Flamy Grant
The comedy queen with the blistering voice, Flamy Grant is a gospel & roots musician from the Bible Belt who will move you, soothe you, help you heal some trauma and always leave you laughing. Flamy’s 2022 debut record Bible Belt Baby is the world’s first full-length contemporary Christian album by a drag performer — and a 2023 San Diego Music Award nominee for Best Pop Album.
Whether telling irreverent, hilarious stories of religious trauma in her one-woman show “Godless Sheathen” or filling a room with her iconic voice and original music, Flamy drags you into a therapeutic, theatrical mix of music, comedy and storytelling. Armed with a bold lip and a big lash, Flamy will convince you that:
nothing is sacred (but everything is holy);
shame belongs in the closet;
and you are a brilliant, resilient badass ready to take on the world.
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SHAME SLAYERS NEEDED
No one escapes the influence of shame — especially not a kid growing up in evangelical Appalachia who just wants to walk an imaginary runway across the living room floor in his mother’s oversized black pumps. But even half a lifetime of efforts to disparage, diminish, and dim her sparkle couldn’t keep Flamy Grant in the closet. As the first drag queen to ever release a gospel record and top the Christian music charts, Flamy’s flashy presence continues to confound the self-appointed gatekeepers of a world where queer artists and fans alike have long been ignored and expelled. Proving that there’s no limit to what you can accomplish when you strap on a stiletto and stamp out shame, Flamy Grant shares her story of finding belonging within yourself and creating more space for others even when the world around you says “you can’t do that here.”
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FEELING FIERCE IN THE FACE OF FEAR
The world needs your shimmer, but it will also try to scare you into silence. Fear can keep any of us from reaching our full potential, and in a world where differences are demonized, drag artists show us that bravery doesn’t always come dressed in battle gear. Sometimes, a rhinestone and good read are all you need to feel fierce in the face of fear. Flamy Grant shares her experience of being indoctrinated with fear from her days growing up in fundamentalist religion and the illusion of safety that staying small provided. Her story will inspire you to prioritize bravery over playing it safe, because dulling your shimmer will cost you far more in the end than courageously confronting the fear that is holding you back.
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HAPPINESS IN THE HERE & NOW
We all know what it’s like to make sacrifices today in hopes they lead to a more joyful future. Nowhere is this more true than in the world of deeply-held religious conviction, where the faithful are often encouraged to endure a life of scarcity and suffering in hopes of a “happily ever hereafter” when they cross into whatever awaits beyond this life. While chasing those heavenly promises as a worship minister and church planter for over 20 years, Flamy Grant found herself in a perpetual battle with depression, anxiety, and codependency. No longer willing to barter emotional wellness for an uncertain and unproven afterlife that may or may not be full of the happiness that was eluding her in this one, she chose to reorient her efforts around making a joyful noise while she still has lungs to draw breath. Flamy will inspire with her story of resilience and reconnecting with the deepest truth of the divine: we are all meant to be happy in the here and now.
See Flamy Grant in action.
The shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen is making a joyful noise on the Christian Music Charts
Award-winning and Billboard-charting artist Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen from western North Carolina. Her 2022 debut record, Bible Belt Baby, was nominated for Best Pop Album at the San Diego Music Awards, and she is a winner of the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition. Both a powerhouse vocalist and an intrepid songwriter, Flamy blends the art of drag with her iconic folk/rock sound to create a memorable musical experience.
Flamy is the first drag performer to appear on Christian music charts, with both her song “Good Day” and her Album Bible Belt Baby reaching #1 on iTunes — the latter staying at the top for nine consecutive days. Additionally, “Good Day” debuted at #20 on Billboard’s Christian digital sales chart. Flamy has collaborated with Adeem the Artist, Jennifer Knapp, Semler, and Derek Webb. In addition to playing the New Folk winner’s showcase at the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival, she has played Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina, San Diego Pride’s SheFest, and is headlining Blount County Pride in East Tennessee this September.
It’s no accident that Flamy’s drag name is an homage to Amy Grant, the undisputed queen of Christian music and 90s chart-topping pop artist. Much of Flamy’s music centers on the queer spiritual journey, telling stories of resilience and recovery from religious trauma in a world where LGBTQ+ people are frequently ignored by, harmed in, or ejected from religious spaces. With a bold lip, a big lash, and a blistering voice, Flamy drags audiences to a soulful, uplifting church of her own making. This down to-earth diva has entertained music lovers from Los Angeles to Nashville with her funny, frank, and fabulous songs.
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A Christian Artist Sang ‘Cock’ on Their Album. The Grammys Bounced Them Out of Their CategoryFlamy Grant, who performs in drag, submitted Bible Belt Baby for consideration for Best Contemporary Christian Album but was moved to pop vocal.
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Drag Queen Flamy Grant Feels ‘Grateful’ to See Her Music Embraced by Queer and Christian PeopleGrant's 'Bible Belt Baby' hit No. 1 on the iTunes Christian albums chart this week after a conservative musician criticized her religious affiliation
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Meet Flamy Grant, the Drag Queen Carving Out Her Own Lane in Christian MusicThe drag artist recently reached No. 1 on the iTunes Christian album charts after a right-wing preacher and singer rebuked her on Twitter.
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Christian drag queen Flamy Grant’s No. 1 album is battle cry against ‘terrible theology’ of religious bigotsChristian drag queen Flamy Grant's No. 1 album is battle cry against 'terrible theology' of religious bigots
