Drag Churches and the Outrageous Redefinition of the Sacred

The expansion of so-called drag churches in the United States once again opens a deep and necessary debate about the limits between freedom of expression, religious practice, and ideological imposition. Recent statements by a drag performer during a religious service—presented as an act of “spirituality,” self-exploration, and personal liberation—clearly illustrate how certain sacred spaces are being deliberately transformed into stages for identity-based activism.

The central problem is not merely the existence of these churches...