Last year, Lena Waithe stunned everyone by arriving to the Catholic-themed Met Gala in a rainbow cape. This year, she's decided to use the red carpet to make yet another political statement in response to the event's theme.
In true Waithe fashion, she decided to show up in an incredible, blue-purple pinstripe suit with the phrase "Black Drag Queens Invented Camp" written on the back — a true statement if we've ever heard one. Not only that, but if you zoom in, you can see that the stripes are made up of lyrics from Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," per writer Evan Ross Katz's tweet. Joining Waithe on the red carpet was Pyer Moss' Kerby Jean-Raymond (who designed the outfits), who accompanied her in a similar suit, which said, "Fix your credit. Pool money. Buy back the block."
Needless to say, Twitter has a lot to say about the suits. See what they had to say about the (literal) statement pieces, below.
The Response
Lena Waithe is wearing a suit that says “Black drag queens invented camp” on the back. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/KcRDE2J9r3
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 7, 2019
Lena Waithe rocks a custom “BLACK DRAG QUEENS INVENTED CAMP” Pyer Moss tuxedo to the #MetGala. Zoom in to see the “pinstripes,” which are stitched with the lyrics of Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” and more. pic.twitter.com/RsaltEVM1m
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) May 7, 2019
Lena Waithe In Pyer Moss with Kerby Jean-Raymond with the message 🔥 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/5mYduC5uCq
— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) May 7, 2019
“Fix your credit. Pool money. Buy back the block.” Is what the back of that gentleman’s tux says😌 https://t.co/mF8wwFQBCc
— Jasmine Sha-Ree Sanders (@JasMoneyRecords) May 7, 2019
Lena Wearing what Ru should’ve https://t.co/Qz97mb7XfF
— The Vixen (@TheVixensworld) May 7, 2019
.@LenaWaithe with the truth 👏🏾 #MetCamp pic.twitter.com/ah9XCPL4uK
— Anika Reed (@heyitsanika) May 7, 2019
Lena Waithe, owning the #MetGala. Again. pic.twitter.com/Y1vjpmFY0E
— Jadzia Axelrod (@planetx) May 7, 2019
Lena Waithe giving us a history lesson, and looking damn good doing so 😍
— Christopher D. Clegg (@chrisdclegg) May 7, 2019
#MetGala pic.twitter.com/n7QEd8l6fa
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