Longtime Juneau drag pillar Gigi Monroe leads a dance alongside other performers during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Longtime Juneau drag pillar Gigi Monroe leads a dance alongside other performers during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Photos: GLITZ returns

Hundreds turn out for the eighth annual drag show’s first fall debut.

Scenes from the eighth annual GLITZ drag show — Juneau’s biggest drag show of the year — performing its first fall debut with back-to-back shows Friday and Saturday evenings at the newly renovated Centennial Hall ballroom downtown.

• Contact reporter Clarise Larson at clarise.larson@juneauempire.com or (651) 528-1807.

See photos from the event below.

Tyquan performs an out-of-this-world show during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Tyquan performs an out-of-this-world show during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Dancers lift up longtime Juneau drag pillar Gigi Monroe amid one of her performances during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Dancers lift up longtime Juneau drag pillar Gigi Monroe amid one of her performances during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Headlining performer Lawanda Jackson serenades the crowd while singing Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Headlining performer Lawanda Jackson serenades the crowd while singing Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Tyquan performs an out-of-this-world show during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Tyquan performs an out-of-this-world show during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Roman Wilde puts on a magical performance during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Roman Wilde puts on a magical performance during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Headlining performer Pandora Boxx puts on a magical performance during a Hermione Granger-themed number during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Headlining performer Pandora Boxx puts on a magical performance during a Hermione Granger-themed number during the eighth annual GLITZ drag show at the Centennial Hall ballroom Saturday night. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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