Attendees may have been losing their lunch after a homelessness agency scheduled a drag stripper as a meal-time “cultural presentation” during a recent convention.

The C Is For Crank blog reports:

Kira Zylstra, the acting director of the agency that coordinates King County’s response to homelessness, All Home, has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation involving a solo drag show at the group’s annual conference by Spokane-based performer Beyonce St. James, who reportedly danced on tables, gave lap dances, and stripped down to a pair of silver pasties as people threw dollar bills.

The theme of the conference was “Decolonizing Our Collective Work,” and St. James’ presentation was billed as “Lunch with Cultural Presentation.”

St. James posted a video of his performance performance (Warning: NSFW):

The video shows the dancer taking money out of a clapping man’s mouth after shaking her breasts in his face.

The blog reports city and county employees were in attendance, as well as “representatives from groups like Mary’s Place, Neighborhood House, Catholic Community Services, and other religiously affiliated organizations.”

KIRO radio inquired about the incident and was told by Denise Rothleutner, chief of staff at the King County Department of Community and Human Services:

The department is aware of an event that occurred during the All Home annual conference on Dec. 9. We have placed the All Home director on administrative leave, pending the results of an investigation into the event and the leadership of All Home. Because there is an active investigation underway, we are unable to respond to specific questions about the event.

The Seattle Times reports Zylstra was paid about $123,000 a year to lead the agency.

A staffer tells the paper they were surprised but not uncomfortable with the performance.

“No one expected it,” the staffer said. “So I think some people felt uncomfortable.”

Via the paper:

The first person St. James kissed seemed surprised, according to the staffer, but the ones following seemed more enthusiastic.

According to KIRO, the city of Seattle and King County spend $100 million a year to combat homelessness. The number of homeless on Seattle streets has nearly doubled since 2015.