Hide the governor, Pride Month is upon us.

While Tampa held its parade in March, the Southeast’s biggest Pride celebration is just getting ready to kick off four weeks of festivities with a gauntlet of beauty and talent. Eighteen contestants are set to perform in the hopes of being crowned either Mr., Miss, and Mx. St. Pete Pride.

Alyssa Edwards from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (pictured) will be in the house to guest judge, while members of the 2023 court—including Vyn Suazion, Ceazia Giovanni Kreshe, and Kamarion Lavish—look on.

Tickets to the Mx St. Pete Pride Pageant happening Sunday, May 26 inside Hough Hall at Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg are still available and start at $20. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.