'Seeing the joy again': Like the world, drag brunch is getting back to normal after COVID-19

On a Saturday morning, five queens gathered, partially in drag, at City Winery in Chelsea, a neighborhood in New York City. 

Walking onto the stage to rehearse for an 11 a.m. show, Ginger Ladd, Gina Tonic, Sophya Medina, Freeda Kulo and Amanda Pörq met for the first time. Each had been hired for a Spice Girls Tribute Brunch put on by Drag Diva Brunch part of Burd Events, a national drag brunch company.

Drag brunch, like the rest of the world, is slowly returning to normal.

"Drag Queen Brunch has come roaring back to life," Poppy Tooker, author of "Drag Queen Brunch," told USA TODAY.