Trump-endorsed candidate Kari Lake spoke out against drag queens dancing for children. A popular drag queen says he performed for Lake and her young daughter.

The drag queen called out the Republican candidate for governor of Arizona over her comments about drag queens.

Richard Stevens, who has performed as drag queen Barbra Seville for decades, said in a post on Friday he and Lake used to be friends, but her recent comments on drag queens showed she was a hypocrite.

He included several photos of him and Lake and wrote that he had performed for her at some of the best bars in Phoenix.

In a text exchange with Insider, Stevens said he performed in front of Lake's daughter, who was around 9 or 10 at the time, and again that he performed inside Lake's home.

Stevens said that her rise to power under these new "views" can lead to real harm to her and other marginalized people.

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He spoke out after Lake made a point of exposing kids to drag queens. Hours prior, Lake had sent a message.

They welcomed the drag queens and kicked God out of the school. She said that the flag was taken down and replaced with a rainbow. They would like to disarm Americans and militarize our enemies. The basics are God, Guns and Glory.

Lake's campaign condemned drag queens. The account shared a video of a drag queen performing in front of children in Texas. Child abuse is what this is. It might be acceptable in Dallas, Texas. It won't be accepted in the Arizona led byKari Lake.

Lake did not reply immediately.

Lake's campaign said that Stevens' claims were full of lies.

The performer at the party was a Marilyn Monroe impersonater. The issue we're talking about isn't adults going to drag shows. The issue is activists sexualizing young children.

Lake's campaign told The Arizona Republic Lake is pursuing legal action and anyone that prints those lies should be prepared for a legal fight. According to the outlet, the campaign seemed to differentiate between a drag show and a man dressed up as a woman.

Stevens got emotional talking about Lake's friends.

He said thatKari contacted him after his parents passed away. The world meant a lot to me. I had to say something because she threw me under the bus.

Lake posted a photo of her and Stevens dressed in drag, along with a caption that said "half of what I know about makeup I learned from watching friends like Barseville."

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There were photos from a drag show that year.