Miss Continental is an annual drag queen pageantry system founded in 1980 by Jim Flint.
The pageant itself takes place at the Baton Show Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, and is usually held over Labor Day weekends.
[2] He started the competition as an inclusive pageant for all female impersonators, including those who have taken hormones or had surgical enhancements.
[7] More than 40 preliminary competitions occur around the world, with finalists arriving in Chicago for the event.
The Queens, a documentary directed by Mark Saxenmeyer, premiered in 2020 and focused on the 2011 competition.