Weirdos, Queer-dos, and artsy types of all stripes crowded into the Linger Longer Lounge in Phoenix on August 19 to pay tribute and celebrate the farewell of AZ drag superstar, Astrud Aurelia, as she makes her move to Los Angeles.

While many outside of the desert we call home may know Astrud from her organic internet rise and appearances on both season four of "The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula" and season one of "The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans," Phoenix locals have had the opportunity to get to know her up close and personal as she made her mark in the cast of live drag shows shows like The Queer Agenda (formerly at Stacy’s @ Melrose), and its fan-favorite successor, The Queer Arcana at Kobalt Bar.

Featuring a slew of Phoenix’s best in drag, including Sassy SD DeMornay, Jai Skyy,

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