Alas; the biggest, glammest and loudest event in St Andrews has passed.

With more make-up than Don’t Walk, less clothes than FS (yes, that is possible) and more nipples than The Sun (it pains me to even reference that despicable rag, but RAG week does things to you…) dRAG Walk graced our presence with more glitter and higher heels than anything RAG week has ever seen before.

Raising a fabulous £1300 for the Terrence Higgins Trust, a British charity that campaigns on various issues relating to AIDS and HIV, the sold out beauty contest was definitely a night that the people of St Andrews cannot, and will not, forget.

Presented by LGBT’s own Jazzle Sisters, as well as the resident drag couple Candy LeQuifa and husband, Jimmy, (and their pet…thing… Tararantula…Was she a slave? A cleaner? A pet? Who knows) dRAG kicked off with an introduction to both the panel and the contestants themselves. Within minutes, RuJazzle was lying on a table infront of Pat Matthewson, Bella Meade was one heel down after making a speedy recovery from the floor, and the Buchanan Lecture Theatre stage had more lipstick, height and hair-in-funny-places than any social anthropology lecture could bring.

Short and sweet, the contest consisted of four rounds: the introductory catwalk, reading round – where lines such as ‘I thought heroin was meant to make you thin…’ and ‘the only good thing about those heels is that they take you out of my line of sight…’ – as well as a dressing up round and stage show round, to help us to decide who, out of all the shining glitz and glimmer of the contestants, shone brightly enough to be the winner of dRAG 2015. Demonstrating not just an impossible ability to walk in impossibly high heels, but also the wit, determination and quick-thinking it takes to dress up in drag, the contest provided us with a glimpse into drag culture – a world where beauty, glamour, and intelligence dominate. Also, a world where there are no holes barred.

The contest, peppered with performances from the Jazzle Sisters, the Glasgow Queens and Candy, Jimmy and Tara (where, I believe, some congratulations of newlyweds Candy and Jimmy are in order…) was definitely one of the biggest and best events on the Candlemas calendar. With a huge congratulations to the winner, Sue Phyllis, as well as the winner of Miss Cuntgeniality, Mother Superior and the runners up Bella Meade and Estelle Ferguson, I, on behalf of STAR, would formally like to thank all those who took part in ensuring that dRAG will be a night that will not be forgotten.

And we would like to thank you because, whilst St Andrews RAG Week can promise the most varied and successful of charity escapades that the university has to offer, dRAG week is something that little bit different. Despite the almost guaranteed promise of its popularity raising massive funds for various charities, dRAG walk highlights the progression and pride with which LGBT and the students here meet and constantly raise awareness over issues of sexuality and gender here in St. Andrews. The variety of all genders and sexualities showcased within dRAG allowed boundaries and limits to slip away, ensuring that everyone had a fantastic time being who they are and not what they appear to be.

dRAG Walk isn’t merely a celebration of drag and all the skills that come with (although, how Mother Superior wore those nails, I’ll never know…) but a celebration of freedom of expression, personality and sexuality within St Andrews. It’s a night where we all – queens or not – are free to express who we are on the inside, regardless of what it looks or feels like. It’s a beautiful night. Well done, LGBT.

WORDS BY CARLA JENKINS