They typically complete two or three stops - which consists of a 5- to 10-minute show per drop off - each night. Magenta and bar manager Troy Carson use Carson’s jeep to make deliveries on Fridays and Saturdays each week from 7 to 10 p.m. Since November, popular Williamsburg queer bar the Rosemont - primarily known for its drag shows and packed dance parties prior to the pandemic - has offered weekend food and drinks delivery service accompanied by performances by one of its resident queens, Magenta. Many drag queens - a major draw at several LGBTQ bars - were forced to take their shows online.īut one Brooklyn bar is bucking that trend. Almost overnight, the crowded, sweaty community gatherings at raucous dance parties that also served as the city’s hubs for music and culture were put to an end by a virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the city’s LBGTQ bars particularly hard.
