Kurtis Sunset and Leah Halston sit down with KC Sunshine, the current Mr. Gay America 2022, from Kansas City, Missouri. He is also known as The Midwest Michael Jackson. He has been a dancer of 29 years, and has been performing in the art of drag and competing in male pageantry for 16 years. He has even been featured 3 times on America’s Got Talent.

He is a former Duke of KC Pride 2008, Mr. KC Gay Pride 2011, Mr. Iowa Captal City USofA 2018, Mr. Gay Iowa USofA 2018 and Mr. Gay Missouri America 2021.

In 2017 KC placed in the top 3 at Mr. Entertainer of the Year and in 2018 he placed in the top 10 at Mr. Gay USofA.

When not performing, KC teaches 4th grade in Kansas City, and works with several organizations that advocate for POC & LGBTQ+ youth visibility and inclusion. He is a co-director of The Coterie Theater’s LGBTQ youth group Project Pride, an annual production that is dedicated to providing performance spaces for LGBTQ+ youth.

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Leah Halston: https://www.instagram.com/lelehalston/

ANIMATION BY

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