Is anyone else uncomfortable with drag?

I have a lot of friends who like drag, and to be honest, I’d be hard pressed to find something that sickens me more. From the exaggerated makeup, to the mocking of femininity, the whole thing just feels grossly inappropriate.

Now some people have contested me on the whole ‘making fun of femininity aspect.’ Either way though, that leaves only two ways it can be read. Either the joke is that femininity is dumb and dramatic, or that the drag queens are funny because they’re men acting feminine, and either way it comes off as very misogynistic or transphobic. What’s worse is that I can’t voice this opinion around my friends.

One of my friends is friends with someone who wants to be a drag queen, and I respect the dedication, but I just can’t get behind it. I’m also made deeply uncomfortable by the weird, sexual nature of drag. It feels very fetishy. Look, do what you want (Hell, I literally post porn of myself here), but to turn an entire art form into something that is synonymous with sexuality and queerness? It feels as if it’s just painting the LGBT community, and even femininity to an extent, as abnormal or laughable.

I wish I could understand it, I really could, and I’m open to people trying if they want, but currently it makes me feel very… not good.

EDIT 1: I removed the part alluding to minstrelsy. It’s something I’d heard quite a lot and I should’ve researched it more. I apologise for the offensive comparison.

EDIT 2: To those who have politely explained to me why I’m incorrect, thank you. My intention was never to say that drag is evil, but rather that my limited experience with it has made it seem very bad, which I now know couldn’t be further from the truth.

To those getting angry at me and telling me I don’t interact with the community enough, congratulations. You’re the reason why. I think it’s fair to be angry given some of the claims I listed. Though I should explain, I’ve always felt alienated from the community because people go absolutely apeshit at me for just, asking questions. I’m sorry for the minstrelsy point I made, though (see EDIT 1). I’m not even going to defend that. It was just something I heard, and it was fucked up of me to write it down without doing the research.