The law would have banned adult cabaret performances from public property or anywhere minors might be present.
Performers who broke the law risked being charged with a misdemeanor or a felony for a repeat offense.
“This win represents a triumph over hate,” the theater company said in a statement Saturday, adding that the ruling affirmed their First Amendment rights as artists. “Sadly, this ruling is a victory for those who support exposing children to sexual entertainment,” Johnson said, adding that he hoped the state's attorney general will appeal the “perplexing ruling.”
Tennessee's Republican-dominated Legislature advanced the anti-drag law earlier this year, with several GOP members pointing to drag performances in their hometowns as reasons why it was necessary to restrict such performances from taking place in public or where children could view them.
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