I was at the Glitch Theater at the San Diego Convention Center during TwitchCon 2024, watching a drag artist dressed as silent Hill‘s Pyramid Head lip-syncing to a nu-metal song on stage. The crowd included a mix of big-name streamers like Central Commission and KaceyTron, as well as smaller Twitch affiliates and fans, and they all alive The third TwitchCon drag show. JuiceBoxx is a streamer and one of this year’s presenters, and her face is plastered all over the convention center. RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar Trixie Mattel had a dressing room at the show where staff offered beauty tips and touch-ups, and at the Capcom party offsite, several drag queens walked around with their hair nearly brushing the bar’s ceiling. Attendees can display pronunciation pins on their badges, and nonprofits like TransLifeline have booths on site at the show. — Alyssa Mercant
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