Theydy Bedbug

Founding Director & Facilitator

A drag performer wearing a sparkly silver outfit and dramatic makeup stands in front of a glowing background filled with golden lights. Their look includes shimmering eyeshadow with rhinestone accents resembling teardrops, dark lipstick, a painted mustache, and a shaved hairstyle. They wear a choker necklace and have visible chest tattoos.

Theydy Bedbug (they/them) is a drag creature, teacher, writer, and the dad joke of Brooklyn drag. They have been deemed “MAGA Right’s Worst Nightmare” by their mentor, trans icon, Kate Bornstein, for their work as a drag educator for all ages. A bug about town, they’ve been profiled by THEM, The NY Times, and (soon) Rolling Stone. They have performed and produced in venues such as The Signature Theatre, Lehman College, SVA, Barnard College, Triskelion Arts, Gibney Dance, The Knockdown Center, The Stone Church, The Kraine Theater, House of Yes, BAX, The Stonewall Inn, The Brick, The Flea, The Tank, Pioneer Works, Google NY, FIT, VICE Headquarters, UCB, BAM Fisher, The Hangar Theater, Chelsea Music Hall, National Sawdust, Coney Island Sideshows by the Seashore, JACK among countless other venues in New York and beyond.

Their performances combine campy drag, compelling characters, and narrative poetry to reclaim their body, queer audiences, and reckon with belonging. They believe that access to spaces of genderful play in performance and creation is a step toward collective liberation.

IG: @theydy.bedbug