Drag queen Tara Hoot shares her powerful experience attending a Kennedy Center gala with the president, turning presence into a quiet protest.

At the Kennedy Center, half the theater just started clapping when a group of drag queens showed up to find their seats at opening night of Les Miserables, which Trump, Melania, Vance and their ...

But another protest took place on the floor: four drag performers attended the show fully glammed out, quietly protesting Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center in February, which the president ...

Key Points Three drag queens and a king attended the same Kennedy Center performance as Donald Trump. The artists were met with cheers from the same crowd that booed the president.

The Kennedy Center board was overthrown by Trump earlier this year and replaced with conservatives. The intention was to rid the shows of "wokeness," including drag performances.

Tara Hoot, Maria Con Carne, Ricky Rosé and Vagenesis walk to the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington to attend a performance of Les Miserables, that President Donald Trump and ...

President Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025. A group of drag performers is planning to show up in protest of President Trump and ...