins in the WOW Presents Plus series Pillow Talk with ButtKing.

ABOUT LYDIA B KOLLINS

Lydia B Kollins is a Pittsburgh drag entertainer whose alternative, absurdist perspective combines irreverent comedy with striking visual imagination. After competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, she returned for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 and advanced to the top three. She also co-stars in Pillow Talk with ButtKing.

ABOUT JEWELS SPARKLES

Jewels Sparkles is a Tampa-based drag entertainer and singer who finished as runner-up on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17. Known for polished glamour, pop performance and competitive versatility, she earned two main-challenge wins before advancing to the season’s final lip sync for the crown.

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\u200bButtTootKing Tour 2026 Media Kit

PRESS CONTACT

Tony Morrison
\u200bMorrison Media Group
\u200bTony@morrisonmediaco.com
\u200bmorrisonmediahq.com

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