WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — Runners across the DMV are getting ready for the 37 th Annual 17 th Street High Heel Race .
The event brings out thousands of people to Washington D.C.’s Dupont Circle, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community while also supporting local businesses.
Drag queen Regina Jozet Adams joined DC News Now Monday ahead of the fun-filled night. Adams bedazzles shoes with stones.
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She used her skills to modify a pair of heels for DC News Now’s Morning Anchor Cory James, who is participating in the race.
She said she spent more than 30 hours redesigning the platform heels that she wore two years ago during the 35 th Annual High Heel Race.
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Adams – who says she is also known as the “Queen of Comedy,” told DC News Now that she started stoning shoes to get away with wearing fancy clothing and garments during performances…