Drag Queens

The queering of mainstream American culture has no more dramatic exemplar than the drag queen. RuPaul’s Drag Race, which began in 2009 as a competition reality show on the little-watched LGBT-oriented channel Logo, is today a global media and entertainment empire of four spin-off and companion shows in the United States, more than a dozen international versions, a live Las Vegas show, annual conventions in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and $65 million in net worth for its founder, RuPaul Charles. Read Full Article »