The Legend

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</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and after!</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>The Legend</B><B> <A NAME="legend_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >                                                                                                                                    </FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > of </FONT>Fauxgirls!</div> <div> <B>                         </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                            </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>En Drag</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Fauxgirls!</B></I><B>  began as the descendent of its parent revue, </B><I><B>En Drag</B></I><B>,  a trend-setting show that changed the style of drag shows in San Francisco, and had the ambition and chutzpah to challenge the world- famous </B><I><B>Finocchio's, </B></I><B>way back in 1996, at Kimo's:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>      <IMG SRC="e606a530.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="595" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="e62be2c0.jpg" border=0 width="702" height="556" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                        </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                     The Original Cast  (1996)                                                                                                       The  Final  Cast  (1998)</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>             </B></I></FONT><I><B>                                                                                                                                                                  B</B></I><I><B>ack  (L-R):  Vanessa, Harlow, Wanda, Alexandria, </B></I><I><B>Montana     </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT><I><B>                                                        </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>                                                                                  </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                                                                                                                                </B></I><I><B>Front  (L-R): Sexilya, Victoria Secret</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                              </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Fauxgirls!</B></div> <div> <B>                                                </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>After </B><I><B>En Drag </B></I><B> finally closed, following a run of more than three years, it later morphed into </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!</B></I><B>  in 2001.  </B></div> <div> <B>Originally, we started at Marlena's with 6 performers:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="88d8db40.jpg" border=0 width="653" height="436" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Five of the Original Six Fauxgirls at Marlena's  (June 2001):</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Donna Rae, Bliss, Anjelica Devarox, Victoria Secret, Reality</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="882c0060.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Sixth Original Fauxgirl: Mona Lott</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="8a907710.jpg" border=0 width="519" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The only photo of all six Original Fauxgirls together, back in 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Eventually, the group began to grow, and within a year we had added our first two non-original Fauxgirls, </B></div> <div> <B> Mini Minerva and Davida Ashton:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="aee656c0.jpg" border=0 width="613" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The first evolution of  Fauxgirls!, about  2003:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>(L-R)  Anjelica Devarox, Bliss, Victoria Secret, Donna Rae, Mini Minerva,  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Barbie LaChoy (guest star)  and Davida Ashton</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>In the succeeding years, many other fabulous performers joined </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!</B></I><B> as the group's roster continued to evolve, </B></div> <div> <B>and we moved from Marlena's to Deco Lounge and finally back to Kimo's:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><I>     <IMG SRC="ae8c1420.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         </I></FONT><B><IMG SRC="adea3400.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         </B><IMG SRC="aeaab430.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>                  </B></FONT><B> Ti</B><B>ger Lily                                        </B><B> Shelly Wilde</B><B>                        </B><B>Pinky Bubbles     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" >           </FONT><B><IMG SRC="ae97f290.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><B><IMG SRC="aebc1200.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B></FONT><B><IMG SRC="aecdb310.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                    </B></div> <div> <B>             </B><B> </B><B> Bobby Ashton                     </B><B>Daffney D'Luxe                                </B><B>  Maria Garza  </B></div> <div> <B>                </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>(our "boy toy")</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>       </B><B>           <IMG SRC="ae3a92e0.jpg" border=0 width="169" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="aed68240.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                               </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                  </B></FONT><B> Alexandria                                       </B><B>Chanel       </B><B>                             </B><B>        </B></div> <div> <B>                                                </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>                                     </B></div> <div> <B>           </B></div> <div>                                                    </div> <div> <B>                                                                                    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                                                    </B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> Fauxgirls! </B></I><B>has run successfully since 2001, making it one of the longest-running drag shows in San Francisco history.    Tiger Lily, Davida and Bobby remained with us until we closed at Kimo's in November 2011.   The All-New</B><I><B> Fauxgirls! </B></I><B> reopened at Infusion Lounge in March 2012,  with Victoria, Alexandria, Maria, Mini,  Chanel and Daffney still in the cast.    Daffney left us in late 2012, and Maria Garza was with us until July 2014.    Lulu Ramirez was added to the cast shortly after that.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>The New Fauxgirls at Infusion Lounge</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Fauxgirls finally closed at Kimo's in November 2011.  In March 2012, the show was completely reinvented and a new Fauxgirls show opened at Infusion Lounge in San Francisco.   There, the Fauxgirls presented a lavish dinner show until  2016, when Infusion Lounge ended their dinner service.   After a short gap,  the Fauxgirls re-opened at Encore Karaoke Lounge, where the show continues today, although it is no longer a dinner show.