Charles Dansby (Miss Joyce)

On the left in the group photo, taken at a Miss Gay Lexington pageant in the late 70s or early 80s, we can see Miss Joyce in all her glory.

Charles, perhaps better known as Miss Joyce, was Lexington raised, and lived most of his life in the house that his great-grandfather built (and where Charles was born) in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Spiegel Heights. Charles’ drag career spanned decades, and when he passed in February 2020, he was the last known “drag daughter” of Sweet Evening Breeze, whom he had known since childhood. Charles met Sweet Evening Breeze at the Walgreen's lunch counter on a Saturday trip downtown with his mother.