Webb, who promoted the video on social media as a “full drag performance,” also wrote a song for his new album titled “God in Drag,” in which he appears to mock the biblical notions of Heaven and Hell: Prior to his collaboration with Blake, Webb featured the drag performer on his 2023 release The Jesus Hypothesis in a song called “Boys Will Be Girls,” a video that features both performers in makeup while standing in front of a cross and includes the lyrics, “I heard Jesus loved and spent his life with those who /Were abandoned by proud and fearful men /So if a church won’t celebrate and love you /They’re believing lies that can’t save you or them /Cause you’re so beautiful by any name.” The show also included a bit with a hand puppet Jesus in which the puppet - speaking in what Blake called a 'gay voice' - declares, 'Yes, I'm gay.' Matthew Blake, performing in women's clothing as Flamy Grant, with a puppet Jesus. In March, the self-described “gospel & roots musician from the Bible Belt” starred in a one-man drag show called Godless Sheathen: A Drag Comedy Cabaret about “a sinner saved by lace.”Ī highlight reel of the show featured Blake declaring, “We need some more songs about the Bible that don't sound like they were written by Charles Manson!” before singing a song with the lyrics, 'And I guess the lesson there /Is God would only hear a prayer /When it came from a person with a c-.”

“In my house growing up we were only allowed to listen to Christian and gospel music, so as a closeted queer kid Amy Grant was my version of an inspirational diva,” he was quoted as saying. He also revealed his upbringing in a home in which he was “only allowed to listen to Christian” music.

In a September 2022 interview, Blake acknowledged his drag name was inspired by “arguably the most successful Christian artist of all time,” CCM legend Amy Grant. In response to Feucht’s tweet, Blake commented, “End goal? Baby we’re just getting started” and called on his Instagram followers to “prove Feucht wrong.” If you're wondering the end goal of the deconstruction movement in the church, then look no further than former worship leader new collab with a drag queen. Matthew Blake, who wears makeup and women’s clothing and performs under the name Flamy Grant, released the album “Bible Belt Baby” last year but recently hit the top spot on the iTunes Christian and Gospel chart along with the album’s lead single, “Good Day.”įollowing the album’s unlikely success, Feucht, best known for his “Let Us Worship” tour during the COVID-19 lockdowns, criticized Derek Webb, former singer for CCM band Caedmon’s Call, who collaborated with Blake on “Good Day” and shared a photo of Blake, Webb, and Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, singer for Plumb, a former award-winning CCM band.įeucht tweeted: “If you're wondering the end goal of the deconstruction movement in the church, then look no further than former worship leader new collab with a drag queen. 1 on the Christian music charts - a feat in part due to criticism from worship artist Sean Feucht.

| Screenshot:YouTube/DerekWebbįor the first time ever, a man who performs in makeup and women’s clothing has hit No. Drag performer Matthew Blake (left) and CCM singer Derek Webb wear makeup and women's clothing while standing in front of a cross for a music video.

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