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PHOTOS: Baltimore's Drag Royalty

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J.M. Giordano set up his white seamless paper and took quick portraits of the contestants during the drag contest at Baltimore's Pride festival.


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Ada Buffet

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Coco B. Colby

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Destiny B. Childs

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Divya Flowers

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Ganivah Cache

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Jordan Jamison

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Kai Alexander Jacob of Cosmo Crew

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Krystal Nova

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Marshall Roberts, King of Pride

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Nina Amaya

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Onyx D. Pearl

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Shawna Alexander

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Shelby Blake Stephyns

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Sir Lyric

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Sue Nami

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Treyvon Crawford

Thanks to photographer J.M. Giordano for the great images that originally appeared in Baltimore's City Paper. To see more of his work go to JMGiordanoPhotography.com.

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