The Award-Winning, International, Bookish Babe of Burlesque
Writer, Burlesque/Drag Artist, & Producer
Bringing vintage class and naughty sass is the international award-winning Bookish Babe of Burlesque from Portland, Oregon...Lacy Knightly! Lacy performs all over the United States and around the world. You may have seen them performing at the 2025 That's Amore Burlesque Festival in Rome, 2025 Méditerranée Burlesque Festival, 2025 Bagel Burlesque Festival in Montreal, Queen City Burlesque Festival in Nelson, BC Canada, both 2016 and 2019 Oregon Burlesque Festival in Portland, 2024 Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival in Victoria, BC Canada, 2017 Hollywood Burlesque Festival, 2019 Bohemian Burlesque Festival in Prague, virtual 2021 Barcelona Burlesque Meeting & Festival, 2020 Glasgow Festival of Burlesque, the December 2018 Wunder Kabarett in Paris, and the virtual 2021 That's Amore Burlesque Festival in Rome, winning Best Facial Expressions. Lacy also won Best Overall and Master of Bump & Grind in the 2020 BurlyPicks Croatia competition. They perform genderbending draglesque as the debonair drag king persona, Nick Lacy, as well.