FOF #2342 – Jaymes Manfsield: The Women Who Inspired Drag Queens

Jun 10, 2016 · 1h 2m 2s
FOF #2342 – Jaymes Manfsield: The Women Who Inspired Drag Queens
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Behind every great drag queen is a great woman- female entertainers who inspired them to be the outrageous drag queen we all love. Many queens cite Divine as a key...

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Behind every great drag queen is a great woman- female entertainers who inspired them to be the outrageous drag queen we all love.

Many queens cite Divine as a key influence on their drag, but the iconic drag queen herself was profoundly inspired by the great Liz Taylor. RuPaul drew inspiration from Diana Ross, and Lady Bunny certainly mirrored Dusty Springfield’s look and life except the eating at the Y part.

Like mixing an upper with a downer, these great ladies gave us the speedball that is drag.

Behind every great drag queen is a great woman- female entertainers who inspired them to be the outrageous drag queen we all love.

Many queens cite Divine as a key influence on their drag, but the iconic drag queen herself was profoundly inspired by the great Liz Taylor. RuPaul drew inspiration from Diana Ross, and Lady Bunny certainly mirrored Dusty Springfield’s look and life except the eating at the Y part.

Like mixing an upper with a downer, these great ladies gave us the speedball that is drag.

Today drag queen historian and video blogger Jaymes Mansfield, who draws his inspiration from the tragic 60s blond bombshell Jayne Mansfield, joins us to talk about the great women who inspired great drag queens.
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