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GOD
SAVE
THE
DRAG
QUEEN
Title Credit: Will Carruthers & Sonia Waraich
As famed SF club prepares to close its doors, its soul may find a home in a non-profit afterlife.
Oasis, the renowned drag club in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, is shutting its doors on January 1, 2026, after more than a decade of groundbreaking performances.
Opening on New Year's Eve 2014, Oasis hosted many notable acts, including Lil Nas X, Jane Fonda and Cher.
"It's sad to watch it come to an end," owner D'Arcy Drollinger said, pictured here as Dr. Frank N. Furter, in their performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
"It has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and also one of the hardest things that I've ever done."
"It has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and also one of the hardest things that I've ever done."
As attendance numbers dropped and costs continued to rise, Drollinger exhausted his retirement savings in order to keep the venue operational.
"To elevate all of these artists to this level costs too much money, to then keep your ticket prices accessible to our younger audiences and people that don't have a ton of money," Drollinger said.
While the physical space is closing, Oasis Arts, the club's nonprofit entity, will continue to support the LGBTQ arts community
"It was birthed out of the community, and it is the community that built it and sustains it," Drollinger said. "To me, that is a very important part of it, cause I could never have done this on my own.
"I've been so grateful to have been able to have this opportunity and to support so many artists and create so many things that would never have happened without this space," Drollinger said.
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