THE TRANS ERA
~A DRAG QUEEN, AN EVENT PRODUCER, A PUBLIC HEALTH ENTHUSIAST, A MOTHER
THE TRANS ERA HAS BEEN PERFORMING AND PRODUCING EVENTS IN AUSTIN SINCE 2020. HER SHOWS AND PRODUCTIONS CENTER TRANS ARTISTS LOCAL TO AUSTIN AND CENTRAL TEXAS ACROSS A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES - DRAG ARTISTS, MUSIC ACTS, DJS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND MORE.
QUEER AND TRANS NIGHTLIFE HAVE ALWAYS PROVIDED A SPACE FOR OUR PEOPLE TO FIND JOY, SHARE RESOURCES, AND BUILD COMMUNITY. COME JOIN US ON THE DANCEFLOOR!
THE TRANS ERA, TAKEN BY KENN BOX, TINY MINOTAUR AUSTIN, 2025
THE TRANS ERA, TAKEN BY MOUNT EVERETT PHOTOGRAPHY, COCONUT CLUB AUSTIN, 2025
THE TRANS ERA, TAKEN BY JASMANIA, HOME STUDIO AUSTIN, 2023
WHO IS SHE
A WOMAN ON A MISSION!
THE TRANS ERA USES THE ARTISTRY OF DRAG TO A HELP PROVIDE PLATFORM FOR TRANS ARTISTS TO FEEL CELEBRATED (AND COMPENSATED!) FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND ALL THEY BRING TO AUSTIN’S NIGHTLIFE SCENE.
THE TRANS ERA PRODUCES ARTS SHOWCASES ACROSS AUSTIN, INCLUDING BANNED BODIES, EXCELLENCE, AND 333 - READ MORE BELOW ABOUT EACH PRODUCTION.
BANNED BODIES
ETHEL. INSTITUTION, VENUS RISING, JENNA TALIA, MK ULTRA, THE TRANS ERA, ATLAS MARS, RIOTGIRL, TAKEN BY VSO PHOTOGRAPHY, HOTEL VEGAS AUSTIN, 2025
SUBPAR SNATCH, TAKEN BY VSO PHOTOGRAPHY, HOTEL VEGAS AUSTIN, 2025
BANNED BODIES IS THE BRAINCHILD OF JASMANIA WHO TEAMED UP WITH THE TRANS ERA TO BRING THIS SHOW TO LIFE. BROUGHT TO YOU BY TWO TRANS FOLKS WHO FOUND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ART OF DRAG, BANNED BODIES IS A SHOW THAT COMBINES LIVE LOCAL ALTERNATIVE DRAG WITH LIVE LOCAL MUSIC ACTS.
ONE OF THE MAIN TENANTS OF BANNED BODIES IS MUTUAL AID - WE HAVE RAISED FUNDS FOR THE PALESTINIAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF FUND, DISTRIBUTED BIRTH CONTROL AND HRT KITS, AND RAISED MONEY FOR THE TRANS ERA’S DRAG KIDS’ GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FUND.
BANNED BODIES BEGAN AT HOTEL VEGAS IN MARCH OF 2023 AND COTINUES NOW AT 13TH FLOOR IN AUSTIN’S HISTORIC RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT.
THE TRANS ERA, TAKEN BY VSO PHOTOGRAPHY, HOTEL VEGAS AUSTIN, 2023
PUSSY GILLETTE AND THE TRANS ERA, TAKEN BY MAGDIEL LIMON, 13TH FLOOR AUSTIN, 2025
EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE IS A SHOW CREATED BY THE TRANS ERA AND JASMANIA, NOW PRODUCED BY ERA AND HER CHILD VENUS RISING. WHAT STARTED AS A DRAG SHOW AND ART MARKET HAS NOW BLOSSOMED INTO A COME-AS-YOU-ARE DANCE PARTY WITH TRANS DRAG ARTISTRY AND TRANS DJS.
WITH CREATIVE THEMES AND LOTS OF GLAMOUR, EXCELLENCE ALLOWS ARTISTS TO PRESENT WHATEVER IS ON THEIR HEART, ALLOWING THEM TO CONNECT WITH AUDIENCES AUTHENTICALLY.
EXCELLENCE BEGAN IN AUGUST 2023 ON RED RIVER AND NOW CALLS THE COCONUT CLUB HOME.
THE TRANS ERA AND VENUS RISING, TAKEN BY MOUNT EVERETT PHOTOGRAPHY, COCONUT CLUB AUSTIN, 2025
TOP LEFT: ARINNA DIOR DAVENPORT, TANGELO, SIR BEAU ELLIOT, VENUS RISING, THE TRANS ERA, DAMIANA DIVINE, HURRICANE SHORT KING, ROXANNE, LILITH AZAZEL, TAKEN BY MOUNT EVERETT PHOTOGRAPHY, COCONUT CLUB AUSTIN, 2025
333
333 IS A RESET
IN A NIGHTLIFE SCENE DOMINATED BY FAST PACED SOUNDS AND SIGHTS, 333 IS A FANTASY DRAG SHOW WHERE YOU CAN BASK IN YOUR FEELS, ENJOY HAUNTING TUNES, AND VISIT LOCAL ARTISANS.
YOU’LL BE TRANSPORTED TO A LAND OF FANTASY AT THE ONE AND ONLG TINY MINOTAUR, COME SEE THE MAGIC ~
VENUS RISING, SIR BEAU ELLIOT, THE TRANS ERA, DAMIANA DIVINE TAKEN BY KENN BOX, TINY MINOTAUR, 2025
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