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The crowd reacts to Sue Nami during his performance at Union Jacks drag brunch.
“I just love how everybody’s open and they’re
them,” Michelle Binkley said. “Everybody should
be like that.”
Ciaccio encouraged people to “broaden
their perspectives,” if they had not tried a drag
show. “Drag isn’t scary, drag isn’t anything to
be alarmed by. It’s amazing. It’s a craft,” he said.
Oullette said that two years later, Drag Me to
Brunch still offers optimism during tough times.
“I just think that with the times that we are in
right now, there’s certainly a lot of focus on the
LGBTQ community, and with their challenges
that they have,” the Union Jacks manager said.
“And I think that the performers really embrace
that and it’s a chance for everyone to celebrate
that community.”
The brunch not only celebrates the LGTBQ
plus community, it supports it.
Florance said that some of drag shows’
proceeds have gone to support Howard County
Pride and LGBTQ plus youth in Howard County.
The queens have also held special performances
for breast cancer survivors like his mother-in-
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law, Fern Kreis of Ellicott City, who attends the
drag brunches every month and encourages
others to check them out.
“Come, it’s great. You’ll love it,” Kreis, 60, said.
Candi Fuentes’ outfit is
stuffed with tips thrown
during the show.