DeSantis Wants To Revoke FL Hotel’s Liquor License Over Drag Show

MIAMI, FL — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to revoke Hyatt Regency Miami’s liquor license because it allowed children under 18 to attend a Christmas-themed drag show, according to multiple reports.

The James L. Knight Center, a 4,500-seat auditorium affiliated with the hotel, hosted “A Drag Queen Christmas” on Dec. 27.

The 36-city national tour had stops scheduled in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Clearwater from Dec. 26-29, and starred performers from the reality show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

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Minors were allowed to attend the event if they were accompanied by an adult.

According to a 17-page administrative complaint filed against the venue, performers “wearing sexually suggestive clothing and prosthetic female genitalia” took the stage for the all-ages audience, according to the Miami Herald.

“The nature of the show’s performances, particularly when conducted in the presence of young children, corrupts the public morals and outrages the sense of public decency,” the complaint from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation reads.

It also cites a 1947 state Supreme Court case that declared that “men impersonating women” is a public nuisance, NBC News reported.

The hotel is accused of violating state law. State officials said they warned the Hyatt that if minors attended the show, it could lose its liquor license, according to CBS News.

“Sexually explicit content is not appropriate to display to children and doing so violates Florida law,” a spokesperson for DeSantis told the Sun Sentinel. “Governor DeSantis stands up for the innocence of children in the classroom and throughout Florida.”