Peppermint with one of her fans (All images by Matthew Rettenmund)

On Monday evening, I was happy to attend the Queerty Pride50 cocktail party at the Edison Ballroom on Broadway, where Queerty toasted some of the LGBTQ+ people to have made this year's coveted list.

Twink-fluencers Art Bezrukavenko & Chris Stanley might have been the room's most famous faces to fly under the radar.

While mostly a fun party, it also featured performances by emcee Peppermint and Morgxn and offered the site a chance to bestow its Catalyst Award upon Charles Busch and its Impact Award on Paula Pell.

A well-earned bow from Busch

Pell, yeah!

Busch was bowled over by the honor, giving a charming speech about why he embarked upon his 50-year career, and how he feels getting a little love on the eve of his 70th birthday:

Pell — didja know she is not only the star of Girls5eva but helped created such SNL characters Debbie Downer and Gilly?! — gave a suitably hysterical acceptance speech, one that defiantly urged us to ask What Would a 61-Year-Old Do?, the answer being: Not Give AF:

Check out more my photos from the evening below:

Cody Rigsby & Andrew Chappelle, whose new pop-culture podcast Tactful Pettiness debuts June 20.

Pell & her wife Janine Brito at the table of honor

Charles Busch & entourage

Peppermint opened the show part of the night as Janet Jackson.

Peppermint got a little salty.

Queerty's director of video & social John Halbach & his EastSiders hubby Kit Williamson with a friend

Dr-AAA-ma with Stephen Guarino & cute friends

Peppermint sweetly gave each present honoree a moment in the spotlight.

Honoree Daniel K. Isaac

House hopeful Dr. Jennifer Tran from California

Honoree Noah J. Ricketts

Nice selection!

Jackie Vox with her Pride50 trophy

Hot, hot hockey star Brock McGillis with his award

Hadestown hottie Timothy R. Hughes & his partner Zach

Marvelous Mila Jam

The stunning Zakar Twins, Michael & Zach

Somebody, Somewhere stars Murray Hill & Jeff Hiller

Broadway star Robin de Jesús & friend

Members of the Candice Bergen Fan Club

Queerty's Johnny Lopez (2nd from R) and Native Son's Emil Wilbekin (R) with friends

Blogger Kenneth Walsh (R) & husband Damian

Bright Light Bright Light (R) with friend

And then there's Mrs. Kasha Davis ...

Morgxn takes the stage.

I didn't know the above names, but you can see why I photographed them anyway.