TMZ, the disgraced former Republican U.S. Congressman sought to dispel the notion that Vance was dressed in drag when he was photographed, twice, wearing a blond wig, a black blouse with a flowered skirt, chunky jewelry, and a purse for a Halloween party he attended while studying at Yale Law School.Santos compared the Vance photos to a similar situation that he personally faced last year, when he was accused of being a drag queen by people on the political Left after a former friend leaked a photo of him, dressed as his drag alter ego, Kitara Ravache, at a Pride Parade when he was 16 or 17.
Initially, for weeks after the photo leaked, Santos repeatedly denied rumors before acknowledging the photo was genuine. Since being expelled from Congress, Santos has been making money by recording personalized messages for pay to people using the video platform Cameo.
He revived his drag persona in May, appearing in costume, wig, and full makeup to fulfill an unknown user’s request.“It’s so funny now that people are so obsessed with, ‘Oh my God, somebody did drag or somebody put a wig on,’ in my case, 18 years ago, where I was still a minor, and nobody held back punches on something I did as a kid and had fun,” Santos said. “Now, JD Vance, if that’s drag, then I guess all these other queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race can all be considered cisgender women at this point, because, holy crap is that bad drag,” he said, referring to Vance’s photos, which have gone viral after being leaked on social media. “I mean, the guy went to a costume party, put on a freakin’ cheap wig from Party City, or something similar,” Santos ranted. “To call that drag is disingenuous, and I think most dudes, at some point in their lives, have played around with.
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