All eyes were on Courtney Michaels at the start of Tuesday night’s drag show as she made nothing short of a grand entrance, wrapped in a rainbow boa that drew attention to her far-from-conservatively covered chest.

Performances by queens and kings followed, giving a jam-packed Maucker Union two and a half hours of booty shakes and sassy talk from the emcees.

The event, which is part of the University of Northern Iowa’s Pride Week, combined performances by UNI students with performances by Michaels, Ruby James Knight and Ebonie Marie Powers, all from Kings & Queens Tap in Waterloo.

Every dollar bill that was stuffed into a bra or seductively exchanged between mouths will be handed over to Community AIDS Assistance, Project, a nonprofit organization located in Northeast Iowa that assists those in the community living with HIV and AIDS. This year, the drag show raised $536 for CAAP.

“I think these opportunities that bring awareness to the LGBTQ community are invaluable, and raising $536 for CAAP is even better,” said Evan Schares, senior political communication and global studies major.

Sara Holmes, a recent UNI graduate, ventured back to Cedar Falls to perform with dancing queen Katie Grassi, junior communication and public relations double major.

“Having been so involved in UNI Proud throughout my years at UNI, I feel very connected to the community and wanted to come back to support my peers and a great cause,” said Holmes.

The duo performed “International Love” by Pitbull and Chris Brown.

Other performances included a tatted-up Lola Lustre (Steven Sanchez, senior communications major) with “Warrior”/”Die Young” by Ke$ha. Sanchez is no newcomer to the stage. He performed at the first ever Cedar Valley Pride Fest this summer and was first runner up in the recent Miss Gay Waterloo Pageant that was held at Kings & Queens Tap.

“I thought it was great. We had a lot of different performances,” said Bryson Gillespie, junior psychology major. “They just really brought a good show.”