Francisco Alvarado
MIAMI—Every table at one of Miami’s most popular weekend drag brunch venues was taken on Saturday morning as a mix of LGBTQ regulars and out-of-town straight women celebrating bachelorette parties filed in ahead of the main event. The crowd at R House Wynwood, a restaurant known for hosting raucous drag shows starring some of the city’s longtime transgender artists, showed up in droves just days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly declared war on the restaurant, claiming it poses a “disturbing” threat to kids.
Attendees of Saturday’s brunch were unfazed by his complaints: They chugged bottomless mimosas, mojitos and deliciously potent cocktails with names like “La Reina,” while munching on sliders, boneless fried chicken, croissant sandwiches and quinoa salad.
Tiffany Fantasia, the statuesque emcee of R House’s weekend drag brunch festivities who’s been performing in drag for more than 15 years, emerged from the bar area in a sequined zebra-print ensemble as RuPaul’s “Cover Girl” blared through the sound system.