Trixie Mattel, Farrah Moan, & More Join 2026 Gayming Awards
The Gayming Awards will premiere Monday, June 8th, 2026 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET exclusively on WOW Presents Plus.
The Gayming Awards have revealed THE LINEUP of guest stars who will be joining hosts Dawn (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 & All Stars 11) and Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei, Apex Legends, Game Changer) for the 2026 Gayming Awards, airing June 8th at 7pm PT on WOW Presents Plus.
The special guests for the show include Farrah Moan (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 & All Stars 4), Rock M Sakura (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12) and Evan Michael Lee (Transformers One, Fortnite, Guilty Gear: Strive) & Chase Kolozsi, aka The Gaymer Guys. Joining them will be industry veteran Leslie Pirritano and actor & drag artist Alex Stompoly.
Additionally, games and entertainment industry veteran Darion Lowenstein will be honored with the Gayming Icon Award, and drag legend Trixie Mattel will be presented with the new LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award.
Stompoly will kick off the show as the Dungeon Master of Chaos in a D&D-style cold open, with Farrah Moan building a gaming PC from scratch, Rock M Sakura and Dawn discussing important issues of the games industry, and hosting a mini ‘award-show-within-an-award-show’ called The Thirsties. Lastly, the Gaymer Guys are set to return to the airwaves for the first time in seven years with the Gaymer Guys Reunited.
The Gayming Awards are the world’s first and only award ceremony celebrating LGBTQ+ video gaming. Launched in 2021, the Awards aim to celebrate the achievements within the global gaming culture that represent and champion the LGBTQ+ experience.
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