“RuPaul’s Drag Race” has $2 million for the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund in the 14 months since the initiative was launched.
Formed in April 2023 in partnership with World of Wonder, MTV and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the Drag Defense Fund defends constitutional rights and creative expression in the LGBTQ community at a moment when they are under attack and have become a rallying cry for many GOP political leaders and activists.
Over the last year, the fund has helped defend and defeat multiple drag ban laws, ordinances, and more, while bringing attention to the anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ attacks sweeping the nation by engaging the public on attempts to ban drag nationwide.