After years of feeling like they didn't fit into Sydney's drag scene, local performer Crème recently claimed a standout victory – taking home $10,000 as the winner of the annual Slay 2 Stay drag competition at Oxford Street's Universal nightclub.
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Oxford Street venue Universal Sydney is launching a new six-week queer event aimed at university-aged partygoers, transforming its main bar into a Y2K-inspired playground packed with drag, DJs and giveaways.
Oxford Street drag competition Slay 2 Stay will return for its sixth season this October, Universal Sydney has announced.
The son of a publican who owns Sydney queer venues the Imperial Hotel, Universal Sydney and Oxford Hotel – who claimed on LinkedIn to be a "director" of the parent company that owns those pubs – has been charged after allegedly breaking into a woman's home with two other men to steal her car keys and registration papers.
Drag queen Karna Ford says Sydney needs more drag competitions and has revealed how she intends to spend the $10,000 prize money she won after taking home the crown at Wednesday night’s Slay 2 Stay contest.
Rachael Gunn, otherwise known as Raygun, ventured out to Oxford Street on Thursday night, making an appearance at Stonewall Hotel before letting loose on Universal Sydney's ground-level stage.
The queer events company behind DéjàVu at Universal Sydney is reclaiming Friday nights at the venue’s upstairs superclub, introducing a $10 cover charge while keeping the Sanctuary brand and its signature singalong club-pop music.
Drag queen Victoria Mami was crowned the winner of season five of Universal Sydney’s Slay 2 Stay drag competition on Wednesday night and plans to use her win to fund a long-awaited trip to visit her family overseas.
Businesses are doing it tough amid the cost-of-living crunch, but that doesn't excuse them from not being transparent about the prices of their drinks.