As Ohio lawmakers advance a bill that could reshape where and whether drag can be performed, The Advocate spoke this week with a performer who has spent more than a quarter century bringing the art form into local living rooms.
Darryl Bohannon, known as Ms. Demure, has built something both hyperlocal and quietly historic: a public-access show that has aired for decades, weaving together drag, conversation, and community storytelling in a format that predates the current political backlash.
“I’ve been doing my TV show for 26 years now,” Bohannon said. “Last December, I celebrated my 25th anniversary.”…