A group of contestants poses poolside at the Wet Spot during the Hunky Jesus contest. In the center, a person in "Foxy Mary" drag wears a white lace veil and dress with blue-and-white face makeup, holding their hands in prayer. They are flanked by several "Hunky Jesus" contestants in swimwear, some shirtless and showing tattoos, under a bright blue sky with palm trees in the background.Contestants and partygoers at The Wet Spot in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 5, 2026. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were at it over Easter weekend, bringing drag performances to the pool at  St. Petersburg’s Mari Jean hotel. Partygoers were rizzin’ for the Easter Sunday celebration, which included a “Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary contest.” As previously reported, the Mari Jean’s Wet Spot got a new pool heater in February, so there was probably more than one res-erection.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…
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