Country star Maren Morris introduces toddler to drag queens: ‘So Tennessee, f–king arrest me’
nypost.comdrag queens. “I brought my son here earlier today for soundcheck, and he’s turning three this week, and we got to go in the room where all the queens were getting ready and doing their makeup.
And he freaked out when he went in there because it’s just magic what drag queens do,” Morris explained, according to Variety.“There’s wigs everywhere, and the smell of hairspray and wig glue; there’s glitter; everyone’s in a good mood,” Morris added. “It’s just like a room of love.
And we went back to my dressing room and my son is like, ‘I need the queens!’ I’m like, uh, you’re looking at her?” the singer said.Morris’ speech comes just weeks after Tennessee became the first state to pass legislation banning drag shows on public property and near schools.
The state previously had restrictions in place against “adult-oriented businesses.” The country singer, famous for songs like “The Middle,” also revealed in an Instagram story from Tuesday that she asked her stylist to put her in a suit on purpose “to demonstrate the subjectivity of drag and gender expression.”“There’s a reason we feel powerful in a suit, but why?
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