George Santos May Have Confirmed Drag Queen Past In Old Wikipedia Post

After denying reports that he appeared in Brazilian drag performances, freshman Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) or someone posing as him may have already verified the accounts.

Santos has blasted claims that he performed in drag as outrageous and categorically false .

The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or performed as a drag Queen is categorically false.

The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results.

I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.

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The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or performed as a drag Queen is categorically false.

The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results.

I will not be distracted nor fazed by this.
George Santos (@Santos4Congress) January 19, 2023

But a typo-riddled Wikipedia post spotted by Politico and created in 2011 by someone identifying himself as Anthony Devolder a name frequently used by the congressman stated that he started his stage life at age 17 as [a] gay night club DRAG QUEEN.

It also states that he won several GAY BEAUTY PAGENTS.

The Wiki entry, last edited in 2011, appears to match up with biographical information currently provided by Santos, including his birth date and being born to a Brazilian family with a European background, Politico reported Friday.

It also claims Devolder acted in a movie starring Uma Thurman and appeared in the TV series Hanna Montana, an apparent misspelled reference to a Disney show that starred Miley Cyrus, noted The New York Post.

Any appearances as a drag queen by Santos could cause a meltdown within the Republican Party , whose members have very specifically attacked drag performances as part of their anti-LGBTQ hate campaign .

The lawmakers string of lies and fabrications continues to grow. He has fibbed about graduating from college , about graduating summa cum laude , about working for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs , among many other disproved statements. He has insisted his claims were simply embellishments .

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