Shi-Queeta-Lee Brings Her Diva Salute to the Kennedy Center
Troupe will perform Thursday at 6 p.m. on the free Millennium Stage
Drag sensation Shi-Queeta-Lee has moved on up to the Kennedy Center with her talented troupe of local drag queens — and the occasional king — paying lip-synched tribute to the likes of Beyonce, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, and Liza Minnelli.
A fixture at Town Danceboutique and Nellie’s Sports Bar, Lee is probably best known for her breathtaking, high-energy impersonation of Tina Turner. Yet she will mark her Millennium Stage debut presenting as a full-figured Diana Ross in “A Drag Salute to the Divas,” which has become something of a regional phenomenon in recent years after a successful run of shows at the Howard Theatre and Bethesda Blues and Jazz.
Lee will kick off the free show with a live-vocal performance of her new single, “I Love You.”
“A Drag Salute to the Divas” is Thursday, July 27, at 6 p.m., at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
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