A drag queen who recently took her place as a RuPaul’s Drag Race favorite will take the stage Wednesday at Wabash College.
Silky Nutmeg Ganache is the stage name of Reginald Steele, who graduated from Wabash College in 2012. Steele was a music major while at Wabash. He later earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership and is currently pursuing a doctorate in philosophy.
For that reason, Ganache, who found inspiration for her name while watching The Food Network, is often referred to as “The Reverend Doctor Silky Nutmeg Ganache.”
“I want everyone to know that, as drag queens, we are greater than entertainers,” Ganache said. “We are doctors, lawyers, politicians, educators, etc. I hope to be the example through my accomplishments in education and through the many people I’ve enrolled and inspired to pursue higher education.”
In June 2019, New York Magazine named Ganache one of the top 100 most powerful RuPaul’s Drag Race queens. Ganache competed on the 11th season of the popular VH1 show.
Ganache will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday inside Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Center on the Wabash College campus. No tickets are required for the event, which is free and open to the public.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow the performance.
The event is sponsored by The Wabash College Gender Issues Committee, The McGregor Fund for Visiting Artists, Division II, The Malcom X Institute for Black Studies, The Theater Department, sh’OUT and Scarlet Masque.
