175 attend ‘Drag Me to the Brunch’ event with message of acceptance

Provided photos from Mrs. Kasha Davis Crew

ALBION – A sold-out show brought 175 people to The Lockstone today for “Drag Me to Brunch.”  The event prompted some controversy in Albion when a group of about two dozen pastors asked that it be cancelled in a Sept. 15 Letter to the Editor posted on the Orleans Hub. That letter drew more than 1,600 comments on the Orleans Hub Facebook page with most of the comments in support of the drag show and LGBTQ+ community.

The pastors said they didn’t want to normalize drag queen events and have them become a precursor to drag queen story hours with children.

The letter to the editor and the response resulted in news coverage from Rochester and Buffalo new stations, and fueled ticket sales to the event.

The show today featured music, dancing and comedy by the performers Mrs. Kasha Davis, Darienne Lake, Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad, said Dr. Rebekah Greene, an Albion native who attended the show and now lives in Irondequoit.

She said there were attendees from as far away as Hamilton, Ontario, and many in the audience wore apparel signaled their welcoming acceptance and support of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

“Attendees enjoyed a cash bar, photo stations, a tasty buffet catered by Chap’s of Elba, and a prize drawing,” Greene said. “Multiple attendees noted that they were excited to visit Albion for the first time, observing that the event and the surrounding controversy had drawn their attention to the town and its potential as a future tourism destination.”