Politics & Government
Asbury Park Drag Queen's 'Show' At Trump Impeachment Hearings
A New Jersey drag queen reportedly grabbed the spotlight at the Trump impeachment hearings on Wednesday. See the video and photos.

WASHINGTON D.C. – A drag queen from Asbury Park reportedly made what's become a famous "walk" into the Trump impeachment hearings on Wednesday.
NBC News reported that Pissi Myles attended the hearings in Washington, reportedly representing an outfit called Happs. And the drag queen soon became a social media sensation in photos and video (see below).
“It’s a crazy day in Washington! I’m flipping my wig over the high-energy proceedings today," Myles told NBC News. "Tensions are high, and the bar for who’s allowed in the Longworth House is very, very low.”
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Pissi Myles wrote on her bio that she was "born kicking and screaming and hasn’t stopped since." As a comedian, singer, and humorist, Pissi "has been noted as one of the most talented queens in the Northeast by fans, critic, and peers," the bio said.
She’s been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Mic, RuPaul’s What’s the T Podcast. Shealso performed at the return of the Wigstock festival in 2018. Pissi received her BFA in musical theater from Montclair State University in 2011, according to her bio.
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Here is how social media captured the event:
Just arrived for #ImpeachmentHearings Someone did ask me last night if there’s anything in DC that surprises me anymore. @JohnBrabender pic.twitter.com/l1NriPOMNy
— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) November 13, 2019
Also in the halls: Pissi Myles, 31, a @HappsNews reporter and drag queen performer in the New York area, live streamed interviews on a cell phone, urging viewers to tune in and pay attention. #impeachmenthearings pic.twitter.com/FXU3AoPMOi
— Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) November 13, 2019
Updated with critical images of Pissi Myles going through Capitol security https://t.co/4hpM8JALuz
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) November 13, 2019
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