About

About Us

What started off as a random group of parents in Central PA coming together in May 2023 and wanting to create a safe space for our queer kids who were interested in drag, has become so much more thanks to YOU! By November 2023, we helped raise over $5100 for three local LGBTQIA+ nonprofits – Rainbow Rose Center in York, PFLAG Central Pennsylvania GLO – Harrisburg – with just three events! We are determined to continue raising funds for BIPOC, woman focused, and LGBTQIA+ organizations in Central PA

Central PA’s Drag and Variety’s board is comprised of three volunteers:

Shalee Ellis, President & Creative Director

Maddy Brown, Secretary & Social Media Director

Mary Kraynak, VP/Treasurer & Finance Director


We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are.

– Marsha P. Johnson