Shannon Dove
Secretary
Shannon Dove identifies as a Rainbow Unicorn, a lesbian, a woman of color, Two Spirit registered with the Cherokee Nation, a small business owner, and she has a few aliases! Her Serene Highness the Rainbow Unicorn Princess Royale Shannon Diamond, Sugar Bear or Sugar Mama Shannon, depending on which role she is playing. Shannon was adopted into the Diamond Drag Family, becoming Shannon Diamond in March 2023 and was elected as Princess Royale of the Imperial Court de San Diego’s Reign 51 in April 2023 . She became involved with the court system the year before when her wife Melissa became Prince Royale of Reign 50. She began helping out and volunteering to support that Reign. Together they have supported the community by donating items and volunteering their time. They have even opened up their shop for community meetings, functions and have been a drop off location for the annual blanket, toy and school supply drives.Â
Sugar Mama Shannon and her wife, Fudge Master Melissa own and operate The Candy Pushers, a colorful candy shop located at 1295 University Ave. When you stop by you'll not only get flavorful sweet treats but you'll be greeted by Sugar Mama Shannon's smiling face and bubbly personality, she'll be sure to make you feel like family within a few seconds. Her and her wife have opened up their shop to be an all-inclusive sober safe space for LGBTQ+ Youth, the Recovery/Sober Community and Families to enjoy game nights, karaoke & open mic night and many more fun, friendly, flavorful events to come! She recently became a member and the "Sugar Bear" of Bears San Diego. She's always joked that if she were a guy she'd definitely be a bear! Sugar Bear is looking forward to getting more involved and volunteering more once she steps down from her Reign.
Maybe she'll be the next title holder, Goldilocks or Huggy Bear?!?Shannon has worn many hats, having worked at multiple jobs in her life. One of her most memorable was as an activist and founding member of a LGBTQ+ non-profit organization called Canvas for a Cause. At CFAC she would have conversations with non-supporters about LGBTQ+ rights by educating them, combating the propaganda and changing their hearts and minds! Shannon was able to change 1000's of people's minds in her time at the organization!It doesn't matter how you know her or what she goes by, Shannon is happy to have been part of making change happen and is looking forward to making a larger impact in our community on a local level as a small business owner/operator and by getting involved with many more organizations.
Her Serene Highness the Rainbow UnicornÂ
Princess RoyaleÂ
Shannon Diamond
Imperial Court de San Diego