Central Florida’s 1st Place Favorite Local Performer: Stage and Favorite Local Adult Content Creator/Dancer/Entertainer
When Ivy started her own burlesque troupe, the Les Vixens, she had no idea that it would become the largest all-queer burlesque troupe in the country. Now, with more than 16 members, Ivy has taken the Les Vixens into the spotlight. The troupe has been featured in Forbes magazine, has been voted Best Burlesque Troupe several times and are the resident entertainment for the annual Girls in Wonderland events, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Ivy also heads Girl The Party, the largest, longest-running queer women’s weekly event in the U.S., at Southern Nights Orlando every Saturday for the last decade.
“When I first came out and started to perform, I thought I might go-go dance once a month somewhere at a gay bar and, within six months of me starting, it turned into me on the road doing shows in five different cities every month,” Ivy told Watermark Out News in a 2022 interview. “My career just took off, and it was all very surprising. It took me a very long time to wrap my head around it and to see it was what it was.”
Ivy and her Lex Vixens don’t only entertain but they lend their talents and fanbase to charitable causes, working with several LGBTQ+ organizations in Central Florida including Zebra Youth, Crew Health and Come Out With Pride. The community supports Ivy right back, evident in the fact that our readers named her their favorite local stage performer and favorite local adult dancer.
“I’m so honored and thrilled and excited. I’m so grateful that my audience sees me and loves me just like I see them and love them,” Ivy shared while posing for photos at our Watermark Out News photoshoot.
Ivy isn’t just loved in the community for her performances, she is loved because she represents what is good and joyful in Orlando, and she doesn’t take representing the LGBTQ+ community in Central Florida lightly.
“Thank you for seeing my art and trusting in me to not only lead the Les Vixens but also your trust in my advocacy and my artistry, it means the world.”
To see all the other 2025 WONDER Award winners, go here.
