# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Left Bank Books presents: Author Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors
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A defiant yet tender memoir about drag culture and bipolar disorder that reveals the hard-earned truths of being queer in the American Midwest
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In Drag Thing, Gabe Montesanti recounts her immersive entrance into St. Louis drag culture performing as Fender Bender, a drag king who ultimately transforms into a "drag thing" (a performer who defies classification altogether).
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Exploring the fluidity of gender and identity through parody and honest self-exposure, Montesanti learns about binding and the art of facial hair and contouring, and she designs and constructs her own elaborate costumes with minimal budget and maximal imagination. As she clambers for success on the stage with snowballing intensity and copes with estrangement from her family of origin, she fights for her sanity--for her life--in her battle with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder, until her drag persona and her rapid cycling mania become indistinguishable from each other.
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Drag Thing is a raucous, invigorating story of breakdown and self-invention, delusion and authenticity, set against a backdrop of anti-queer, anti-trans violence in which drag becomes a symbol of endangerment, glamour, and rebellion. Punctuated throughout with the author's drawings that bring "thingness" to life, Drag Thing is an anthem to the hard-won survival of a singular spirit.
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https://www.gabemontesanti.com/
https://www.instagram.com/gabemontesantiauthor/?hl=en
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Free to attend
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/southhampton/author-event-gabe-montesanti-drag-thing-a-memoir-of-mania-and-mirrors/200029634052453
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, entertainment, sports, trips-adventures, cycling, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Southhampton
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5226 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63116
- **lat**: 38.57942
- **long**: -90.2691
- **full address**: 5226 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63116, 5226 Gravois Ave, St Louis, MO 63116-2310, United States, Southhampton

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- **Q**: When and where is Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors being held?
  - **A:** Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors takes place on Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 5226 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63116, 5226 Gravois Ave, St Louis, MO 63116-2310, United States, Southhampton.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors?
  - **A:** Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors is organized by The Heavy Anchor.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Southhampton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Event: Gabe Montesanti - Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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