Raven Natkong dances in the spotlight at Rendezvous during Friday's amateur drag show. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Stephanie Davis applies a stippling makeup effect to her jawline to create the illusion of facial hair stubble. Davis, who portrayed Stevie Smalls, one of the drag kings in the Femme Fatale show Friday at Rendezvous in downtown Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Friday's Femme Fatale emcee Abby O'Brien, left, and Ryan Hicks, who portrays Aquarius Valentine, talk while prepping backstage for the drag show at Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Cate Ross applies makeup to her face to transform into Ryder Strong backstage during Friday's Femme Fatale amateur drag show at the Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Denise Wiltse applies bobby pins to attach her black wig to her hair. Wiltse performed to Michael Jackson's song "The Way You Make Me Feel" on Friday at Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Nathan Buendia portrays drag queen Niza Dia during the Femme Fatale amateur drag contest Friday, September 30, 2016 at Rendezvous. The top voted drag queen and drag king went on to perform Saturday at the Rockwell Ballroom. Buendia won the draq queen portion of Friday's contest. (Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
James Hoagland, who portrays drag queen GiGi Monroe, helps prep Friday night's lineup backstage at Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Ryan Hicks helps a fellow drag queen participant with makeup. Hicks portrayed drag queen Aquarius Valentine in the Friday amateur drag show at Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Raven Natkong performs on stage at Rendezvous during Friday's amateur drag show. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Stephanie Davis works on her contouring, a makeup process that creates highlights and lowlights, turning Davis' feminine features into a more masculine look. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Denise Wiltse applies bobby pins to attach her black wig to her hair. Wiltse performed to Michael Jackson's song "The Way You Make Me Feel" on Friday at Rendezvous. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Drag king Stevie Smalls, portrayed by Stephanie Davis, lip-syncs during the Friday amateur drag contest at Rendezvous in downtown Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
GiGi Monroe, portrayed by James Hoagland, takes a moment during Friday's amateur drag show to talk about Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Drag kings and drag queens showed off their dancing, lip-syncing and makeup Friday and Saturday during a drag fundraiser. Femme Fatale was raising money for Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. The top amateur drag queen and drag king Friday earned the right to perform in Saturday’s show at the Rockwell Ballroom. Niza Dia and Marty Weiner won their respective categories Friday.
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