Sydney Rogers (she, her)
City: Los Angeles, CA
Profession: Equity Strategist, Program Manager, Consultant, Drag Performer, and Board Member (Vice Chair of LA County LGBTQ+ Commission, Board Member of Rainbow Labs, and the Transgender Advisory Board of West Hollywood)
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Favorite Movie: The Fifth Element
First Concert: Duran Duran (a coming-of-age moment in shoulder pads and eyeliner)
Farthest Travel Destination: Europe, including London, Germany, Stockholm, Sweden, and Switzerland
Unique Interest: “I’m a seasoned drag artist with over 25 years of performance under my belt, a spiritual practitioner, and a joy-fueled community healer. I make altars, hold space, and know how to turn a look and a room.”
Favorite Quote or Personal Motto: “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” — Audre Lorde
Sydney Rogers, MSW (she/her), is a program manager, commissioner, writer, and celebrated drag artist with over 25 years of performance experience and 11 years of sobriety. She leads the Trans Economic Empowerment Project at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and serves as Vice Chair of the LA County LGBTQ+ Commission. Sydney also serves on the boards of Rainbow Labs and the Transgender Advisory Board of West Hollywood. A spiritual practitioner and founder of Miss B Enterprises, she blends humor, healing, and strategy in every space she enters. Sydney is currently working on her first book of essays on transformation, legacy, and unapologetic living as a Black Trans woman.
If elected, what would you bring to The Blackyard Collective and the BYC Advisory Board?
I would bring grounding, clarity, and a deep commitment to community healing. I’m ready to hold space for the difficult but necessary conversations within our Black and LGBTQ+ circles—especially around recovery, accountability, and truth-telling. I believe in joy as resistance, care as strategy, and building spaces where we can grow, heal, and stay rooted in our shared liberation.
