Come OUT As You Are Pageant
Our 2025 Royal Court
Every fall Come OUT St. Pete holds our annual Come OUT As You Are Pageant to select our Royal Court for the coming year.
These talented title holders will be Come OUT St Pete's Performance Representatives for events throughout our community, fundraisers and sponsored events.
Contestants compete for the titles of Miss, Mx and Mr Come OUT St Pete!.
Competition is open to ALL entertainers who identify as LGBTQ+.
MR COME OUT ST PETE 2025
JoZiah O.K. Bangkx
JoZiah Onassis Knight Bangkx, a St Petersburg Florida native who found his love for the art of male entertainment and pageantry over 10 years ago. JoZiah loves his friends, family, and his community! Though he may be considered a newcomer in performing, some may be surprised to know that JoZiah has trained in the Art of Dance since the young age of 7. His confidence, drive, heart and soul lead him to be Mr Come OUT St Pete 2025!
MX COME OUT ST PETE 2025
Mister E
Mister E is a dynamic gender-fluid performer who began their journey in September of 2023. Mister E brings a unique blend of charisma, creativity and passion to every performance. Crowned as the 2024 Sawmill King and recognized as the second runner-up in the 2023 Mx St Pete Pride Pageant, Mister E is dedicated to making a positive impact wherever they go, using their platform to uplift, inspire and create positive change.
MISS COME OUT ST PETE 2025
Ericka PC
Miss Come OUT St Pete 2025
March 2025 - Present
Ericka PC is a dedicated advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. During a time when governments were attempting to make Drag performances illegal, Ericka quickly began her advocacy work as a founding member of Drag2Talle, taking their voices directly to Florida’s state legislature to create change and bring equality to the LGBTQIA+ community. Ericka became a fixture in local LGBTQIA+ venues, leading her to headlining a biweekly show at St Pete’s The Garage on Central.
Come OUT St Pete welcomed Ericka PC to our Royal Court as our First Alternate; in March 2025 succeeding Miss Cleo Patra who relocated to Chicago, Illinois. Our Community Service Performance Representatives are critical to our mission, we’re appreciative of Ericka’s passion to continue advocating for our community, for the duration of her reign as Miss Come OUT St Pete 2025.
MISS COME OUT ST PETE 2025
Cleo T Patra
Miss Come OUT St Pete 2025
Sept 2024 - February 2025
Cleo T Patra is an entertainer in the Tampa Bay Area known for her captivating ballads and high energy dance numbers. She is also an advocate for HIV, transgender rights and equality. You can catch her performing all around the state of Florida including but not limited to St.Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne. She is Proud to be a Floridian and happy to be a performance representative, as Miss Come OUT St Pete 2025!