‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alumni launch nation’s first PAC led by drag performers

Six veteran drag performers and former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestants on Thursday announced the launch of Drag PAC, the nation’s first political action committee led by drag artists. 

Founding members include drag powerhouses Jinkx Monsoon, BenDeLaCreme, Peppermint and Monét X Change. The PAC, they said, is their response to rising anti-LGBTQ hate and violence and legislation that threatens to roll back their rights. 

“We as queer people have to recognize that we are part...