It’s been 25 years since Mary Gauthier, now revered Grammy-nominated songwriter, released her groundbreaking debut album Drag Queens in Limousines. Eighteen months after this record was released, the response was so incredible that she hung up her chef’s coat, moved to Nashville, and started to make her mark as an exciting new voice in the songwriting world.

Drag Queens in Limousines is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. It turns out, that’s all of us. For 25 years, Mary Gauthier has brought all kinds of folks from all walks of life together with her deeply personal, yet paradoxically universal work.

By writing about what matters most to her, having the courage to sing what’s often too hard for us to say, and delivering the work authentically, Mary Gauthier opened the gate and widened the path that many who came after her have traveled.

Mary’s songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Bettye Lavette, Mike Farris, Kathy Mattea, Amy Helm and Candi Staton and have appeared extensively in film and television, most recently on HBO TV’s Yellowstone.

Join us in celebrating 25 years of the unique, courageous songs of Mary Gauthier.

“Mary’s songwriting speaks to the tender aspects of our humanness. We need her voice in times like these more than we ever have”
Brandi Carlile