Some queens chase crowns. Others build empires of glitter, glue guns, and googly eyes. Hanna Barbeara (aka Jesse James Jacobs) and Martina Brookshire (aka Mark Melton, Jr.) are the latter—Vegas’s new darlings of drag comedy who are turning the Strip upside-down with surrealist clowning, cabaret absurdity, and unapologetically queer chaos.

These two powerhouse performers—each with a distinct flavor of fierce—are best known from Season 6 of Camp Wannakiki, where they won over audiences with their manic humor, radical camp, and heartfelt storytelling. Now based in Las Vegas, Hanna and Martina have joined forces to launch The Campy Clubhouse, a late-night variety show so delightfully deranged it could only live in Vegas. They’re also appearing weekly at Gipsy Nightclub as part of the resident “Atomosfierce Models” lineup and preparing to launch the west coast’s first Miss Comedy Queen Preliminary Pageant in January 2026.

Saturday Morning Cartoon Meets Downtown Drag

Hanna Barbeara is what happens when you mix clown school with trauma recovery, then add a dash of Lisa Frank and a shot of tequila. A self-described “Saturday morning cartoon clown,” Hanna crafts universes rather than just looks—bringing live puppetry, original characters, and animated chaos to the drag stage.

“I’m not trying to be a pretty pageant girl,” Hanna says with a grin. “I’m trying to build weird, colorful worlds where anything can happen. I want the audience to leave confused but delighted.”

Inspired by the likes of Pee-wee Herman, The Muppets, and classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Hanna’s drag persona was born out of a bathtub breakdown in 2020. “Watching the news that year broke something in me—but in a good way,” they explain. “It pushed me to stop holding back and start creating as honestly and queerly as I could.”

After Camp Wannakiki, Hanna relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and hit the ground running. They studied choreography, trained in puppetry with the Fur & Thundur musical improv troupe, and dove into clowning and improv workshops to hone their already chaotic brilliance. One year in, Hanna is now a fixture in the Vegas queer scene—not just onstage but behind the scenes, building a new blueprint for what drag can be.

Beauty, Brains, and Bananas

Where Hanna is wild and whimsical, Martina Brookshire is pure polish with a wink—and a banana.

A veteran of the Las Vegas entertainment scene, Martina brings a balance of high-glam elegance and biting wit. She began performing in dinner theater in Tampa, where she played a live-singing villain in a holiday show. That led to her first bar booking—and a realization that drag didn’t have to be serious.

“I grew up around queens like Alexis Mateo and Coco Montrese, so there was a big emphasis on polish,” she recalls. “But as I grew, I realized you could be messy, weird, and still fabulous. You could be both.”

Martina eventually made her way to the Strip, headlining Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man at the Paris Hotel. Now, she brings that theatrical prowess to her drag comedy, blending live vocals, crowd work, and camp with the kind of showgirl presence only Vegas can breed.

“Camp Wannakiki helped me reconnect with my weird,” she says. “It also brought me to Hanna, which has made everything I do so much more fun—and more ridiculous.”

Welcome to the Campy Clubhouse

Hanna and Martina’s partnership has blossomed into The Campy Clubhouse, an immersive queer comedy experience debuting as part of QVegas’s OUTrageous Comedy series at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club on June 20th.

Imagine if Pee-wee’s Playhouse grew up, got kicked out of Catholic school, discovered psychadelics, and started dating a burlesque clown. That’s The Campy Clubhouse. It blends drag, improv, puppetry, live music, burlesque, clowning, and sketch comedy into a night of full-throttle queer joy.

“This isn’t just stand-up. It’s a fever dream cabaret,” Hanna explains. “We’ve got improv puppets, live singing, audience participation, and a cast of absolute weirdos—all telling one central story in this surreal clubhouse world.”

Martina adds, “We’re not just performing; we’re building a universe. And every time you visit, it’s a little different.”

The June 20th show features Hanna, Martina, and members of Fur & Thundur, Las Vegas’ musical improv misfits, who help bring the clubhouse to life. The performance marks Hanna’s first major Strip venue appearance and Martina’s triumphant return to the comedy spotlight. It’s also the unofficial launch of their shared mission to make Vegas the next capital of queer comedy.

Atomosfierce Models: Residency at Gipsy

When they’re not transforming the Strip, Hanna and Martina can be found every weekend as part of the “Atomosfierce Models” cast at Gipsy Nightclub—the historic heart of the Las Vegas Fruit Loop district.

As resident performers, they bring a unique flavor of drag that’s not just about looks or lipsyncs. “At Gipsy, we get to experiment,” Martina says. “We do comedy numbers, character acts, original songs—whatever weirdness we’re cooking up that week.”

The duo credits Gipsy with giving them a platform to test and refine the characters, bits, and performances that now form the backbone of The Campy Clubhouse. “It’s our queer lab,” Hanna jokes. “We’re the science experiment that grew legs and got a booking.”

Gipsy’s commitment to showcasing alternative drag and elevating new voices has made it a creative haven for artists like Hanna and Martina—and a must-visit stop for anyone who wants to see the future of Vegas drag.

The Return of Miss Comedy Queen—Viva Las Vegas Style

As if Campy Clubhouse and weekly shows weren’t enough, the duo is also bringing the legendary Miss Comedy Queen pageant to Las Vegas for the first time ever.

Set for Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Gipsy Nightclub, Miss Viva Las Vegas Comedy Queen will be the west coast’s first sanctioned preliminary for the national Miss Comedy Queen competition. The pageant blends traditional drag categories with comedic twists—like 60-second spokesmodel speeches, outlandish evening gowns, and talent numbers designed to leave the judges in stitches.

“It’s not about being the prettiest,” Martina says. “It’s about being the funniest, the most original, the most you.”

The pageant is open to femme-presenting drag artists and is built to give comedic queens a long-overdue spotlight in the pageant world. Hanna and Martina plan to produce the event together, combining their unique strengths to create something as polished as it is unhinged.

“Comedy queens are often overlooked,” Hanna says. “This pageant gives them a stage to shine—and we’re honored to light that stage.”

The Power of Queer Joy

For both performers, the mission is deeper than just making people laugh. In a time of political rollbacks, DEI funding cuts, and rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment, creating spaces of joy, safety, and weirdness is more urgent than ever.

“When I started drag, it was about escapism,” Martina says. “Now it’s about resistance. About creating places where people can come together, be safe, and laugh their asses off.”

Hanna agrees: “We’re alchemists. We turn trauma into joy. We turn marginalization into art. And we do it in heels, with wigs, and probably while holding a puppet.”

Whether they’re clowning at Gipsy, commanding the stage at Jimmy Kimmel’s, or organizing the next big drag pageant, Hanna Barbeara and Martina Brookshire are proving that queer comedy isn’t just alive in Las Vegas—it’s thriving.

And if you don’t leave The Campy Clubhouse smiling? Well… you probably voted for Trump.

Catch Hanna and Martina live:

Every Friday & Saturday at Gipsy Nightclub

OUTrageous Comedy: The Campy Clubhouse at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club — Thursday, June 20th

Vegas’ Dumbest Show with Fur & Thundur — 7PM Saturday, June 28th at Dust Las Vegas

Biweekly improv shows at Mom’s Basement with Fur & Thundur

Miss Viva Las Vegas Comedy Queen Preliminary — Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Gipsy Nightclub

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