Monash Business School together with Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) are proud to be hosting an insider’s discussion on the ‘Business of Drag’ with two of Ru Paul Drag Race Downunder’s most celebrated queens.

Come and meet the glamourous creative Art Simone together with Melbourne’s very own corporate queen, Karen from Finance and hear all about their corporate journey and (mis)adventures.

Joined in conversation with leading Monash academics Dr. Darren Baker and Associate Professor Jess Berry who share research interests across gender identity, the body, economic inequality and space. Take a look behind the curtain as this interdisciplinary discussion reveals the business of drag, discover how performance relates to identity, how drag operates as a global enterprise, what it means to muster the entrepreneurial mindset, corporate drag and what this has meant for the creative industries.