December 14 2025, 08:15 
Indefatigable drag queen and national park-loving treasure Pattie Gonia is back in San Francisco after a 100-mile trek – in drag – that netted over $1.1 million for eight inclusive outdoor nonprofits.
“We did it,” she declared on Instagram.
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The drag do-gooder’s journey began on December 1 at the tip of scenic Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco. She wound 100 miles through rustic western Marin County to the Golden Gate Bridge and ended with an appearance in the city to celebrate the end of her “dragpacking” charity adventure.
“I’m insane!” she admitted in her kick-off video, the first of several tracking her trek. Hiking through windswept Pacific vistas by day, Pattie Gonia tucked into a pup tent by night, sharing the all-natural experience with supporters online.
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“Follow along to watch my drag slowly decompose in front of your eyes, and help us raise $1 million for outdoor nonprofits that absolutely deserve it,” she told followers.
Tens of thousands did. She earned $1,167,000 for eight environmental non-profits that promote diversity. The average donation was just $30, testifying to the cause’s grassroots support and totaling nearly $150,000 each for the outdoor groups.
“That is game-changing money to them, especially during a time when most every outdoor brand and our government is pulling funding,” Pattie Gonia detailed in a post praising her supporters.
She said the hike was a journey years in the making.
“When I started being pattie everyone told me i was crazy,” she said in her valedictory message. “when i told people i wanted to do this fundraiser people laughed in my face. 7 years later & i hope i can be a little bit of proof to you that combining who you are and what you’re good at to fight for the change you want to see in the world works. and if people laugh in your face or doubt your crazy idea, you’re likely on the right path.”
Literally.
The end-of-trek post has earned more than a quarter-million likes.
This wasn’t the queen’s first nature-inspired call to action.
In May, she and trans activists flew the largest trans flag ever displayed at a national park when they scaled El Capitan in Yosemite Valley to hang a 50-foot-plus trans standard from the iconic rock face.
“Trans people are natural and Trans people are loved,” she said in a statement at the time. “We are done being polite about trans people’s existence.”
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