KERMIT, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A drag show to help raise money to fight cancer is also raising eyebrows in the Mingo County community of Kermit.

Some churches are planning a spiritual protest -- trying to stop some real divas from strutting their stuff, even though it's for a good cause.

On Saturday night, female impersonator Lark Muncy will be in drag to help find a cure. He and his friends plan to hold a drag show -- a first for the town of Kermit.

"I've had threats," Muncy said. "People said they would beat me. Why do it? Because I believe in the cause."

Muncy said he and three friends were asked to perform, and his mother Phyllis Messer supports his decision to entertain in his hometown, although she said she fears for her son's safety.

Members of a Kermit area church and five others around town have planned a spiritual protest at the Kermit Community Center the night before the drag show.

"In my opinion, it's dangerous," said Charles Parseley, pastor of Jesus Name Tabernacle. "They might recruit others."

Muncy and his family say they hope Saturday night is peaceful as they raise money for a cure.

Parseley said his church members haven't issued any threats to Muncy or his friends, and he said his spiritual protest the night before the drag show will be peaceful.

There's word, however, of another unrelated protest outside the Kermit Community Center as the drag show kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday. All proceeds will go toward cancer research.

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