Leon showed television audiences Sunday how flexible she is on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, himself a fan and a frequent customer of the venue. The sale of the building and a mandatory 40-year recertification and renovation is forcing owner Thomas Donall, his drag queens and wait staff out of the world-renowned locale on 1200 Ocean Dr., where longtime performers like Noel Leon, Tiffany Fantasia and Shanaya Bright (the “Queen of Costumes”) are known to do flips and splits on the sidewalk, stop traffic on the Drive and even emerge from the beach. The South Beach favorite of millions of locals, tourists and celebrities alike is set to leave the place it’s called home for nearly 30 years on Tuesday, Fourth of July. (Photo by Jose Cassola / JoCa Communications)īy Jose Bar and its iconic drag show and brunches are in quite the pickle. This desolate scene may be the future of Palace on Ocean Drive post July 4, 2017. Palace Bar, 1200 Ocean Dr., in Miami Beach, as pictured after hours when the iconic venue is closed. What are the City of Miami Beach and LGBTQ community doing to support the iconic drag bar? Palace in Peril: South Beach staple looking for a new home on Ocean Drive
