How a 24-hour drag show predicted the past seven years in America
Just before Trump's election, Taylor Mac staged a spectacular queer history of the US that was mysteriously prophetic about the culture wars that would follow In 2016, I bought a ticket to a drag show that promised to recap the entire history of American democracy. It was a musical, it lasted 24 hours, and the audience was not supposed to leave. I almost skipped this marathon performance, which began the day after ne…