Campus Pride goes to Round 2 RuPaul’s Drag Race Online Competition

Only 7 Days to be in Top 25 to go to the Final Round; Race is On: Vote once a Day for “Buff Faye All You Can Eat”

Charlotte, NC, June 24, 2009 – The race is indeed on. Campus Pride’s founder and executive director Shane Windmeyer, otherwise known as "Buff Faye All You Can Eat," has successfully advanced to Round 2 of the online competition for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 on Logo. Now she has seven days to be in the “Top 25” to go to the Final Round. Vote Buff Faye once a day at http://rupaulcasting.com/people/bufffaye

“Thrilling, the race is an exciting opportunity for Campus Pride to raise attention for what we do for LGBT and ally college students,” said Shane Windmeyer, founder and executive director of Campus Pride. “Buff Faye is proud to finish in the ‘Top 100’ and go onto Round 2… but we have a lot of work to do in seven days to reach the final round. Please help us and vote once a day.”

Buff Faye, who is best described as a camp drag queen, won the first round by being in the top 100 and is currently competing with a narrowed pool of 100 contestants in the second round. The goal is to be in the top 25 vote-getters before July 1. The top 25 move onto the final round to compete to be on the hit drag race show.

Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally college students, entered the competition to create visibility and to have a voice for youth issues on the show. Individuals may view photos, videos and read Buff Faye’s blog online and ultimately vote once every day athttp://rupaulcasting.com/people/bufffaye

Last year, first runner up Nina Flowers won the RuPaulCasting.com online competition and almost won the show. Round two began June 24 and goes to July 1 and the final round is July 1 to July 8. The entire online competition is about who can get the most votes, be the most favorite to be on the show and compete to become America’s next drag superstar.

“Let’s mobilize the votes to help Buff Faye and Campus Pride go all the way,” said Brian Coones, one of the national volunteers with Team Buff on Facebook. “There is no other queen who would represent our community better.”

Outside of the drag entertainment world, Windmeyer is best known as a leading author on LGBT and ally campus issues and a champion for diversity and inclusion on college campuses. Among his half a dozen books, Windmeyer most recently authored The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, the first-ever college guide profiling the “100 Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses.”

Buff Faye is scheduled to perform at the third annual Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp on Saturday, July 25 at Towson University in Baltimore, MD this summer and hopes to be the top vote getter chosen to audition for the show before then.

“Campus Pride wants to see Buff win the online race,” said Christopher Bylone, coordinator of the Campus Q Team for Campus Pride. “Start your engines and vote once a day for Buff Faye!”

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