John Waters, the king of camp, insists Donald Trump will never get rid of drag, promising the nation’s drag queens remain unstoppable despite political power plays. Drag glitter and wit will outlast any White House resident.

In true Waters fashion, the secret sauce isn’t just defiance but subversion—like casting Divine as Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray,” letting audiences in on the joke while the mainstream stays clueless. Drag’s secret weapon is comedy, and pop culture is its glitter cannon.