Bosco comes to Dallas to headline the 2025 Night of Stars, the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund’s annual fall fundraising event.
The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund presents “a night of glamour, talent and fierce entertainment” when RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All-Stars alum Bosco headlines the 2025 Night of Stars: All Stars event on Saturday, Sept. 6, starting at 6:30 p.m. in The Rose Room, inside S4.
The event, GDMAF’s annual fall highlight, will also feature local favorites Wayne Smith, Devon DeVasquez, Gloria Devine, Sienna Silver, Sierra LaPuerta, Mary Anne Somers, Carmella DuBique, Kabrina D Sierra, Mattie Madison, Bronx Davenport, Peter DiCesare and Italy Nicole Jenkins.
Advance tickets are available online at GDMAF.org and are $30 for general admission and $50 for VIP admission. Tickets at the door will be $50 for general admission and $75 for VIP admission. All proceeds benefit GDMAF, which provides financial assistance for critical needs when resources are exhausted through other local organizations.
Bosco first came to national attention as a competitor of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14, finishing in third place and establishing a reputation for her seductive style, sharp wit and striking androgyny. She returned to the competition for Drag Race All Stars season 10, again finishing in third place. She was one of eight queens featured in the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Live Untucked in 2024, and returned for the second season of that series this year.
Bosco came out as a transgender woman in February 2022.
She took time out of her hectic schedule in the weeks leading up to Night of Stars to answer a few questions for Dallas Voice.
Dallas Voice: Hi Bosco. Thanks for taking the time to talk — or, you know, email — with Dallas Voice. Let’s start off with a little background. Are you originally from Seattle? Tell us a little bit about where you grew up and about your family, and how that shaped you as a drag performer. Bosco: Hello! I’ve been in Seattle for 10 years and consider it home, but I’m originally from Montana. It’s a smaller place called Great Falls.
My family was very active in the performing arts scene of our hometown. Both of my parents were professional musicians, my grandpa was a band conductor, and my grandma still runs a dance studio. I grew up on stage because of them!
We’ve heard that your drag name was the name of your family’s dog. What kind of dog was Bosco, and why choose that as your drag name? Bosco was a very large and friendly Newfoundland. He passed away when I was 17, so he’s not using the name anymore. I enjoy how the name is a blank slate that I can create anything with.
Drag queens and the art of drag have become a major target for the right. What impact, if any, has that had on you as a performer? Being a high-profile drag performer attracts a lot of attention from the right. Being a trans woman only intensifies this. I deal with near-constant digital harassment from bigots.
Luckily our community is resilient, but I have seen a notable decline in corporate sponsors for Pride events and influencer opportunities. I have also worked at multiple events that have been protested because of the presence of drag queens.
After your season on Drag Race, you came out as transgender. How has being your authentic self changed your performance art? How has your personal life improved? Before working on my medical transition, I used my art to satisfy my need for gender euphoria. Now that I’m able to feel authentic in my day to day life, I am able to explore and take more chances with my art.
After your visit to Dallas for Night of Stars, what’s next? Where should we be looking for you? I’ll be on tour in Europe immediately after Dallas, but I’ll be back for A Drag Queen Christmas 2025 for the month of November!