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"At the retro pizza joint Tenderoni’s, the Sunday Service drag brunch on March 5 felt even more raucous than usual in the wake of a newly signed anti-drag bill; queer chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison opened the show in a rainbow-heart tracksuit and announced that a portion of proceeds would benefit the Tennessee Justice Center. The performance, co-hosted by Pamela Manderson and Bruiser and featuring guest performers Lilly Rose Valore, Jazmine Skies, and Jessica Tavarez with Providence-based DJ and drag artist Coleslaw spinning, sold out the 140-seat restaurant — people from around the country bought $75 tickets (which included a three-course meal) just to support the show — and the performers pulled out all the stops, from Lilly Rose Valore cartwheeling on the sidewalk to Bruiser hopping on the bar during the singalong finale of “My Heart Will Go On.”" - Nathan Tavares