Pretty Rik E in costume. (Photo courtesy of Pretty Boi Drag)

“On the weekend, you can’t throw a quarter without hitting a drag queen-hosted brunch,” says Pretty Rik E. “There are zero drag king brunch shows. Zero.”

That will change this January, when Pretty Rik E and co-producers Chris Jay and Lexie Starre bring F*CK BRUNCH! Drag Lunch to the Bier Baron as part of the new Pretty Boi Drag production company.

Since the D.C. Kings performed their final show in September after 15 years of performing, Rik E says that the local “king community is a little in flux.”

Drag kings are female-bodied male impersonators whose style of entertainment, like drag queens, often takes the form of lip sycing. “Drag kings have a type of male they impersonate,” says Rik E. “The country hick persona, old school R&B guy, the late 2000’s hip hop rapper who had two or three hits and is trying to work his way back to the mainstream.”

F*CK BRUNCH! shows will feature an MC and three performers, each of whom will perform twice individually and then altogether at the end to “Last Dance.” Doors open an hour before the show starts at 3 p.m., so folks can get drinks, chat, and listen to DJs like DJ Deedub spin.

“Most of the drag kings are relatively young, so they like dancing to grind-y, young music,” says Rik E. “We feel strongly about performing a song that people do know. People like familiarity. If you’re performing a b-side song, it has to be one hell of a performance.”

Rik E’s foray into the drag king world was an outlet for gaining more confidence. “I’ve been out since I was 16, but I struggled a lot with being butch,” she says. “I’m very tall and oftentimes I get called ‘sir’ in public. That used to drive me insane. Now I’m like, ‘call me whatever.’ It’s about being embraced for who you are.”

And as far as the drag lunch goes, it’s all about “giving you a show that is amazing and fun,” says Rik E. “It’s a day party. You party with your friends, but you can go home in time to watch the Walking Dead.

The First F*CK BRUNCH! Drag Lunch will take place at Bier Baron on Sunday, January 24. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the show begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $25 for lunch and performance.