The Triangle Coalition and the LGBTQ Resource Center held a “Let’s Get Loud Drag Show” on Friday night at Mark Twain Ballroom to celebrate Pride Month.

Secretary of Triangle Coalition Dakota Botts, who was the stage manager of the drag show, said the show is an important part of Pride Month.

“… It is a way that we can get the queer community kind of out there and show people one of the things that we do,” Botts said. “We want the audience to have a lot of fun and get up to dance (and enjoy) the Friday night.”

The standing-room-only crowd filed in well before the show’s 8 p.m. start time.

Sophomore Chris Gothner had attended drag shows before, but it was his first time attending a drag show at MU. He said he attended the show to have fun on Friday night and see how it was different from other drag shows.

“I think it is a great thing that MU puts it on,” he said. “It is good to see that we have so many people here on campus who are supporters of the LGBTQ rights movement.”

Another attendee, sophomore Kaiti Erehart, had never been to a drag show before and did not know what to expect.

“I heard about it from my friend,” Erehart said. “I am very interested to see what it is like.”

The performers lip-synced to songs ranging from “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO. People sang along, danced and tipped the performers to encourage them.

Sophomore Sarah Stinson, whose drag name is Shane Styles, performed both a solo dance and a duet dance. It was her third time doing a drag show at Mizzou.

“I love doing drag because it helps deconstruct gender binaries our society puts us into,” Stinson said. “Sometimes we get nervous before we get on stage, so the applause, dancing and cheers from the audience really brings out our confidence and helps us provide a great entertainment experience.”

Senior Taylor Dukes said what makes the drag show unique compared to other other LGBTQ events is that it is just for a lot of fun rather than being information-heavy.

“This is one just for a lot of fun,” Dukes said. “People get up on stage and throw glitter in the air and dance.”

Dukes said the event is important to the Pride Month in April.

“This is our big contribution to Pride Month because the National Pride Month is normally held in June … when we are not in school,” Dukes said. “So we bring it back to April and so we can have all the different events (this month).”