Drag performers @dragtrashly and @deardeere started streaming on the @twitch platform in 2016. Both are avid gamers and often stream themselves playing horror video games like “Dead by Daylight” and “Resident Evil.” When the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, more drag performers began showing up on Twitch. The usual places for drag performances — bars, theaters, restaurants — were closed. “Out of necessity, a lot of drag artists joined the (Twitch) platform … as a way to express their drag crea