For those would-be queens and kings who missed out on high school prom glory, now is your chance to reclaim your rightful title.

Tonight at the Jackpot Saloon and Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St., you can have another shot at the prom queen or king crown, provided you’re dressed in the opposite sex’s finest apparel.

Jessica Anthony organized The ‘Stache and Lash Drag Formal to benefit the Kansas City Anti Violence Project which provides services to members of the LGBT community who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or hate crimes.

Anthony said the event, which starts at 10 p.m., would be a good opportunity to dress up and benefit the project, where she has been a volunteer since July.

She said she had enjoyed wearing costumes since her childhood.

“I just think I like gender and queer and feminist theories and I really like costumes, so they kind of meet in drag,” Anthony said.

Anthony said she’ll be wearing a long-tailed jacket and a top hat at the celebration, and said other people dressed in drag will have the opportunity to scale a small catwalk up the Jackpot stage to show off their own costumes.

She said the crowd can choose their favorite costumes in three categories: best queen, best king and best gender bender.

She’s sported a suit on more than one occasion by helping out with other drag shows and said the crowd tonight should feature a wide mix of people.

“Many people there will be straight or not straight and there will probably be some professional drag people too,” Anthony said.

The Dolly Surprise Dance-a-Rama will spin records during the event, and member Kate Furst, who goes by DJ Furst Bass, said her group didn’t hesitate when Anthony asked them to perform.

“When I approached the other two girls they automatically said yes,” she said.

Furst said the group empathized with the cause because of the way people are often persecuted for being different and to help the project.

Doug Riley, executive director of the Anti-Violence project, said the organization had been in service for four years and focused solely on LGBT community issues.

He said the organization, based in the Kansas City metro area, helped victims find emergency housing and helped in court and medical advocacy.

“There are unique situations sometimes that mainstream organizations can’t serve,” Riley said.

He said the project also reached out to the community through education and training services. The proceeds from the event tonight will mostly benefit those services, Riley said.

Representatives from the project, along with Women’s Transitional Care Services, the GaDuGi Safe Center and the Douglas County AIDS Project will also be present during the event.

For more information about the KCAVP go to www.kcavp.org.

Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@kansan.com.