Representative Kevin West, a Republican from the state of Oklahoma has filed a bill to the state House on Thursday that seeks to outlaw drag shows with children in attendance. 

West compares drag performers to topless dancers and strippers by claiming that "drag queens or comparable entertainers" are among the categories of performers who participate in "adult cabaret acts" under the proposed bill. 

Drag is commonly understood by him to be "a male or female performer who adopts a flamboyant or parodic feminine identity with flashy or overdone outfits and cosmetics." 

He goes on to propose enacting legislation that would make it illegal for this type of performance to occur on public property or in other places "where the adult cabaret performance could be seen by a person who is a minor."

According to West, anyone convicted in violation of this statute could be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of no less than 30 days nor more than two years, a fine of no less than $500 nor more than $20,000, or a combination of the two.

"It shall be unlawful for a person to organize or authorize the viewing of a drag queen story hour on public property or in a location where the drag queen story hour could be viewed by a person who is a minor," West proposes, even as he writes that, by definition, drag queen story hour events are meant to have children as part of their audience.

Any person found violating this ban should be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, a fine between $500 and $1,000, or both. While being found guilty of performing "adult cabaret" in front of a child would be considered a felony, West suggests that someone found holding or hosting a drag queen story hour in front of a child should be considered guilty of a misdemeanor.