Andrew Levitt, best-known for his drag persona Nina West, has been giventhe $15,000 Raymond J. Hanley Award. Levitt will be honored Nov. 3
Levitt, who will receive the award Nov. 3, currently is playing the lead role of the plus-sized momwhich will run Nov. 8-13 at the Ohio Theatre.
Levitt, earned international acclaim as Nina West after being crowned Miss Congeniality and finishing in sixth place on the 11th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” He returned in 2020 for the first season of “Levitt’s career as a drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter and activist began in 2001 in Columbus, where he has performed often, including at the annual “Heels of Horror” show at Axis Nightclub.
Through the Nina West Foundation, established in 2015 with the Columbus Foundation, Levitt has raised more than $2 million for nonprofits and charities, including ACLU of Ohio, Dress for Success, Equitas Health and Kaleidoscope Youth Center.Andrew Levitt's performances as Nina West have raised nearly $1 million for LGBT community
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