Rachel Mason is an American filmmaker whose work includes performance art, music, films and multimedia projects.

In 1982, Mason's parents took over the gay porn bookshop Circus of Books in West Hollywood, without telling their children what they did for a living.

Mason often performed the entire soundtrack live in front of an audience while touring the film to museums and festivals.

[8] The Lives of Hamilton Fish premiered at London's Raindance Film Festival in 2015,[6] and Mason performed with the film as a live performance at museums including LACMA,[9] Art in General, Henry Art Gallery,[10] Corcoran Gallery, Albany Institute of History and Art,[11] The Horse Hospital (London), Pineapple Underground Film Festival (Hong Kong), and Night Gallery (Los Angeles).

[12] Mason's 2019 documentary feature film Circus of Books was acquired by Netflix and executive produced by Ryan Murphy.

Other panelists included museum trustee Eric Lynxwiler, sex educator Buck Angel, neon artist Dani Bonnet, glendaleOUT member Paul Manchester, and activist Shant Jaltorossian of GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society.