Fast Company MENU CO.DESIGN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ENTERTAINMENT IDEAS VIDEO NEWS SUBSCRIBE Follow us: ADVERTISEMENT 10.02.184:27 PM Check out the best photos from RuPaul’s DragCon NYC 2018 The mecca of all things drag took over New York City’s Javits Center this past weekend. [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] BY KC IFEANYI1 MINUTE READ RuPaul’s Drag Race has forged a path into mainstream culture for the drag and LGBTQIA+ communities like no other show has. Since airing in 2009, the show has picked up nine Emmys, launched or catapulted the careers of more than 100 queens, and has spawned the bicoastal event RuPaul’s DragCon. Split between Los Angeles and New York City, DragCon has become the mecca for all things drag–for all kinds of people. According to demographics from DragCon LA 2018, attendees were 60% female, 40% male; 38% gay, 38% straight, 24% other; and 55% were under the age of 30–and DragCon NYC, which took place over this past weekend, was no different. ADVERTISEMENT “This is a business. It’s all about ratings and demographics, and those sort of stats on a sheet. But to actually meet people and to see the extent of diversity kind of defies all those demographics. That’s been the real learning curve,” said Fenton Bailey, cofounder of DragCon and Drag Race production company World of Wonder in a previous interview with Fast Company. “I truly believe that drag is universally relatable. It doesn’t mean that everyone has to be a drag queen, but I think it’s something that everybody can enjoy. It’s just so exciting to see an audience feel that they have permission to enjoy it and to participate.” Check out photos from DragCon NYC 2018 below. [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] [Photo: Daisy Korpics for Fast Company] ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT THE AUTHOR KC covers entertainment and pop culture for Fast Company. Previously, KC was part of the Emmy Award-winning team at "Good Morning America" where he was the social media producer. More Entertainment Newsletter SIGN UP Receive special Fast Company offers. See All Newsletters VIDEO IDEAS IDEAS What Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage signals for worker pay IDEAS A real history of civilization isn’t just a study of monuments IDEAS This ad shows the true cost of world hunger ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT Check out the best photos from RuPaul’s DragCon NYC 2018 ENTERTAINMENT The creepy sci-fi advertising in Netflix’s “Maniac” is closer to reality than we think ENTERTAINMENT “Political entertainment” is an oxymoron at this moment in the Trump era CO.DESIGN CO.DESIGN This startup is redesigning the products hidden under your sink CO.DESIGN Lego is re-releasing one of its most rare and beloved designs CO.DESIGN Americans and Europeans have very different ideas on home design FAST COMPANY IDEAS What Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage signals for worker pay TECHNOLOGY Microsoft retools its productivity vision for the era of tech distraction ENTERTAINMENT Check out the best photos from RuPaul’s DragCon NYC 2018 AdvertisePrivacy PolicyTermsContactAbout UsSite MapFast Company & Inc © 2018 Mansueto Ventures, LLC