Yaaas queen! Drag ball culture comes to Joburg

At Le Grand Ball, four houses are in competition: the House of Skebengas, The Palace, the House of Quriosity and Hunty's own House of Diamondz.

Although Original Hunty founded House of Diamondz, the house mother is Lulu Belle. On the night I was there, they won in the overall category to sashay away with the R5,000 cash prize. They received high scores of 10 points from each of the four judges in most categories."The ball is a movement and we want the whole community to participate in them. Of course we'd love entry to the balls to be free, but the reality is that there are costs attached to hosting one.

The ball is a movement and we want ... We encourage members of the queer community to form houses and come to competeBeyond the competition, Hunty says, a foundation will be formalised and proceeds from each ball will be placed in a fund used to broaden access to members of the LGBTQIA+ community in places beyond the city, like Soweto and Tembisa.

Members of the House of Diamondz, for example, meet every week for dinner and to chat about their lives."It's like a family support system," says Hunty.

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