Kiki Lopez, aka MxKikiKrunch, is the matriarch of one of San Francisco’s premiere drag houses, the Mabuhay Bitches, composed of diasporic Filipinos who integrate Babaylan spirituality into their lives both on and off stage.

Babaylans are pre-colonial Filipino spiritual leaders and healers, who were often women or genderqueer. Kiki and the Mabuhay Bitches use artistry and political action to create a space for queer healing– just like the babaylans who came before them.