Braxton performed "My Man" on the BET Awards 2017 while accompanied by a group of back-up dancers. These performers were four sets of couples, who were interrupted by the arrival of the men's mistresses. Braxton was also accompanied by a band, but she performed the song without backing vocalists. Critics praised the performance as one of the award show's highlights. Mikael Wood and D-Money said that it added energy to the event, which was criticized as having technical and pacing issues. Describing Braxton as a "glorious drama queen", Elias Leight enjoyed her "series of well-honed, highly dramatic gestures"; he wrote that "the force of her stagecraft" kept the attention on her rather than the dancers. In an article for "Billboard", Dan Rys praised Braxton's vocals, and highlighted her mic drop as a "fitting exclamation point" to the performance.