The plush, velvety banquettes and moody, noir-inspired décor ooze class.
Sleek, sexy and dressed to the nines, this discreet little gem feels like something secret - but this lounge isn’t a speakeasy.
Nestled deep inside the Clayton Members Club & Hotel, Five Nines is the hottest new cocktail lounge in Cherry Creek. Hamburger Mary’s is open for good food and great entertainment afternoons and evenings Wednesday through Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Stop in every week for “Dinner With a Side of Drag,” drag brunches, drag bingo and “So You Think You Can Drag” competitions.
With all the familiarity of your favorite greasy-spoon diner, plus an unabashed love for all things fabulous and flamboyant, Hamburger Mary’s offers drag in a safe, casual and fun-focused environment. Hamburger Mary’s brings a quirky, comfortable and delicious take to the local drag scene. Though this national franchise didn’t originate in Denver, it certainly has made itself a home in the Mile High City. The iconic downtown cabaret has nearly completed a makeover under the direction of esteemed local artist Lonnie Hanzon, the original designer of the venue 16 years ago. The clocktower is best known for its themed burlesque shows and drag performances but also offers entertainment each weekend, including live music, sketch comedy, aerial acrobatics and stripteases. Tucked away beneath the historic Daniels & Fisher clocktower on the 16th Street Mall, this hidey-hole is a throwback to a bygone era, with an intimate showroom draped in rich velvet and bathed in dim mood lighting. This Denver standby has been a staple of the local drag-and-dance community since 2006. Tracks is open late-night Wednesday through Saturday. Every month, you’ll find recurring dance parties and drag shows, including regular “Their Parties” - safe and inclusive dance parties for the gender-nonconforming - and themed “Drag Nation” shows, spotlighting the biggest drag entertainers in Denver. Located in one of the hottest nightlife spots in Denver, the River North Art District, Tracks hosts local, national and international LGBTQ+ events and performers on its stages. Tracks has offered a safe space for members of the local LGBTQ+ scene to build community for more than 40 years. This massive dance hall includes multiple stages and rooms, each one hosting its own DJ, theme and dance floor, so there’s always something for everyone. Tracks is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ nightclubs in Denver and aims to be one of the best in the country. Yvie Oddly (pictured), beloved seventh-season champion of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” began her drag career at Tracks. See for yourself how far Denver has come.
In honor of Pride Month, RED is highlighting the best venues for drag and burlesque performances, which are enjoyed by LGBTQ+ and straight people alike. “What makes the Denver drag scene so special, or at least at the time I was kind of coming up, is that there wasn’t a whole lot of structure or rules,” Pill told the List. Yvie Oddly, beloved seventh-season champion of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and a former Theatre student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the show’s current winner, Denver native Willow Pill, both began performing drag at Tracks. In the past couple of decades, Denver’s LGBTQ+ and sex-positive communities have blossomed from the occasional underground bar to vibrant and inclusive spaces for all, including queer, trans and gender-nonconforming folks.ĭenver’s inclusive and thriving drag scene has even proudly produced a few superstars.
Editor’s note: Throughout the summer, RED’s Denver After Dark series will look at fun nocturnal activities in and around the Mile High City.