"Having a drag queen carry the torch -- and perhaps fall over ... and high heels was physically demanding, "but not yet an Olympic sport", adding she had previously done wrestling and synchronised ...

Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen in Paris ...

As the grand spectacle of the Olympic Games drew to a close in Paris ... which included performances by drag queens. In defence of his creative decisions, Thomas remarked: "How do you write ...