NYC drag queen Linda Simpson reflects on the scene that set the stage for RuPaul
Performing Arts
NYC drag queen Linda Simpson reflects on the scene that set the stage for RuPaul
NYC drag queen Linda Simpson reflects on the scene that set the stage for RuPaul
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Linda Simpson performed in and chronicled the drag scene in the ’80s and ’90s, taking some 5,000 photos of performers. She calls Tennessee’s anti-drag legislation “ridiculous.”
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