The 50th Invasion of the PinesEach Fourth of July, Fire Island holds the Invasion of the Pines, an annual tradition that began in 1976 when a visitor in drag, Terry Warren, was refused entry to a restaurant on the New York island.This year marked the 50th Invasion, where hundreds of drag-clad revelers some waving rainbow flags and anti-Trump signs stormed the Waterfront of the storied queer enclave. Panzi, the drag performer who helped lead the first Invasion, announced the arrivals as multiple ferries disembarked at the harbor in celebration of a history of queer joy and resistance.To toast the Invasion, Tristan Schukraft the CEO of MISTR and Tryst Hotels (and an Out100 honoree), who acquired the majority of the Fire Island Pines commercial district last year hosted a day-long series of events at the Pavilion, the Blue Whale, the Canteen, and the Tryst Pool Deck. In a memorable capstone, drag ambassadors from across the Tryst Hospitality empire Mayhem Miller (The Abbey in West Hollywood), Misty Violet (The Chapel at The Abbey), Alyssa Hunter (The Tryst San Juan), Amalara Sofia (The Tryst San Juan), Pelayo (The Tryst Puerto Vallarta), and Pixie Aventura (The Pavilion and The Blue Whale) lip-synched to "I'm Every Woman" and brought Schukraft to the harbor stage, which had been wrapped in pink Tryst carpet.The party continued with a pool party DJed by Violet Chachki, Low Tea, High Tea, and later that evening, a performance by DJ Lina Bradford at the Pavilion. Drag Race's Willam Belli was also on the scene to capture memorable moments on social media @thepinesfireisland.See photos from the 50th Invasion of the Pines ahead.