Hyatt Regency Miami lost its liquor license after hosting 'A Drag Queen Christmas' in December which featured sexually explicit content, according to a complaint.
After the venue was warned against having children at the event, promotional materials were updated to include a disclaimer that the show was"recommended for audiences 18+," but the admission policies still allowed for children to attend if accompanied by an adult, the complaint states.
Independent journalist Tayler Hansen attended a"family friendly" drag queen show in Austin, Texas, on December 15, 2022."As a result, minors attended and were knowingly admitted," the complaint states."During the Show and in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age, performers appeared on stage wearing sexually suggestive clothing and prosthetic female genitalia.
"[P]erverted versions of popular children’s Christmas songs" were also played at the event including an adaption of"All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth," the complaint states. The song contained a"portrayal of oral fellatio" and the lyric"I’ll sit on his lap, he can put his milk and cookies all between my gap.
A performance of the national tour of"A Drag Queen Christmas" at the Broward Center of the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 26, 2022. According to the promotional materials for the event included in the complaint,"A Drag Queen Christmas" had been hosted for the last seven years.
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