THE QUEEN OF QUEENS

TONI JAMES

STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WAS A WORLD CHAMPION TWIRLER, PLAYED DRUMS IN THE SEATTLE IMPERIALS DRUM AND BUGLE CORP, AND EXCELLED AS A COMPETITIVE BODY BUILDER. TONI JAMES WENT ON TO BECOME A FEMALE IMPERSONATOR, EMCEE, CHOREOGRAPHER, PRODUCER, AND DIRECTOR. TONI JAMES HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A DRAG LEGEND AND ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST FEMALE IMPERSONATORS AND EMCEES IN LAS VEGAS. HE HAS BEEN MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR SEVERAL MAJOR EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS FOR 27 YEARS. TONI’S COSTUMES ARE EQUISITE, OFTEN COMMISSIONED FROM COSTUME DESIGNERS THAT HAVE CONSULTED TO GREATS SUCH AS SIGFRIED AND ROY. TONI’S MICROPHONE SKILLS BLEND HUMOR, PASSION, INTELLIGENCE, AND GOOD FUN INTO A MEMORABLE SHOW. ONE OF TONI’S SIGNATURE PERSONATIONS IS DIANA ROSS. HE IS WELL KNOWN AND SOUGHT AFTER FOR THIS ROLE. TONI IS NOT ONLY A PERFORMER, BUT A TRUE ENTERTAINER. TONI HAS PERFORMED IN MOST OF THE CASINOS ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

HEADLINER EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

• SKIN@THE PALMS HOTEL

• THE JOINT@THE HARD ROCK HOTEL

• CARNEGIE HALL IN NEW YORK

• CENTRAL PARK IN NEW YORK

• THE TONI JAMES LIP SYNC CONTEST AT GIPSY’S NIGHTCLUB

• THE TONI JAMES LIP SYNC CONTEST AT HARD ROCK CAFÉ

• KEEP EM GUESSING AT LAS VEGAS HILTON

• QUEENS AND COCKTAILS AT BALLY’S HOTEL

• DRAG QUEEN CUISINE AT MANDALAY BAY HOTEL

• DROP DEAD GORGEOUS AT BEAUTY BAR

• AFANS BLACK & WHITE PARTY

• VARIOUS GOLDEN RAINBOW EVENTS INCLUDING BOWLING AWARDS AND BEAUX ARTS BALL

TONI HAS BEEN FEATURED ON SUCH TV SHOWS AS, MTV’S ”I WANT A FAMOUS FACE”, A&E’S “INKED”, AND A&E’S “BAD INK.” TONI WAS A GUEST ON LOCAL NEWS STATION NBC AS THE HOST OF “TRAFFIC IS A DRAG,” WHERE HE PERFORMED THE TRAFFIC REPORT DURING THE MORNING NEWS SHOW. HE HAS PERFORMED WITH SUCH CELEBRITIES AS JESSICA SIMPSON, HARVEY FIERSTEIN, CINDY LAUPER, STING, ROSANNE BARR, CARROT TOP, KRISTINE W, ALAN THICKE, MAYOR OSCAR GOODMAN, RU PAUL, MICKEY AVALON, AND MOVIE DIRECTOR JOHN WATERS.