{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Drag performer Sasha Velour explains what the art form means to her","publication_date":"June 20, 2023","summary":"By many measures, drag is more popular than ever. At the same time, there's a growing number of states passing or debating laws to restrict or ban the art form. But what is drag? And what does it represent to those who create it? One of today's reigning queens explains the significance to Jeffrey Brown for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2023\/06\/f488f8d3485888f0aa09bd931353cb93-reveal-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}