This drag queen was raised in a polygamist FLDS community. Then she performed in the first ever drag show there.
The event was historic for Short Creek, the community straddling the Utah-Arizona state line that used to be ruled over by Warren Jeffs. Queen Violet Vox is hoping it ushers in “new beginnings and softer hearts.”
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Violet Vox at the Freedom to the Queens drag show at Edge of the World Brewery in Colorado City, Ariz., on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Courtney is a reporter at The Tribune, where she has worked since May 2016. She unwinds by fishing in the mountains far away from cell service. She’s a fan of bacon and Kevin Bacon.