Verna Vendetta is a gender-bending burlesque and drag performer, a cosplay enthusiast, and professional sewist, known for their costumes, comedic timing, musicality, and all-encompassing personification of their characters.

Verna Vendetta was a Featured Entertainer at Gen Con 2012-2017, voted Indy’s Best Drag King 2017, a Featured Entertainer at Midwest Nerdlesque Festival 2019, a Special Guest at Anime Festival Orlando in 2024, and a Special Guest at Animarathon 2024-2025.

In addition to these accolades, Verna was cast as a cosplay extra in the 2019 Kevin Smith film, “Jay & Silent Bob REBOOT” along with Marcia Melons, as the two perform together in a tribute act called “Jay & Silent Bob Get Naked”.

Perhaps most notably, Verna opened for Lavender Country in 2021.

You may also recognize Verna as a regular performer and panelist at Anime Crossroads, Anime Magic, Anime Milwaukee, Anime STL, ACen, C2E2, Gen Con, Holiday Matsuri, Indiana Comic Con, Indiana Toy & Comic Expo, PopCon, Matsuricon, SakuraCon, SekaiCon, and Who’s Yer Con.

Verna currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana.