Tygra grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, went to college in Omaha, Nebraska, to study nursing, and there, one night in a bar, they saw a drag performance. “I was 20, not even old enough to be in a bar, slowly coming out as gay,” they say. This was in 2011. They watched the drag queen Chanel Savage work the crowd, and decided at least one part of their future. “I said, Whatever that is, I gotta be a part of it. That has to be me.” Later that year, they made her stage debut, and by 2012 they was competing in drag pageants as Tygra Slarii.

Past Shows


Jun
25
th
2022
First Avenue
Jun
25
th
2022
First Avenue

Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Pride Edition ft. Naomi Smalls

Hosted by Tygra
with Tenderoni, Frozaen Pissás, Priscilla Es Yuicy and more!
Jun
24
th
2022
First Avenue
Jun
24
th
2022
First Avenue

DJ Keezy presents
The Klituation ⏤ Pride Party

featuring Sophia ErisMaria IsaReviiRicki MoniqueDJ K.ReevesJijaChico ChiEnzy RoseNewblackcityTygraEssjay The Afrocentric RatchetRaven Nevermore Ninja • hosted by Destiny Spike
with Gully Boys
Oct
30
th
2021
First Avenue
Oct
30
th
2021
First Avenue

Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Halloween starring Kylie Sonique Love ( Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6 )

Hosted by Tygra
with Lady Cummeal Cassadine, Cee Cee Russell, Priscilla Es Yuicy and more!
Aug
28
th
2021
First Avenue
Aug
28
th
2021
First Avenue

Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Short Shorts ⏤ 2000s Edition starring Denali ( RuPaul's Drag Race )

Hosted by Tygra
with DJ Fancy Restaurant, Cee Cee Russell, Domita Sanchez and more!
Jul
17
th
2021
First Avenue
Jul
17
th
2021
First Avenue

Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Pride with Symone ( Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 )

music by DJ Fancy Restaurant and hosted by Tygra
with Julia Starr, Sasha Cassadine, Mercedes Iman Diamond and more!
Jul
16
th
2021
First Avenue
Jul
16
th
2021
First Avenue

Flip Phone XXL ⏤ Pride with Gottmik

music by dj izzie p and hosted by Tygra
with Julia Starr, Dick Von Dyke, Sunny Kiriyama and more!
Mar
27
th
2020
Mainroom
Mar
27
th
2020
Mainroom
Cancelled

Spice-A-Rama
Girl Group Ball

featuring music of Spice Girls, Destiny’s Child, Pussycat Dolls, and more
with Priscilla Es Yuicy, Genevee Ramona Love, Sunny Kiriyama and more!
Mar
16
th
2019
Mainroom
Mar
16
th
2019
Mainroom

Flip Phone and FARRAH MOAN (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

with PHI PHI O’HARA, Tygra, VINCENT THE DESTROYER and more!
Dec
14
th
2018
Mainroom
Dec
14
th
2018
Mainroom

Flip Phone and THE VIXEN (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

with Cee Cee Russell and Tygra
Jun
23
rd
2018
Mainroom
Jun
23
rd
2018
Mainroom

Flip Phone and Monét X Change

with Cee Cee Russell, Julia Starr, Tygra and more!
Feb
14
th
2018
Mainroom
Feb
14
th
2018
Mainroom

Flip Phone and KIMORA BLAC from RuPaul’s Drag Race

with Sunny Kiriyama, Tygra, DJ DIME and more!
Dec
31
st
2017
Mainroom
Dec
31
st
2017
Mainroom

Raja, Raven and Flip Phone

with Julia Starr, Tygra, MAGIC DYKE and more!
Dec
22
nd
2017
Mainroom
Dec
22
nd
2017
Mainroom

BEY BALL A Semi-Formal Evening of Beyoncé

with Domita Sanchez, Kamaree Williams, Tygra and more!
Aug
19
th
2017
Mainroom
Aug
19
th
2017
Mainroom

Flip Phone and PEARL (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

The Best of the Flip Phone Era (Late 90s-Early 00s)
with DJ Fancy Restaurant, Kamaree Williams, Julia Starr and more!

More Shows

May
24
th
Fine Line

The Kiffness

May
3
rd
Turf Club

Fox Stevenson

with Yue
Apr
30
th
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals

with Alex Lahey and Noun
Mar
23
rd
Turf Club

Lilly Hiatt