By Julian Jones and Elizabeth Hsrtfield | CNNEmbattled Republican Rep. George Santos is strongly denying claims that he once performed as a drag queen. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” the New York congressman tweeted Thursday after a Brazilian drag performer posted a photo of herself with another individual dressed in drag that she claims is Santos. On January 12, performer Eula Rochards posted a picture of herself with another person in drag who she alleged was Santos at a Rio de Janeiro-area parade. The photo is from a newspaper clipping from 2008 and identifies the person Rochards says is Santos as Kitara Revache. “It’s marvelous work [to be a drag queen].

Source: CNN January 20, 2023 21:36 UTC