29 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A "ladyboy" (drag queen) performance at the Songkran Uptown festival. Several thousand people attended Songkran Uptown on Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis for the city's first celebration of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. Events included a Thai parade, a performance of the Ramakien (the Thai version of the Indian Ramayana), a "Ladyboy" (drag queen) show, and Thai street food.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