Wig

Not a fan of this genre but watched the documentary. My wife and one daughter are fans of it. It was interesting to watch but it seem like there was some bias against Rue Paul and the claim from some that all Drag performers were of one sexual preference forced me to research further into the history of drag performers. Glad I did to be honest.

There is a lot more to its history and no doubt many might be of one sexual preference there are some performers that do it just for the fun of it. Plus Rue Paul helped blast the door open to the public about this type of entertainment.

There does seem to be a bit of a culture war going on within the community just looking at the various websites about it. Either way I hope they continue to have fun doing it and know not to take it all too seriously.

Queens with real talent beyond shopping/sourcing/renting/borrowing outfits and serving face. In an Instagram/Kim K/Paris Hilton/Famous with no real talent world, every single one of these ladies turn it. This document is thoughtful and inclusive. My vote for surprise breakout star was Charlene Incarnate, probably because I'm a gulf-coaster, and our scene is dominated by pageant drag. And the herstory is so amazing and critical. I really hope that someone tackles Drag on a ken burns level (think jazz or baseball), but until then, this is one of the best nonfiction works I've seen on the evolution of modern drag. They had to make a choice on what to show in this format and around the rebirth of wigstock. I hope someone in the future does an massive scope docu series from late 1800's drag to Paris is Burning era ballroom to RuPaul's breakout to modern day.

A fun and campy documentary about the drag festival Wigstock and its founder, Lady Bunny. Many appearances by drag icons of NYC.

Drag is everything. Willam was not used enough. Loved all the history. NY was lucky to have these acts.

Loved the parallels between Lady Bunny and Charlene. This doc shows how drag's original focus is still alive and centers those who are continuing to create the type of drag that futhers creativity and activism. It's also really, really pretty.