VERA!/Vera Hannush (they/them) is a queer Armenian American drag king, dancer, and community activist. VERA! is a member and host of the Rebel Kings of Oakland, a member of SWANA Kings (SouthWest Asian North African drag king collective), board member of Oaklash, the Bay Area Drag Festival, and Creative Director and Performer Liaison of Drag Story Hour - Bay Area. They are the father of the House of Pack (with 28 children and a dozen grandchildren) and Mx. Starsearch 2022. They were a Counterpulse Performing Diaspora Resident 2022 and are a 2024 Guest Curator for the ODC Queer & BIPOC Space Residency Program. They have taught and performed dance at the Downtown Berkeley YMCA, Shawl Anderson Dance Center, SF Playground SoloFest, and Counterpulse.