Stonewall Columbus Drag Race and Virtual 5K
About this race
🏁Stonewall Columbus Drag Race: Fun Run & Block Party🏁
Racers, start your engines! Run, walk, dance, strut, or roll your way through Pride—at your own fabulous pace.
Join us for the Second Annual Stonewall Columbus Drag Race, featuring both an in-person fun run and a virtual 5K option you can complete anytime during the month of June!
In-Person Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Fun Run!
June 27 at Stonewall Columbus - Join us for a fun run & bar crawl with Stonewall Columbus and Fleet Feet. Come as you are or dressed to dazzle. The fun run starts at Stonewall at 11am, sashaying through beloved Short North destinations, before finishing up back at Stonewall for our Drag Race Block Party extravaganza!
Event Schedule:
- Race Check-in: 10-10:45 AM
- Fun Run start: 11 AM
- Route: ~1.5 mile route from Stonewall through the Short North
- Block Party: Wraps up at 3 PM
- Official Stonewall Drag Race Shirt
- Stonewall Columbus Drag Race bib
- Stonewall Columbus Drag Race finisher medal
All paces welcome! Whether you sprint or strut, you’re encouraged to enjoy the route, and stop at participating spots along High Street offering drink specials or other promotions to participants.
Virtual 5K Option
Can't make the in-person event? Complete your 5K anytime during June at a time and place of your choosing! Participants can have their packets mailed directly to their home.
Registration Fees:
- May 1 - May 31: $35
- June 1 - June 30: $40
- Additional Shirt: $20
Packet Pickup: Fleet Feet Upper Arlington (1344 W Lane Ave) from June 15-26 during normal business hours. Event day pickup available one hour before the event start.
Costume Awards
- Best in Drag Excellence – The look that serves head-to-toe excellence and performance energy
- Most Creative Concept – Groundbreaking, original, and completely unique
- Best Group Costume – Cohesion, coordination, and collective slay
- Best Group Name – Be creative, outrageous, and make us laugh
Fundraising Awards
- Top Individual Fundraiser – Highest total raised by a single participant
- Top Team Fundraiser – The group that brought in the most support
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Running
Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Virtual 5K
Can’t make it to Stonewall in person? You can still show up with Pride! The Stonewall Columbus Virtual 5K lets you participate from anywhere—run, walk, roll, or move on your own schedule and in your own space. Every registration supports Stonewall Columbus and helps keep Pride going 365 days a year, so no matter where you are, you’re helping uplift and strengthen our LGBTQ+ community. Join us and be part of the movement!
Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Fun Run
The Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Fun Run is a fabulous, high‑energy run/walk and block party celebrating community and Pride—365 days a year. Join us for movement, music, drag, and support for Stonewall Columbus and our vibrant LGBTQ+ community.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 16 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets at 8:53 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on May 31, 2026 — 14h 48m of daylight.
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2026 results — Stonewall Columbus Drag Race and Virtual 5K
Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Virtual 5K · 10 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Milam | 1:03:14 | 10:07 /mi |
| 2 | Hannah Miles | 39:42 | 12:24 /mi |
| 3 | Julie Virgalitte | 37:46 | 11:59 /mi |
| 4 | Danielle Martin | 31:46 | 10:07 /mi |
| 5 | Gabreella Radivojevic | 45:16 | 14:29 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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