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The young drag queen, Lewis Bailey was devastated after being banned from performing in a school talent contest that he’d helped set up, but it’s given him a voice and a platform from which to send a positive message to other youngsters.

A 14-year-old was left heartbroken last week after being banned last-minute from performing in drag at his school's end-of-term talent show. Lewis Bailey, a student at Castle High school and visual arts college in Dudley, is a big fan of RuPaul's Drag Race and calls his drag alter-ego Athena Heart. “I’m heartbroken and confused," Bailey told.

2018年7月24日 · Last week, it was reported that 14-year-old Lewis Bailey, a pupil at Castle Academy in Dudley, was banned from entering his school talent show as drag alter-ego Athena Heart, as the school claimed it was “not appropriate” for children to do drag.

2019年11月13日 · Lewis Bailey, aged 15 from Dudley, performs in drag as alter-ego Athena Heart. Lewis Bailey was told by Castle High School, now St James Academy, that his act was not permitted, saying it...

2018年7月28日 · A 14-year-old boy, who was banned from debuting his RuPaul-inspired drag act Athena Heart in a school talent show, will now play at Brighton Pride. Lewis Bailey was told the day before the contest at Castle High School and Visual Arts College in the west Midlands that he would not be allowed to go on stage as drag queen Athena Heart.

2018年7月26日 · Drag performers have been showing their support for Lewis Bailey, a 14-year-old who was told his performance in a school show was not permitted because of his age. The artists have come...

2018年7月26日 · Drag performers have been showing their support for Lewis Bailey, a 14-year-old who was told his performance in a school show was not permitted because of his age. The artists have come...

2019年11月15日 · A teenage drag queen from Dudley has proved he's more than just a "kid in a wig". Lewis Bailey hit the headlines last year when he was banned from performing in his school's talent show.

2019年3月15日 · Last year, 14 year old Lewis Bailey, who performs as Athena Heart, was told by staff at Castle High School and Visual Arts College (now St James Academy) in Dudley that he was not permitted to perform his drag act in the end-of-year talent show, the day before it …