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Fourth of July billboard in Times Square reminds America of its long history of drag

(Werq the World tour)
July 05, 2023 11:45 AM

“If you think it’s weird for grown men to put on wigs, heels, rouge and stockings … I have bad news for you about the Founding Fathers.” So goes the Fourth of July meme that makes the rounds every year—a version of which appeared this year on a Times Square billboard, thanks to RuPaul’s Werq the World tour and London creative agency Uncommon.

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