Lizzo made a powerful statement in support of drag queens last night as she kicked off the second leg of The Special 2our.
The singer/ rapper performed at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee Friday night and brought out multiple drag queens on stage. The show comes a little over a month after Tennessee's Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law to make public drag performances a crime. The state is the first to pass such a law.
Lizzo, however, showed her firm stance against the legislation by bringing out several queens on stage to close out the show. In a video posted to her social media, Lizzo can be heard saying, “Support your drag entertainers!”
In a caption on Instagram, Lizzo wrote, “THANK YOU TO THESE BEAUTIFUL DRAG QUEENS FOR SHOWING THEIR PRIDE IN TENNESSEE.”
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Many of the queens Lizzo brought out are well-known in the drag community — with several having competed on RuPaul's Drag Race — including Aquaria, Vanessa Vanjie, Asia O'Hara, Kandy Muse, and more.
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Lizzo has been a proud and outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community for years. Her advocacy mirrors that of other celebrities who have made statements surrounding Tennessee's sweeping ban. Paramore's Hayley Williams, who is a Nashville, TN native, made a statement in February condemning her home state's legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
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