Is "drag queen story hour" an example of "grooming children"?

Drag Queen Story Hour is a national program held at some schools and public libraries where drag queens (in full costume) come and read to children. It has generated a lot of controversy, and right-wing groups have been known to disrupt and threaten such programs at the venues where they are held. The main objection to it is that drag performances are inherently sexual and adult-oriented, and bringing drag queens to children’s events is a mix of sexuality and children that some see as “grooming”. I’ve even encountered some gay and drag groups that oppose it.

Of course like many issues today it’s become part of the “culture war” that both sides are digging their heels into deeper and any nuanced discussion of it is out the window. What do you think? Is “drag queen story hour” a thing where you live? I haven’t known it to happen at any of the public libraries around where I live.

As a gay man, I find the concept odd. I have been to drag performances and they are very much sexual and adult-oriented. I’m not sure why we need to mix drag with children. If a child wants to dress like the opposite sex, I have no issue with that. But drag is a type of adult cabaret performance that isn’t really appropriate for children.