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“Her vocals soar… A mix of Wynona Judd smokiness and Dolly Parton realness. Her lyrics sparkle as brightly as her rhinestone jumpsuit.”
–Andy Kaufman, Music Connection Magazine
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short bio
Flamy Grant is a trailblazing drag queen and musician from Asheville, North Carolina with over 1.5 million streams on digital music platforms. Snatching trophies for both songwriting and stage, this powerhouse performer beautifully blends her Appalachian roots, drag artistry, and musical excellence to deliver a fearless and flamboyant show like no other.
full bio
Call her a drag queen, call her a musician, call her an entertainer — but trust: you will call her. Flamy Grant is a trailblazing artist from Asheville, North Carolina. No matter the category, she sets stages ablaze with blistering vocals, bold looks, brilliant songwriting, and brave storytelling.
Flamy made drag history in 2023 when her debut album Bible Belt Baby reached #1 on the iTunes Christian music charts, earning her headlines in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, People, and more. Too big for just one genre, Flamy snatched a 2026 International Folk Music Award nomination for Best Album for her sophomore record CHURCH — which also hit #8 on the iTunes Country charts.
Here are just a few more of the accolades tucked away in Flamy’s makeup kit:
2025 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival winner for Audience Favorite for her solo comedy cabaret show “Apocalypse WOW!”
2025 International Folk Music Award nominee for Best Artist
2024 Queerty Awards nominee for Drag Royalty
2023 Kerrville Folk Festival winner for the New Folk Songwriting Competition
2023 QueerX Award nominee for Best Drag Artist
Named one of the Top Ten Queer Country albums of the year in both 2024 and 2025 by Rainbow Rodeo Magazine
Beautifully blending her Appalachian roots with drag artistry and musical excellence, Flamy has stormed stages from Los Angeles to London, from New York to the Netherlands, racking up over 1.5 million streams on digital music platforms. This powerhouse vocalist, intrepid songwriter, and shame-slaying drag queen serves up a therapeutic, theatrical experience that is fearless, flamboyant, and full of heart.
social media & music links
Subscriber counts last updated November 17, 2025
TikTok: 123.7k
Instagram: 41.7k
Facebook: 7.8k
Threads: 7.7k
YouTube: 4.6k
BlueSky: 2k
Spotify • Apple Music • Amazon • Bandcamp • SoundCloud
tour/show history
Flamy Grant spends most of her year on the road. Since she began touring full time in 2023, she has played over 300 cities in 40 states. From small town listening rooms to major festival stages, Flamy draws a crowd wherever she goes thanks to her joyful stage presence, powerful pipes, and irresistible hooks.
Major Festivals & Conferences
30A Songwriters Festival, 2026 — Walton County, FL
Mile of Music Festival, 2025 — Appleton, WI
LEAF Global Arts Festival, 2025 — Asheville, NC
Cambridge Folk Festival, 2024 — Cambridge, UK
Greenbelt Festival, 2024 — Kettering, UK
Graceland Festival, 2024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kerrville Folk Festival, 2024 Opening Weekend Main Stage — Kerrville, TX
Folk Alliance International, 2024 & 2025 Official Showcases — Montreal, QC
Motor City Pride, 2024 — Detroit, MI
Wild Goose Festival, 2024 — Union Grove, NC
Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, 2023 Official Showcase — Asbury Park, NJ
Blount County Pride, 2023 Headliner — Maryville, TN
Southwest Regional Folk Alliance, Official Showcase 2023 — Austin, TX
San Diego Pride SheFest 2023 — San Diego, CA
video
Live recording of “If You Ever Leave” at Wildcat Guitars in Escondido, CA. Featuring Story & Tune.
Official music video for Flamy’s Pride Month anthem “S.P.R.K.L.”
Winning performance from the 2023 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition featuring “Esther, Ruth, and Rahab.”
