Tables draped with pride-colored tablecloths, an enthusiastic cheer erupts as the announcer’s voice booms through the space. “My brother from another mother, give it up for Oliver Twist!”

Making a dramatic entrance, Oliver Twist pulls back the curtains to a steady beat as “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims blasts, before strutting onto the floor at a recent Sunday morning brunch show in Easton.

Oliver Twist, the non-binary drag king persona of Olivia Butkiewicz, of Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating their 16th year performing throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and upstate New York. The journey began when Butkiewicz was just 18, fresh out of high school and struggling with depression.

“Drag saved me from doing the inevitable,” said Butkiewicz, 34, referring to thoughts of taking their own life. Cr

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