All Drag is valid and needs to start and grow somewhere.
- Metamorkid & Joshi Lang, Founders of Drag Lab



At Drag Lab - an open stage event for queer and Drag performers - queens, kings, monsters and entertainers can explore and improve their artistry in a positive, community-driven environment. 

With this ongoing series photographer Doris Himmelbauer has captured the performers extraordinary looks at the weekly event and showcases her visual interpretation of Viennas vibrant queer scene.

The centerpiece of this work is a series of polished portraits featuring every performer right before they took the stage. In sharp contrast to that Himmelbauer shows a more free spirited, almost documentary side of the performers with a collection of several dyptichs, that are mostly shot on film.


Mixed media, film & digital
Exhibition. 01. - 07. July 2022, Spektakel Vienna
Book. DRAG LAB X, self published, limited edition of 100 

With this ongoing series photographer Doris Himmelbauer has captured the performers extraordinary looks at the weekly event and showcases her visual interpretation of Viennas vibrant queer scene.