Stay proud, radiate, keep laughing! Flamy performs S.P.R.K.L. live at the Folk Project in Morristown, NJ.
press & reviews
PHL 17 CW — Award-winning Artist Flamy Grant Performs Live on PHL 17 (June 27, 2025)
People — Flamy Grant Is Playing Country Music in Churches (January 13, 2025)
Arkansas Democrat Gazette — A Little Bit Fabulous (January 12, 2025)
The Alligator — Flamy Grant Discusses Religious Trauma with New Album CHURCH (December 6, 2024)
Shibboleth Magazine — Cover Story (November 7, 2024)
No Depression — Album Review: Flamy Grant Wants to Take You to ‘CHURCH’ (October 10, 2024)
Sojourners — Flamy Grant Pushes the Boundaries of Christian Music - and Drag (October 1, 2024)
Mundane Magazine — Vocalist/Singer-Songwriter/Drag Queen Flamy Grant Welcomes New Album ‘CHURCH’ (October 10, 2024)
Fame Magazine — Flamy Grant: Blazing a Trail from the Christian Charts to Queer Empowerment (September 25, 2024)
The Bluegrass Situation — Mixtape: Flamy Grant’s Songs for Healing Gay Religious Trauma (September 23, 2024)
The Daily Beast — Opinion: I’m a Christian Musician in Drag - the Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Perfect (July 29, 2024)
Music Connection Magazine — Live Review of Flamy Grant in Nashville (June 29, 2024)
CBS Minnesota — Sunday Morning News Live Interview & Performance (April 7, 2024)
The Austin Chronicle — Flamy Grant Returns to Kerrville Folk Festival Main Stage (May 24, 2024)
Billboard — 10 First-Timers on Billboard’s Charts This Week (August 9, 2023)
Entertainment Weekly — Christian drag queen Flamy Grant’s no. 1 album is battle cry against ‘terrible theology’ of religious bigots (August 7, 2023)
Rolling Stone — A MAGA Preacher Condemned a Drag Queen. Then Her Album Topped the Christian Charts. (August 1, 2023)
The Guardian — Meet the drag queen who hit No 1 on the Christian charts – with help from a Trump ally (August 13, 2023)
Today.com — Drag Queen Flamy Grant Tops Christian Music Chart (August 2, 2023)
People — Drag Queen Flamy Grant Feels ‘Grateful’ to See Her Music Embraced by Queer and Christian People (August 2, 2023)
Baptist News — What Sean Feucht Mean for Evil, Flamy Grant Experienced as Good (August 1, 2023)
Newsweek — How a Drag Queen Became Christian Music’s Top Musician (July 31, 2023)
Paste — Drag Queen Flamy Grant Tops the iTunes Christian Charts (July 28, 2023)
Relevant Magazine — A Drag Queen’s Album Went No. 1 on iTunes Christian Charts (July 28, 2023)
San Diego Union Tribune — In drag, San Diego singer-songwriter helps others feel seen, safe (April 29, 2023)
“Her vocals soar… A mix of Wynona Judd smokiness and Dolly Parton realness. Her lyrics sparkle as brightly as her rhinestone jumpsuit.” —Andy Kaufman, Music Connection Magazine
“Grant crafts songs with an inexorable flow and irresistible hooks… Air-tight lyrics and a soaring tenor. Grant uses drag to deliver a treasure trove of disarmingly sincere music.” —Rachel Cholst, No Depression
“Her vocals are not post-production magic… her strong voice helps carry sincere lyrics.” —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune
“Cathy, rabble-rousing folk of the Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie variety.” —Nick Spacek, The Pitch Kansas City
“CHURCH is a triumph.” John Barlass, At the Barrier
“Absolutely obsessed.” —Aera Ahn, The Honey Pop (p. 45)
music
Below on SoundCloud. Streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, or Amazon.
contact
BOOKING: ben@blackoakartists.com / Black Oak Artists
PRESS/GENERAL: flamygrant@gmail.com