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e5c1b940.jpg" border=0 width="539" height="404" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On the marquee at Infusion Lounge!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e5f376f0.jpg" border=0 width="567" height="367" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The original cast at Infusion Lounge:  from left, Ruby, Maria, Kipper, Alexandria, Chanel, Daffney, Mini, Victoria</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Alexandria - -  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> Original show host at Infusion Lounge</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e5a20630.jpg" border=0 width="544" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alexandria, who had been  hosting Fauxgirls since 2003, continued as hostess for the New Fauxgirls at Infusion Lounge.  She stayed with us for our move to Encore in 2016, and remained as show hostess until she retired from drag and the show at the end of 2017.  She now lives in the Sierra foothills with her partner Jim, where, as Alex, she is event coordinator for a large winery.  She is happy with her new life and we wish her well.  We hope to see her back as a guest star in the near futures.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The F</B><B>ounding</B><B> Members </B></div> <div> <B>of </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><B>Fauxgirls!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Victoria Secret</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="899ce130.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B>Creator a</B></I><I><B>nd Producer</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>After two degrees in drama from UC Berkeley and many years in legitimate theater, which included a role in the musical, </B><I><B>La Cage aux Folles</B></I><B>, Victoria Secret began her drag career in 1991 as a cocktail waitress and performer at Lily's, the fondly-remembered drag bar that closed in 1994, and is now Martuni's.   Victoria then moved to Kimo's, also as cocktail waitress, and in 1996 she created the trendsetting show, </B><I><B>En Drag</B></I><B>, with a then-new face, Chablis, as show hostess.   That show has since morphed into </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!</B></I><B> and is still going strong! </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>    <IMG SRC="8a1d9460.jpg" border=0 width="217" height="326" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="89bb7890.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="89fd35f0.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In late 2005, Victoria retired early from her "day job" as a criminal trial attorney, and is now happily employed as a bartender and show hostess at Divas, the well-known transgender nightclub in San Francisco.  She has also appeared as a show hostess at Aunt Charlie's Lounge.  In addition to her show work, she is active in the Ducal and Imperial Courts of San Francisco.  In the Imperial Court, she was elevated to the permanent title of "Cocktail Princess to the Ruby Empress" by Absolute Empress XXX, Donna Sachet, in 1996.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Angelica Devaroux</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="e2ffefe0.jpg" border=0 width="254" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Co-Founder</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Angelica arrived in San Francisco in 2000,  and soon took The City by storm.  She was immediately seen onstage at numerous shows and events, and earned titles in both the Ducal and Imperial Courts of San Francisco.  After hosting her own show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, she co-founded </B><I><B>Fauxgirls! (now named by Yahoo and Huffington Post as one of the top 10 drag shows in the world)!  </B></I><B>and took on hosting duties for the first two years of the show.   Her limitless creative energy was a driving force in the genesis of </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!</B></I><B>   She was also seen on many stages in California, and even appeared as a guest star at the famous 801 Cabaret in Key West, Florida!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                    <IMG SRC="e2b87870.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="e2ed4a10.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="e2d9e9e0.jpg" border=0 width="414" height="414" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>After taking time off from Fauxgirls to run for Empress of San Francisco, do some acting, become a Makeup Artist and delve into dancing, Angelica left the stage to concentrate on her successful career in the restaurant management industry, leading her back to her birth city of Denver, Colorado in 2010, where she now lives, and where she created the Queen City Cabaret drag show, in which she both performed and hosted, under the stage name of "Kitten Caboodle."    She continues to be seen onstage in the Denver area.!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Bliss</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="889c6e20.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Original Fauxgirl</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bliss is known and admired for her unique impersonations of rarely-seen vocal legends, such as Billie Holliday.  Bliss is very active in the Ducal Court of San Francisco, where she holds several titles, and she is frequently seen helping out at benefit shows.  She still lives in San Francisco where she has worked for many years as a hairstylist.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Donna Rae</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="8a4c6fc0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <I><B>Original Fauxgirl</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Donna Rae went on to be Grand Duchess of San Francisco in 2003 after leaving </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!   </B></I><B>She has since hung up her gowns and tiara and retired from the drag world.  She now works at Starbucks and lives a comfortable life as Donald.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Reality</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="8a6a6ec0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <I><B>Original Fauxgirl</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reality left the drag scene after leaving </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!  </B></I><B>(shortly after Donna Rae) to concentrate on her other "home away from home," the leather community, where she won several titles in her male persona of  Louis.   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Mona Lott</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="88bacda0.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I><I><B>                   </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Origi</B></I><I><B>nal Fauxgirl</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mona Lott left San Francisco ater leaving </B><I><B>Fauxgirls!    Sadly, she passed away in April 2018, in Sacramento, CA.  Rest in Peace, Miss Mona!</B></I><B>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                         </B></div> <div> <B>                                                               </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                 </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>A Fond Farewell to the Old Fauxgirls!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8ab32730.jpg" border=0 width="306" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Anjelica and Mona at Marlena's in 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#legend_1" TITLE="The Legend"><U>Back to top</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>  </body>