Why does almost every weekend drag show start at 10 PM? I love drag shows, love drag race, etc and I of course get targeted ads on Instagram for fun events all the time. HOWEVER. I am 31. I’m married and monogamous. I only smoke weed and drink because party drugs scare me now with the amount of fentanyl related deaths on the rise.

I will be asleep on the dance floor at 2 AM when the headliners I paid to see eventually come out and perform. 3DB is such a big offender when it comes to this, all of their big name events start at 10. But I also recently went to Metropolitan for a Princess Poppy event after the drag race viewing party.. I got there at 8 for the show and I don’t even know when Poppy got there because I left at 12:30 AM hungry and tired. Checked Instagram the next day and it looks like she was there around 2:30 AM.

So my question is… why is this the norm in NYC? I know we’re the city that never sleeps, but I see events in other cities and they start at 7, 8 PM. Is it like this in LA? Chicago? Should I just accept that I’m an old now and the [late] night life is no longer for me?

Sincerely,

A sleepy NY gay