Gila Münster

Gila Munster (she/her) is a GTA-based drag queen, cultural producer, and community builder known for blending glamour, wit, and Jewish storytelling. Since 2019, Gila has performed for thousands of audiences, from Quebec to British Columbia. An award-winning entertainer and public speaker, Gila is the creator of “The 8 Gays of Channukah,” Canada’s largest annual queer Jewish event, and a leading force behind bringing “Drag Queen Story Time” to libraries and schools across Toronto. Some of her unconventional stages have included seniors’ homes, hospitals, unions, universities, and summer camps.

Gila is the only drag entertainer approved as a Toronto District School Board vendor, giving her exclusive access to perform “Drag Queen Story Time” as part of the “joy of reading” curriculum.

She has worked extensively with public libraries and family-oriented not-for-profits across the Golden Horseshoe, providing affirming and celebratory familyfriendly programming for all. Gila is excited to share her debut children’s picture book in 2027.

Besides family-friendly programming and adult learning, Gila’s specialty is programming at the intersection of her queer and Jewish identities. She has served as creative director and emcee of Pride Shabbat events from Windsor to Kingston and is a leading advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in Jewish spaces and Jewish inclusion in queer spaces. Her full-length musical theatre show, “8 Gays of Channukah – The Musical,” co-created with Yan Simon and Sarah Freia and directed by Hershel Blatt, has been performed for sold-out audiences, most recently at the Chutzpah! Festival of Jewish Performing Arts in Vancouver.

Offstage, Gila is a Queen’s Faculty of Law graduate and articling student with a background in criminology and nonprofit work, committed to advocacy, education, and inclusive public spaces.

Whether performing, producing, or organizing, Gila Munster uses drag as a joyful, political, and deeply communal art form.