“And that means a lot, because what I’m hearing from those guests is that they now have more of an understanding about the community because they got to spend time with the people in the community at a fun place.” “We’re seeing local people coming out who are not necessarily a part of the gay community,” says Coco Montrese, a veteran drag queen, former Miss Gay America and “RuPaul’s DragRace” contestant who performs at The Garden. Its weekend drag queen brunches are especially popular, regularly selling out two shows on both Saturdays and Sundays, attracting large, diverse crowds in a vibrant melting pot. Since opening a year ago in the Arts District, The Garden Las Vegas has become one of the hottest gay bars in the city - Cher has even dropped by. “This place was just a shell,” says the owner of The Garden Las Vegas, surveying his club on a recent weekday, his newly blond hair bright as the afternoon sun.
Not long ago this now-happening nightspot and restaurant, saturated in verdant shades, was drab and outdated, a dormant seed in need of some serious watering, waiting to blossom. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) gray to green the room has gone. Symone, Season 13 winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' is with owner Eduardo Cordova on the red carpet as alternative lifestyle bar The Garden celebrates its one year anniversary on Friday, June 11, 2021, in Las Vegas.
