ABSTRACT
Shescape is definitely where it's happening if you are a lesbian with a lot of energy. Women of every color and age dressed in their best dance to loud disco music under flashing lights, lounge in their Provincetown and Riis Park t-shirts, and exchange sultry glances over the crowded bar where Budweiser sells for $2.50. The contestants meet in the women's bathroom, using one stall to change into their costumes while a long line of bar goers wait to get into the other one. Acting as master of ceremonies, Joni, in printed Bermuda shorts, seemed somehow like a substitute teacher on her first day in a public school. The three run-off contestants were introduced by the names of their chosen icons and each one took her job very seriously. Lip-synching is one of those fields that reveals the performer's fantasy life immediately.
