13 iconic & unforgettable queer moments in Met Gala history
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Turning looks, stunting pretty: Fashion's biggest night in New York City!(L-R) Colman Domingo; Lady Gaga; Cole Escola at the Met Gala over the years.Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
When it comes to fashion, no one does it like the queer community, so it only makes sense that some of the biggest, best, and most dramatic looks in Met Gala history come from some of our favorite LGBTQ+ stars.
Whether its costume changes, iconic entrances, or just plainly some of the best ensembles that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has ever seen, queer stars have defined what makes the Met Gala so fabulous.
Scroll through to see our list of fan-favorite moments from queer people â and some allies we love! â attending the Met Gala over the years.
Symone (2021)Symone attends the 2021 Met Gala celebrating "In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Andrew Scott (2024)Andrew Scott attends the 2024 Met Gala celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Lena Waithe (2018)Lena Waithe attends the 2018 Met Gala celebrating "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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In 2018, the theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and first-time attendee Lena Waithe decided to make a big statement by wearing a rainbow flag cape designed by Carolina Herrera.
Lena Waithe (2019)Lena Waithe and Kerby Jean-Raymond attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating "Camp: Notes On Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Lena Waithe and Kerby Jean-Raymond delivered a beautiful message with their looks for the 2019 Met Gala.
The back of Waithe's look read: "Black drag queens invented camp." Jean-Raymond's look also had a message: "Fix your credit. Pool money. Buy back the block."
Dan Levy (2021)Dan Levy attends the 2021 Met Gala celebrating "In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Lady Gaga (2019)Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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In 2019, Gaga defined camp when she showed up to the camp-themed Met Gala wearing a tent sized pink Brandon Maxwell dress and a matching giant bow. As she walked up the stairs to the gala, Gaga strutted, performed, and made four wardrobe changes all before the event actually started. A true icon!
André Leon Talley (2004)André Leo Talley attends the 2004 Met Gala celebrating "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Janelle MonĂĄe (2024)Janelle MonĂĄe attends the 2024 Met Gala celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Colman Domingo (2024)Colman Domingo attends the 2024 Met Gala celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Taylor Hill/Getty Images
Cole Escola (2024)Cole Escola attends the 2024 Met Gala celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Simon Porte Jacquemus and Bad Bunny (2023)Simon Porte Jacquemus and Bad Bunny attend the 2023 Met Gala celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Cardi B (2019)Cardi B attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Lil Nas X (2021)Lil Nas X attends the 2021 Met Gala celebrating "In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Billy Porter (2019)Billy Porter attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Queer men also turned up for the 2019 camp-themed Met Gala.
Pose star Billy Porter showed up as camp royalty, decked out in all gold and carried on a bed by six gorgeous, shirtless men in golden face masks. Legendary!
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