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WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grabs the mic at a drag show and the crowd goes wild

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress. And, look, sometimes she just wants to be a 29-year-old.

Last weekend, she and her friends attended the Bartschland Follies, a drag/burlesque extravaganza held every Friday night at The McKittrick Hotel.

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At the end of the show, AOC, who is an avid fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race, was called up on stage by performer Joey Arias where she told the audience: “You are beautiful! You are accepted!”

Arias shared video of the moment with his 15K Instagram followers, along with the caption: “Alexandria O. Cortez and myself at BARTSCHLAND FOLLIES! I was gagging! She’s Amaxing! The place went wild! Chanting her name!”

Afterwards, AOC went around the bar and posed for pictures with audience members and performers.

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