The Emerson Cocktail Lounge

The Emerson is a cocktail lounge at 955 South Virginia Street in Midtown, across the street from The Selden and run by the same LGBTQ owner, Tyler Colton. Visit Reno Tahoe lists it among the city's LGBTQ-owned businesses. It is a mixed bar rather than a gay bar, but it runs regular drag: Drag Brunch on some Sundays at 1pm, and charity Drag Bingo on the second Thursday of the month (7pm and 8:30pm, $15 donation). Google lists it from 4pm most evenings, with 4.6 from about 190 reviews. Check theemersonreno.com for brunch dates, which sell out.