While drag queens sit brightly under the pop culture spotlight, fewer people know about drag kings, the mostly female or non-binary performers who create male characters on stage and poke fun at the patriarchy. Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two drag kings who have found a community through performance and are using their characters to explore their own masculinit ... Show More
Jun 2022
The drag mothers of Los Angeles
Drag culture is one of the most iconic forms of expression within the LGBTQ community. For outsiders looking in, drag culture looks fun and flamboyant. But for lots of queens, it’s about so much more than the flashy fun. It’s about family.Today, we dig deep into drag, specificall ... Show More
30m 2s
Apr 2023
Lady Bunny on ‘Drag Race’ vs Drag, RuPaul, Wigstock
Jess is joined by drag legend LADY BUNNY! Lady Bunny discusses Drag Race's impact on modern day queens vs. experimental avant-garde style, questionable music choices on RPDR, gender & identity politics, organizing Wigstock in Tompkins Square Park & Pier 17, creating culture vs. m ... Show More
46m 8s
Jan 2018
RuPaul Charles: We’re All In Drag
Underneath his over-the-top hair, makeup and outfits, RuPaul Charles believes that at the core “we’re born naked and the rest is drag.” It’s a radical way of interpreting who we are, but whatever we claim as our identity is considered our drag, he says. A pop culture fixture sinc ... Show More
48m 14s
Aug 2023
RuPaul, la drag queen la plus influente du monde
Bienvenue dans Les Fabuleux Destins ! Découvrez une icône de la pop-culture. Il a brisé de nombreux tabous, bouleversé les représentations des personnes queer dans le monde entier, et n’a cessé de diffuser un message d’amour et de tolérance. Sans lui, la culture drag n’aurait tou ... Show More
13m 2s