Drag Story Hour with Lil Miss Hot Mess, author of MAKE YOUR OWN RAINBOW: A DRAG QUEEN’S GUIDE TO COLOR (in person only)

Join author and drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess for a very special Drag Story Hour, as we celebrate her recently-released book Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen’s Guide to Color. Kids of all ages are also invited to sing and dance along as she reads her classics If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.  Bonus points to those who attend dressed in their most colorful and fabulous looks, as drag is all about letting your inner light sparkle brightly on the outside!

Please note:

This event will take place in person at The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011. The Bureau currently features a very adult exhibition of photographs, so this event will take place in a kid-friendly room on the second floor of The Center.

Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.

Reserve a copy of Make Your Own Rainbow (Running Press Kids, May 13, 2025, hardcover, $18.99) or any Lil Miss Hot Mess book by writing to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Make Your Own Rainbow for July 20th event” in the subject line. If you’d like to reserve other titles, please just let us know in the body of the email.

Thank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!

About Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen’s Guide to Color :

By Lil Miss Hot Mess, Illustrated by Olga de Dios

Running Press Kids, 2025 (more info)

Explore a kaleidoscope of colors beyond the rainbow in this celebratory and empowering book by Drag Story Hour storyteller Lil Miss Hot Mess!

Drag queens love to dance to their own beat, speak their minds, and let their best selves shine. They love all the colors of the rainbow—as well as all the colors beyond!

From scarlet, marigold, lemon, and emerald, to azure, periwinkle, Byzantium, and onyx, the world’s diverse range of colors allows drag queens and kings to be authentic and creative. And you, too, can use any color or hue to express yourself and your fierce imagination! Travel through a colorful, playful, and uplifting world with Drag Story Hour superstar Lil Miss Hot Mess and whimsical illustrator Olga De Dios in their latest inclusive picture book.

Lil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children’s books Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen’s Guide to Color, If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It, and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish, and has written essays for HuffPost, Slate, and Wired. She serves on the board of Drag Story Hour, and has appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live. Follow her on social media @LilMissHotMess, and learn more at lilmisshotmess.com.