Mary-Louise Parker, Jennifer Coolidge Join Celeb Judges at Aid for AIDS ‘Best in Drag Show’

Beautiful, bawdy but never boring drag queens from around the country will compete in the 12^th annual Best in Drag Show® will be Oct. 5, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

Two-time Emmy Award winning comedienne Kathy Griffin will headline this year’s event for her 11^th time. She will join the judges panel that includes two-time Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker, actress-comedienne Jennifer Coolidge, Oscar nominee Melanie Griffith, Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor, Emmy Award nominee Dot Jones, and Kathy Kinney.

Event co-founder Patrick Rush will return to host the show.  Jeffrey Drew, long-time lead star throughout the history of Best In Drag Show®, will once again direct, choreograph and helm the 2014 production.

The 2014 contestants are Seth Hancock (Miss Alaska: Tastee Freez), Sean Kim (Miss Hawaii: Suh Nami), Todd Wing (Miss Maine: Dotty Rae Johnson), David A. Flores (Miss New Mexico: D’vida Loca), Nicholas Mancini (Miss New York: Po Mi Saki), and Marcus Barela (Miss Washington: Willamina Wonka).

To purchase tickets, visit: www.bestindragshow.org or call 323-344-4880.