{"id":106589,"date":"2026-01-21T00:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106589\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:03:08","slug":"drag-queens-hilarious-wild-eyed-erika-kirk-parody-goes-viral-raises-cash-to-fight-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106589\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag queen\u2019s hilarious wild-eyed Erika Kirk parody goes viral, raises cash to fight MAGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One intrepid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/comedy\/drag-queen-names\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:drag queen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">drag queen<\/a> is attempting to change the world by impersonating Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drag performer Lauren Banall released two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/culture\/sports\/coach-jackie-anti-trans-protestors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> videos over the weekend where her campy yet somehow still spot-on impersonations of Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/culture\/charlie-kirk-and-erika-kirk-transvestigation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erika Kirk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Erika Kirk<\/a>, garnered more than 7 million views combined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dressed in a red blazer, intense black eye makeup, and icy blue contacts, the LA-based drag queen lip-syncs to two different audio clips of Kirk and is now parlaying her newfound vitality into a fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her first video, which already has 4.5 million views at the time of publication, Banall is seen lip-syncing to Erika Kirk reciting the well-known bible verse Luke 23:34 that includes the line, \u201cforgive them for they know not what they do,\u201d at the memorial service for her husband, far-right Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laurenbanall\/video\/7596819192515530014?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.tiktok.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.tiktok.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We are Charlie Kirk \ud83e\uddff\ud83d\udc44\ud83e\uddff<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Banall played on the comedy of Erika Kirk\u2019s intense eyes and her getting the verse wrong by saying, \u201cforgive them, for they not know what they do\u201d before she started dancing and lip-synching to Cascada\u2019s \u201cEvacuate The Dancefloor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The second viral clip shows Banall lip-syncing to audio of Erika Kirk\u2019s interview with CBS News\u2019 Bari Weiss, where she told people like Candace Owens to \u201cstop\u201d making up conspiracy theories about her husband\u2019s death. Banall turns the clip into a funny moment by using horror movie-style music and turning her head toward the camera with a bug-eyed stare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laurenbanall\/video\/7596824921435671838?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.tiktok.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.tiktok.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">STOP \ud83e\uddff\ud83d\udc44\ud83e\uddff<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the videos went viral, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laurenbanall\/video\/7597337886098197791?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Banall made a third video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Banall made a third video<\/a> where she introduced herself as Erika Qwerk before thanking people for the response to her videos, and encouraging people to donate to her GoFundMe for the ACLU \u201cso we can fight this administration in the courts and win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PRIDE reached out to Lauren Banall for comment, but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Pride: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/culture\/drag-queen-impersonating-erika-kirk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Drag queen\u2019s hilarious wild-eyed Erika Kirk parody goes viral, raises cash to fight MAGA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Drag queen\u2019s hilarious wild-eyed Erika Kirk parody goes viral, raises cash to fight MAGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RELATED<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One intrepid drag queen is attempting to change the world by impersonating Republicans. 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