Woo Woo Monroe preforms at San Jose City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
The opening of Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting was anything but drab thanks to the drag performer WooWoo Monroe.
Adorned in a multicolored dress with cropped pink hair and stunning eye makeup, WooWoo sang Gloria Gaynor’s “I Am What I Am” — receiving a standing ovation — and delivered a timely message as drag queen story hours are being protested in some communities.
“We are lucky enough to live in a place that is open, diverse and affirming but