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'Drag Is Not A Crime': Aura Mayari leaves mark in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 finale

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="‘DRAG IS NOT A CRIME’: Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari issued a powerful statement at the " Drag="" season="" finale="" runway="" that="" aired="" April="" Screenshot="" from="" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/04/15/20230415-aura-mayari.jpg"/><figcaption>‘DRAG IS NOT A CRIME’: Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari issued a powerful statement at the &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; season 15 finale runway that aired April 15, 2023. <em>Screenshot from &#x27;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; Twitter account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Filipina drag queen Aura Mayari made sure that she leaves a big mark at the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 15 finale that aired Saturday.</p><p>In their final walk, Aura stunned the audience with a glittering black gown, and they went wild when she revealed a fan saying: “Drag is not a crime.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘DRAG IS NOT A CRIME’: Filipino drag queen <a href="https://twitter.com/AuraMayari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AuraMayari</a> has a powerful statement in the <a href="https://twitter.com/RuPaulsDragRace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RuPaulsDragRace</a> season 15 finale runway. | <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/dz6kZInoJ8">pic.twitter.com/dz6kZInoJ8</a></p>— Josiah Antonio (@josiahvantonio) <a href="https://twitter.com/josiahvantonio/status/1647031929311756288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“Be loud and be proud!” she said in the caption of her catwalk.</p><p>Aura, who resides in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the queens vocal against the ban of drag shows in their state.</p><p>The state of Tennessee recently passed a bill banning gender-affirming healthcare and drag shows.</p><p>The bill has been considered an attack on the LGBT community, especially the transgender sector and the drag industry.</p><p>Aura ended her journey in 11th place with one win under her belt for the girl group challenge.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/05/23/aura-mayari-wins-drag-race-s15-girl-group-challenge">Aura Mayari wins &#x27;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; season 15 girl group challenge</a></li></ul><p>In the Philippines, Precious Paula Nicole became the first winner of the country&#x27;s franchise debut.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2288385" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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'Drag Is Not A Crime': Aura Mayari leaves mark in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 finale

Josiah Antonio,

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Published April 15, 2023 09:24 AM PHT

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