Trannyshack is a weekly San Francisco drag club started by drag queen Heklina at The Stud bar. Founded in 1996 as an offshoot of Klubstitute, it was a Tuesday night fixture in San Francisco for 12 years, and drew large crowds on a regular basis. The Tuesday night performances in San Francisco ended on 12 August 2008 with special events. Heklina has indicated the club will still travel to various cities around the world.
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Trannyshack is a weekly San Francisco drag club started by drag queen Heklina at The Stud bar. Founded in 1996 as an offshoot of Klubstitute, it was a Tuesday night fixture in San Francisco for 12 years, and drew large crowds on a regular basis. The Tuesday night performances in San Francisco ended on 12 August 2008 with special events. Heklina has indicated the club will still travel to various cities around the world.
The midnight show is known for its cutting-edge performances, sometimes bordering on performance art, and its disdain for staid traditional diva-and-ball-gown style lip-sync drag shows. Past shows have included objects set on fire, frequent use of stage blood and other fluids, live piercings, and other acts intended for deliberate shock value. Music usually comes from the new wave, electro, punk rock, metal, and hip hop genres, as well as more obscure musical types, rather than the typical Top 40 ballads used in more traditional drag shows.
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