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DePaul's student-run newspaper since 1923
DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

A student performs at the amateur drag show last Friday. The event, sponsored by Act Out DePaul, allows for students to express themselves in ways they otherwise could not. (Olivia Jepson / The DePaulia)

DePaul students perform at amateur drag show

Danielle Church / May 3, 2015

Sophomore Jeremy Martens first figured out he loved to perform drag before he moved to the city, practicing in his bedroom. Because of his love for the performance, he decided to be a part of Act Out...

(Photo courtesy of Taylor Gillen)

DIY generation of drag queens takes center stage at DePaul’s Amateur Drag Show

Emily Clement / May 3, 2015

As Brooke Candy’s song blasted through the Cortelyou Commons, Sara Tonin, scantily clad as a nun, stomped and gyrated in platform boots under the watchful gaze of a dozen portraits of priests. The...

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