The madness of May May
From a religious background in a small East Texas town to drag stardom in Big D, May May Graves tells all TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor Nash@DallasVoice.com What better cover girl for Dallas Voice’s 2024 Halloween issue than a drag queen who based her persona on a reanimated 1980s teen and who has the last name “Graves”?
Halloween is much more than a one-night-a-year party for May May Graves, and, as this year’s Spooky Season rolls around, May May has even more reason to celebrate: She has new music coming out monthly leading up to the release of her new album, Here Lies May May Graves, dropping next year.
Read on to find out where and how May May came to be and where you can find her around Big D. Dallas Voice: Tell us about yourself.
How long have you been doing drag; how did you get into drag? May May Graves: I’ve been doing drag for 15 years. I learned how to host gigs by preaching in the Church of Christ before I came out.
