“The future will be fabulous”: Famous “Drag Race” queens launch first PAC of its kind

Six of the country’s most popular drag queens are joining forces for a unique project to mobilize millions of Gen Z and LGBTQ voters against anti-LGBTQ laws.

They call it Drag PAC, the first political action committee led by world-renowned drag entertainers. The queens are all former contestants of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the popular reality TV show that focuses on drag performers and their work as a celebrated form of entertainment.

The queens are Alaska, Monét X Change, BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx Monsoon, Willam and Peppermint. All six took part in “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and subsequently had successful careers in drag.

“Founded by drag queen superstars from around the world, we are here to engage, educate, and mobilize Gen Z voters and progressive allies to vote ahead of the most important election for LGBTQ+ rights in our nation’s history,” Drag PAC said on Instagram.

In a video, BenDeLaCreme points to 80 million people who were eligible to vote but did not vote in the 2020 election. Four years later, “more than 41 million members of Generation Z will be eligible to vote in November,” the group said.

“As the fastest-growing, most racially diverse, progressive and queer voting bloc in the country, our nation’s youngest voters have the power to push back against the wave of anti-trans and anti-drag politics being pushed across the country,” the group said. “Drag PAC is bringing together drag icons and people across the country who love them to get out to vote this November.”

All six queens describe what political activism means to them personally and to the LGBTQ community as a whole.

“Well, I think everyone is a little disheartened with a lot of our elected leaders, and frankly our community is under attack and things are escalating toward violence,” Jinkx Monsoon says in a video.

“There are so many anti-drag and anti-trans laws coming from these lawmakers and these are people who don’t know anything about us,” Willam says.

“We’re in the middle of something historic, OK?” says Monét X Change. “This is the most important election cycle for queer rights and freedoms in our lifetime.”

“And we represent our community,” says BenDeLaCreme. “We are visible queer people in the world who are in the crosshairs.”

BenDeLaCreme emphasizes that the position of drag queens and LGBTQ people in American society is inherently political.

“We’ve been through this before. We as queens and we as queer people are uniquely qualified to fight against this,” she says. “Despite the fact that the citizens of this country really support drag, the messages from the right are leading to more violence against us.”

In another video, Peppermint talks about the history of LGBTQ+ Pride and the groundbreaking drag queens and transgender women of color who drove the movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

“Oh, you like Pride? You know it wouldn’t be possible without Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera and so many of our queer and trans trailblazers,” Peppermint says. “They used their voices and their presence to make the future more fabulous. Now it’s your turn, baby. Carry on that legacy. Protect our pride and protect the politicians and legislators who support us.”

“The future is going to be fabulous,” said Peppermint.

Dozens expressed their support in Drag PAC’s comment sections on the videos.

“I really love the idea of ​​Drag PAC,” someone said in the comments on one of the group’s YouTube videos. “All of these queens are legendary and stand up for what is right.”