From August 23-24, The Scorpio Nightclub in Charlotte will be the setting for the 40th annual Miss Gay North Carolina America, a state preliminary competition for the Miss Gay America Pageant. Established in Nashville in 1972–37 years before "RuPaul's Drag Race"–The Miss Gay America Pageant is the world’s first, longest running and most prestigious female impersonator competition. The pageant will honor the current Miss Gay North Carolina 2017 Eden Parque Divine, of Winston-Salem, and Miss Gay America 2018 Deva Station, of Columbus, Ohio. Aug 23: Pageant starts 10:00, Formers Review Show at 11:00 Aug 24: Pageant starts 8:00 p.m.

Price: Free. No cover.