Panti
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Panti (aka Rory O'Neill) is a drag queen originally from County Mayo, Ireland, Since 1996 Panti has been the hostess of the annual Alternative Miss Ireland pageant. Considered by many as the grande dame of the Dublin gay scene, Panti is the most influential of all Irish drag queens.
Having spent several years in Tokyo perfoming as a double act with Candi, Panti returned to Ireland in 1995. Panti created and hosted several popular club nights such as GAG, Gristle and H.A.M.
Panti hosts a weekly Karaoke show at The Front Lounge, Dublin. She regularly appears with drag queen Shirley Temple Bar at her weekly Bingo show in Dublin's best known gay bar, The George. She has also on the Maury Povich talk show in the US.
