Alexis Fernandez, AKA drag queen Marytrini gets on stage at the Ball & Chain restaurant in Little Havana on Jan. 8, 2016. Marytrini is one of the organizers for the Gay8 Festival, which is the first major LGBT event in Little Havana that starts Jan. 15 at Ball & Chain and culminates with a street festival on Calle Ocho. Matias J. Ocner / Miami Herald Staff