Is it too risky to perform indoors? Ok, let’s have an outdoor, socially-distanced show. Oh, the club is closed? No matter, many queens, kings, and other performers decided to take their talents online. Drag performers have done their best to roll with the punches. Also, social distancing means that patrons have to stay seated, six feet away from others, and can’t mingle as they once could.īut despite the curves and challenges that 2020 has thrown at all of us, drag has persisted.

Well, in 2020, that space is finally here.ĬOVID-19 has put a big hold on nightlife: last call is at 10 PM and Ohio bars have to empty the establishment by 11 PM. For years now, there has been rumblings and rumors of a forthcoming venue, maybe headed up by Virginia herself, maybe someone else. Virginia West- Columbus’ drag matriarch- and many artists associated with the “West Family” have long wanted a space that was centered for performers and by performers.