The queens of drag, famed for their extravagant and highly entertaining shows are legendary and a huge magnet for tourism. Headline stars Betty Legs Diamond and DJ Zoe were there for the opening night of Funny Girls and are still performing with the newer stars of drag. These pictures kick back to the very early days to celebrate Blackpool’s true queens.
In case you missed them: 23 amazing pictures of Funny Girls in Blackpool from Queen Street to Dickson Road right back to 1994
![Tasty Tara at Funny Girls](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVkMTBkZDM1LWYzNjgtNDBkOS05NGYxLTFlZjE5MjE4ZGYzYTo0Zjc1ZWFiZi1kMGVjLTQ4MTgtYmUwYy1iZTE4YzZkMWZkMDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Girls Night Out in Ibiza cast meet Funny Girls, 1999. Photographer: Caroline Roberts](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNmMWE4MGQxLTUxMGUtNDJkMC1iOTNhLWU3M2RiY2U0ZTIzNDoxOGVjYWJmNy01NDZlLTQ2MDMtYWY1ZC1jYTNhZTJjYWQ4NDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Girls Night Out in Ibiza cast meet Funny Girls, 1999. Photographer: Caroline Roberts Photo: submit
![Salomay,Eva and Orry in 1997](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFkYjE4MmIyLWJjZTQtNDMzNC04OWQwLWZlYWUxMWVhNTgyODplZTk3MDk3Ny05MzQ3LTQyNWEtYjk5My0yNDFkMDRjZmE0NTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Adrian Thornton who works at Liberty World Travel by day and at Funny Girls by night](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE0MzUxNzAxLTZjZTUtNDdmNy1iNjZkLWRiZTAzOWE0OGJiODo1MDFiMmMwYS03ZWZkLTRkZGEtYjdkNS03YmQyNDVhYTFjNzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. The Girls...
Adrian Thornton who works at Liberty World Travel by day and at Funny Girls by night Photo: Martin Bostock
![The Stage newspaper's annual Blackpool party at the Paradise room, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Funny Girls Amber and Zoe in a dilemma!](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZiZjFhN2Y2LWEwMGMtNDU2Ny05YmM5LWY1MmE4N2I0NWJjZjozMmJlNGIwMy05NjM2LTRiNDUtYmI2NS04ZTM3ODgxNjExNzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. The Girls...
The Stage newspaper's annual Blackpool party at the Paradise room, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Funny Girls Amber and Zoe in a dilemma! Photo: Martin Bostock
![Funny Girls summer show, 2000](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJhNjFkYTg2LTU1ZmUtNGUyNS1iN2Y4LTdkZGQzYjJhNThkYzo1ZjgxMTFhZC1hZDg0LTQzMmYtOWUxYy01M2ZkZjIzNGMyZmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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