'Yas Queen!': Learn about the history of drag at Holland Museum

HOLLAND — Holland Museum will host a presentation on the history of drag as part of its Cultural Lens programming later this month.

Kate Leighton-Colburn, executive director of Out on the Lakeshore, will present “Yas Queen! The History of Drag” from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at Holland Museum.

The event is free, but donations are accepted. Registration in advance is encouraged and can be done through Eventbrite at bit.ly/43uPS6Y.

Leighton-Colburn is a Holland native and Hope College graduate. After six years running LGBTQ+ and youth engagement programming for The Door — A Center for Alternatives in New York City, she moved back to Holland in 2022 to begin her work with OOTL.

“We are excited to collaborate with Kate and Out on the Lakeshore for this important conversation,” Ricki Levine, executive director of Holland Museum, wrote in a statement. “The Holland Museum is a place where everyone’s story is welcome, and this program could not have come at a better time.

"There are so many questions swirling around about what drag is and who (it's) for both locally and nationally. Rooted in the museum’s values of inclusion, curiosity and education, this program will seek to answer some of those questions through a historical perspective.”

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Holland Museum’s Cultural Lens series was established to “host community dialogue about diversity and inclusion.” It's sponsored by Corewell Health and Warner, Norcross and Judd, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.

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