Robert Kaiser, also known as Joan-E, is a Canadian

Canada

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 drag queen

Drag queen

A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...

, entertainer and actor

Actor

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.

Kaiser was adopted

Adoption

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 and grew up in Calgary, Alberta but lives in Vancouver, British Columbia where he is well known in the gay community

Gay community

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 as an entertainer and activist. In 2003, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II...

 for his volunteer and fundraising efforts, particularly in support of people with HIV

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

 and AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

, becoming the first drag queen to receive this honour.

Kaiser reigned as Empress XXVIII of the Imperial and Sovereign Dogwood Empire of Vancouver

Imperial Court System

The International Imperial Court System is one of the oldest and largest predominantly gay organizations in the world. The court raises money for charity through large annual fancy-dress costume balls in communities throughout North America and numerous smaller fundraisers each year...

 (known as the Dogwood Monarchist Society) in 1999-2000, and has frequently hosted Vancouver's annual gay pride parade

Gay pride parade

Pride parades for the LGBT community are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage...

. In addition, Kaiser has been the long-time host of the weekly Bingo for Life charity bingo event in support of Vancouver's Friends for Life Society.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Queer as Folk (episode 2.4)	Blond Drag Queen
2004	Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.... (episode "The Squirrels Are of English Descent")	Jonah
	Connie and Carla Connie and Carla Connie and Carla is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, and David Duchovny.The film was shot in Vancouver and featured a number of local drag queens.-Plot:...	Paul	Appeared in the following featurettes as himself: "Debbit Reynolds" "Dressing in Drag" "Backstage with Connie and Carla"
2005	Fetching Cody Fetching Cody Fetching Cody is a 2005 film written and directed by David Ray. The film takes place in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and follows the story of Art Frankel as he desperately tries to save his girlfriend Cody Wesson by attempting to rewrite her past...	Sabrina
2006	The Collector The Collector (TV series) The Collector is a Canadian Supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the Devil... (episode "The Junkie")	Devil/the Transvestite
	Shock to the System Shock to the System Shock to the System may refer to, chronologically:* A Shock to the System , 1984 novel written by Simon Brett* A Shock to the System, 1990 film based on the novel, directed by Jan Egleson...	Tobias
2008	Vick Vancouver	Bob/Moan-Eque