2021-2022
The Perpetually Ravenous and Insatiable Protector of the Innocent and Marginalized, Heir to the Tiffany Fortune, the Triple X Emperor Casey Pond-Tate Turner, First of his name.
The Mistress of Kink; The Molten Amethyst Defender of the Disenfranchised, a Little Bit Classy, A Little Bit Trashy, and a Whole lot of Smart Assy, Cincinnati's One and Only Trash Panda, the Triple X Empress Trayla Parks-Tate Snap-Clemons
House of the Triple X
Court of Oddities and Obscenities
Imperial Crown Princex Royale Anna Mae Ceres
Imperial Crown Princess Royale Lady Phaedra
Permanent Titles awarded:
Princes Ultima to House of Triple X Sharon DePuss
D.O.B.E for Life Princess Pettycure
Reign 30 was known as the House of Triple X, Court of Oddities and Obscenities, with their colors being Black and Amethyst. The Emperor was Casey Pond-Tate Turner Snap-Clemons, recipient of the International Royal Orders of the Double Eagle, Emperor I Gregg Lucio and Jose’ 1, The Perpetually Ravenous & Insatiable Protector of the Innocent and Marginalized, Heir to the Tiffany’s and Oreo Fortune, Desecrator of Crocs, the Triple X Emperor, First of His Name. The Empress was Trayla Parks, recipient of the International Royal Orders of the Double Eagle and Jose 1, The Mistress of Kink; The Molten Amethyst Defender of the Disenfranchised, a Little Bit Classy, a Little Bit Trashy, and a Whole Lot Smart-Assy, Cincinnati’s One and Only Trash Panda, Empress XXX.
At Victory Brunch, it was announced by the Monarchs that the Emperor’s royal family comprised ICPxR Anna
Mae Ceres, the Court’s first non-binary royal family title, and PR Raymond McKenzie. Anna Mae Ceres would be known as the Their Most Imperial Highness, Sister of the Immaculate Four-Way, Sailor Guardian of Kindness and Joy, Protector of the Millennium Crystal, Imperial Crown PrinceX Royale XXX. Raymond McKenzie would be known as His Imperial Highness, Cardinal Viscount of the Capital City, Holder of Sacred Sarcasm and Defender of the Realm, Prince Royale to Reign XXX. Included with the Emperor’s royal family was King Father Sam Clemons-Snap, Heir Ginger Snap-Clemons, Out-Of-Town Half Emperor Scott Turner, and In-Town Half Daddy Dale.
The Empress’ royal family comprised ICPR The Lady Phaedra and PR Lala Snap-Clemons. The Lady Phaedra would be known as Her Most Imperial Highness, Mother to the Motherless and Misunderstood, the Exquisite Statuesque Moose, Imperial Crown Princess XXX. Lala Snap-Clemons would be known as Her Imperial Highness, The Lady Ebony: Destroyer of White Walls and Ceilings, Princess Royale to Reign XXX. The remainder of the Empress’ royal family was Queen Mother Alana Reign, Heir Brooklyn Steele-Tate, Out-of-Town Half Petty Poussey, and In-Town Half Miss Tate.
Also announced at Victory Brunch, the Monarchs disclosed their designated charities, which were AVNK, GLSEN, Josephine’s Clinic, Caracole, Women Helping Women, and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
During their reign, they were proud to be on the BOD that passed the organization’s first comprehensive Sexual Harassment policy, taking a firm stance against gender-based violence and wanting to keep the members of our organization safe. The Monarchs also decided that, for the Court to be an inclusive organization and embrace our non-binary friends and siblings, they reworked all our pageants with the help of Brooklyn Steele-Tate, the pageant coordinator, started calling them contests to be more non-binary, and dropped all binary qualifications (except for Miss Drag You Out). They additionally retired Entertainer of the Year and replaced it with Top Dollar. The Monarchs also got the Cincinnati Black Pride non-profit approved, and Lala Snap-Clemons started doing monthly shows featuring exclusively POC individuals. Giving a voice and highlighting minorities as well as ensuring our organization was a safe and inclusive space was an important goal that they wanted to achieve this year.
The XXX Reign was represented well and traveled to a whopping 17 Coronations. These include Chicago,
Florida, Minnesota, San Francisco, New York City, Corpus Christi, Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Kentucky, London, Indianapolis, Toronto (our first visit to our Mother Court in 10 years since the Reformation), Connecticut, Denver, San Diego, the Waterfall Empire (Hamilton), and Nebraska.
In January Emperor 17, 27, and 29 Mike Burke passed away. To honor his memory, the Monarchs along with Empress Shanice McCoy-Patton and Emperor Dennis DeClaire set up a memorial and get together at the C&D.
The reign had several successful online fundraisers throughout the year, including the annual #FeedCasey vs #BlingTate, the annual Sock Drive, several Cooking with Casey Facebook live events, along with others. The most successful online fundraiser was an accidental fundraiser involving the entire ICS, which started as a meme war on Facebook between Anita Dushay and Casey Pond. It grew into the Casey’s Coalition of Justice vs The Easy Bake Coven competition fundraiser, which raised $2,100 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, a beloved ICS non-profit.
Not only did the Court participate in the annual Cincinnati Pride Parade, but Empress Miss Tate headed the effort to collect a few volunteers to help sell at a beer tent at the Pride Festival. With the volunteers’ efforts, we were able to raise $2,000 from tips and a donation from Cincinnati Pride.
During the XXX Reign, Casey Pond-Tate Turner Snap- Clemons was named Emperor 7 and a Quarter by Onyx Redline, Empress 7 of Indiana.
Trayla Parks also coordinated with Cincinnati Leather and created The Fetish Ball, which raised over $1,000.
To close out their reign, the Monarchs chose Old Street Saloon to have their annual Membership & Awards Dinner and a Roast and Toast of the Monarchs. The Court was also selected to host the 2022 Jose Honors Dinner, where Empress 25, 28, and 29 Molly Mormen was selected to be a recipient of the 2022 Jose Honors Award. Emperor Casey Pond-Tate Turner Snap- Clemons and Empress Trayla Parks stepped down as the XXX Monarchs on October 8th, 2022, at Coronation XXXI at the Westin in Downtown Cincinnati.
Following voting at the ICP Ball on July 31st, 2022, Anna Mae Ceres and Anita Dushay were elected as the newest Monarchs of the realm and were crowned as Emprex and Empress XXXI during Coronation XXXI, The Queen City Gala, on October 8th, 2022.