Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote the Pensacola City Council, claiming that the drag show scheduled at the Saenger Theatre “mocks one of the most sacred holidays in the Christian faith. He claimed that while children were enjoying Winterfest in downtown Pensacola that “men dressed as garish women in demonic costumes will be engaged in obscene behavior mere feet away.”
- Uthmeier wanted the city council to cancel the show because: “Given this obscene event’s proximity to Pensacola’s children enjoying Winter Fest, the show poses pronounced threats to the health, safety, and welfare of the community.”
- However, he provides no evidence that the actual show scheduled to come to Pensacola is a threat or obscene.
His ‘Evidence’
Naughty Tour: Uthmeier wrote that “A Drag Queen Christmas” has been “referred to as part of the ‘Naughty Tour,’ where men masquerading as women claim to put the ‘Ho Ho Ho Into The Holidays.’” However, his footnote links to the 2023 drag show “Jimbo Is Putting The Ho Ho Ho Into The Holidays At A Drag Queen Christmas”- which isn’t coming here.
- Fact: Nowhere on the poster or the show’s publicity is the “Naughty Tour” mentioned. The drag queen “Jimbo” is not part of this show.
The Tuck: Uthmeier also wrote, “A previous production featured a male performer boasting the stage name ‘Trinity ‘The Tuck’ Taylor’—a not-so-subtle stab at the fundamental doctrine of Christianity.”
- Fact: Taylor is also not in this show.
Demons: He mentions three queens that are in the show:
- Bosco – who doesn’t name but Uthmeier alleged that the queen has been referred to as the “Demon Queen of Seattle,” and “lauded for his ‘demon-inspired, kink-positive’ costume.”
- Suzie Toot — Uthmeier described as the “demonic Betty Bop.”
- Crystal Methyd— Uthmeier claimed the performer “dresses up as the devil to make satanic imagery ‘glamorous and beautiful.’”
Fact: Uthmeier doesn’t know if these performers will be those characters during the “A Drag Queen Christmas” performance. The footnotes are not related to the current show.
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- The “Demon Queen” footnote is a February 2022 article.
- The Suzie Toot footnote refers to a 2025 Vogue article about Rupaul’s Drag Race, not “A Drag Queen Christmas.”
- The footnote link on Phylicia JL Munn, Crystal Methyd, doesn’t work. Munn took part in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12.
Zack Smith’s Role
University of West Florida Trustee Zack Smith called out “A Drag Queen Christmas” as “blasphemous” in a July 22 article for the Heritage Foundation’s “The Daily Signal”—“Pensacola’s Historic Saenger Theatre Set to Host Drag Show Mocking Christ 2 Days Before Christmas.”
- Like Uthmeier, Smith brought up the “Naughty Tour”, “Ho Ho Ho Into the Holidays,” Trinity “the Tuck” Taylor, Bosco and Crystal Methyd.
The UWF trustee also mentioned another production, “Pray the Gay Away,” and linked to a YouTube video from five years ago promoting the show in Michigan.
Smith added: “Then, of course, there’s Jewels Sparkles who reposted on X a glammed-up-girl-like cartoon character joyfully exclaiming ‘f— Israel’ (with the profanity, of course, not censored). Three days later, in all caps, Sparkles posted ‘F— ICE.’” The posts were dated June 17 and June 27, respectively. Not sure what he means by “of course.”
What About?
“A Drag Show Christmas” also performs in Saint Petersburg on Dec. 22. The performance is at the Mahaffey Theater at The Duke Energy Center for the Arts, which is owned by the City of St. Petersburg.
- St. Petersburg has not received a letter from Attorney General Uthmeier, and Smith has not written about it either.
