The ‘Glamour Bug’, Etcetera Etcetera, is one of Australia’s most well known and visually striking drag artists. With a rich background in performance, makeup artistry, screen studies and fashion - they have appeared on stages from Australia to New York and back again.
“Etcetera Etcetera is queer excellence elevated” (Pedestrian TV 2023)
Etcetera has represented and hosted events for major brands including Afterpay, NYX Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, QT Hotels, ReVamp Hair, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, LoveHoney, Fiverr, Groovin The Moo, National Portrait Gallery, Monash University, Absolut, ArtNotApart, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, ArtsACT, Jagermeister, Chanel, SBS Australia, Enero, Napoleon Perdis, Tourism Australia, Visit West Hollywood, Sephora and more. They have featured in multiple film and television productions, notably Season 1 of Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under (Stan 2021), Celebrity Apprentice (Nine 2021), Loud and Proud (Hayu 2023), My Kitchen Rules (Seven 2019) and indie horror films So Vam (2021) and T Blockers (2022). Etcetera is a regular live-on-air contributor to Triple J Shakeup and currently produces social content for Pedestrian TV.
“They are comedic yet elegant, twisting and whirling with expert fluidity to satiate the transfixed audience.” (Theatre Travels, 2023)
They walked for multiple designers for Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021 and have featured in national advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Absolut, P & O Cruises and Ebay. Etcetera toured their show As Seen On TV in 2022, hitting 22 stops nationwide, as well as 11 dates of their one woman show Big Screen Small Queen at World Pride which received critical acclaim. Etcetera also featured on the lineup of DragCon LA 2022, Drag Expo 2022 and performed on the inaugural P & O Pride Cruise (2022). They performed live at Summercamp Festival (2023) and Heaps Gay Wet Dreams (2023) and can be found in clubs and venues across Sydney weekly. They currently work as the entertainment manager at the iconic Imperial Erskineville and curate and program all events and performers.
“One of the brightest stars in our Sydney arts scene.” (Honi Soi 2023)
A visible non-binary artist, their activism has created a genuine and vocal fanbase - beyond the world of drag and into the mainstream. They are a community ambassador for Australia’s oldest HIV charity, the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, and have been involved in fundraising for LBGT+ organisations Twenty10, Aurora Group and ACON. They also are an ambassador for youth filmmaking organisation Reelise, and provide support and resources to young people trying to break into the creative industry.
“Very, very beautiful but a little bit filthy.” (Canberra Times 2021)
Working across multiple industries, Etcetera has established themselves as a subversive cultural figure both within the LGBT+ community and the mainstream arts industry. Just as their name suggests, there’s only more to come…