A teenager has been banned from performing a drag act because his school says it is illegal.

Lewis Bailey, 14, planned to perform a lip-sync dance routine in high heels and a long silver wig, having spent weeks practising with his family. His mother, Natalie, 37, said that the school had claimed it was illegal for under-18s to take part in drag act competitions.

The teenager, who was inspired by the TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race, said that he was not being “accepted for who I am” and felt “heartbroken and confused” at the decision by the Castle High School and Visual Arts College in Dudley.

He had planned to dance to a medley that he had mixed with his stepfather, including songs by