Pattie Gonia is a critically acclaimed drag queen, musician and environmentalist. They use the artform of drag to educate, entertain and get diverse people outdoors. 

Gonia has been named Outside Magazine’s Person of the Year, National Geographic Traveler of the Year and most recently, TIME magazine named Gonia a Next Gen Leader 2023. Their community has fundraised $2.7M dollars for enviro non-profits and community orgs. 

Gonia is a believer in grassroots organizing, local community action and the fact that if you feel dead inside, you should get the hell outside.