Kelsea Ballerini Makes a Statement on Inclusivity with Drag Queen Performance at CMT Awards

Country music star Kelsea Ballerini performed her hit song "If You Go Down, I'm Goin' Down Too" at the CMT Music Awards with a quartet of drag queens marching by her side in a powerful performance filled with symbolism on Sunday night.

RuPauls’ Drag Race alumni Manila Luzon, Jan Sport, Kennedy Davenport, and Olivia Lux joined Ballerini on stage for the candy-colored, 60s-themed performance. The four drag queens hung out behind Ballerini for the first half of the song, gossiping, primping, and strutting. In the second segment, Ballerini guided the group down a glossy black runway as they marched in time and hugged amid cannons firing rainbow-colored confetti.

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