Drag Doyenne.
Comedienne.
Genuine Intuitive.

Your compass rose at life’s crossroads.

“[Joan & the other intuitives] proved so popular that soon everyone was upstairs in the reading rooms.”
Sally Quinn for Vanity Fair

Gracie from Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast

“Joan gave me THE BEST tarot reading
I ever had, ever in my entire life.”

Insights for Interesting Times

Three tarot cards laid out on a butterfly-themed cloth. The center card is 'The High Priestess', depicting a woman in a blue cloak holding a crystal ball and a book, with a moon and trees in the background. To the left is 'The Empress', showing two women exchanging a glowing object with a serpent and wings above them. To the right is 'The Magician', featuring a man with deer antlers holding a wand, with candles and a yellow background.

Joan Q. enjoys reading clients privately—with genuine insight, for entertainment purposes only. Read Joan’s story and contact her to learn about offered services.

Intuitive Entertainment

Joan Q. conducting “dream analysis” at BloomBars, DC
Cupboard’s Cabaret /October 23, 2025

Joan is available to read your guests at private parties, events, or establishments. She can also be booked for her interactive cabaret act or to host and promote your show or event.
See her past and upcoming appearances here.

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Reading Feedback

“Joan’s explanations [of the cards] were quite different from what I had in mind, and they were
so simultaneously surprising and sensible.”

— Caitlin C., Associate Professor

“Thank you again for the reading. It has already had a significant impact on my life…
I felt empowered.

— Joonas N., Artist

“Joan has a gift of insight, humor and clarity that helped me understand some major choices in my life.
I highly recommend!”

— Maria Rodale, Writer & Author of Love, Nature, Magic

“The whole thing was incredible—it really nailed how I feel.”

— David E., Retired Police

“Joan gave both me and a friend scarily accurate readings…and every time she has read for me since then…it has been both helpful and on point . I overall have a newfound respect for Tarot.”

— Liz Q., Corporate Senior VP

“Was overwhelmed by how thoughtful she was, and her cards turned out to be prophetic in the best way.”

— Stephanie Wester, Conservationist and Improviser

The Story of Joan

Rumored to have been one of Nancy Reagan’s astrologers, Joan has since turned her intuitive gifts and stage wit into a signature blend of cosmic comedy and genuine insight. She reads tarot with empathy, humor, and through at least two layers of lenses—whether in private sessions, cabaret appearances, on her supernatural talk show at Washington Improv Theater, or as the soul of your next party.

Joan Q. as Joan Quigley

In 2022, Joan Q. portrayed her inspiration, Nancy Reagan’s Astrologer Joan Quigley, at Washington Improv Theater’s “Ask Me Anything,” and then answered questions from the audience.

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Contact Joan

Book or gift a reading, hire Joan for an event, or do all of the above—just fill out your info with a brief message, and we will be in touch.
All offerings are for entertainment purposes only. Sessions and events are priced on a sliding scale of affordability, according to current local standards.