Stephen Tosha, left, and Alyssa Edwards Alyssa Edwards, “global superstar drag queen and North Texas native, will be the special guest emcee for Resource Center’s Toast to Life, with Stephen Tosha tapped as this year’s LGBTQ Excellence Award recipient.
The fundraising gala is set for Saturday, April 6, from 7-11 p.m., at Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd. in Dallas. It is presented by premier sponsor Purple Foundation, and co-chaired by Deborah McMurray and Tommy Stockton.
Blake Ward will DJ. Edwards, Miss Gay America 2010, was already a drag star when she was catapulted to even greater fame as a contestant on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
She returned to compete in the second season of Drag Race All Stars, but also starred in her own web series, Alyssa’s Secret and in the Netflix series Dancing Queen.