.RuPaul's DragCon — originally scheduled to take place this weekend in Los Angeles — has found a way to keep the party alive amid a global coronavirus pandemic
RuPaul's DragCon — originally scheduled to run this weekend in Los Angeles — has found a way to keep the party alive amid a global coronavirus pandemic.
RuPaul’s Digital DragCon will take place Saturday and Sunday as a YouTube Premiere on series producer World of Wonder's YouTube channel, .
The transition to digital is something many event organizers have been forced to make as nonessential business have closed and events have been shuttered to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has interrupted nearly every aspect of daily life. The pandemic has decimated the economy and sent millions to the unemployment line.
It's been a major hit on DragCon, too. The annual event in New York and L.A., co-produced by RuPaul and World of Wonder, raked in $8 million in 2018 conventions thanks to a combined 100,000 visitors on both coasts.
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