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The rest is all drag. We all came into this world naked. —RuPaul I adore the quote. It says so much about adore the quote. It says so much about
the ways in which we, pardon the pun, “Put a face on things.” Over the course of our lives, chance are, you and I are in some form of drag at any given moment. It may not be in a dress and heels, but the things we do certainly have their own “costumes.” Who we are at work, how we present ourselves when with this friend or that one, how we are with our partner, wife, husband or family, in all the aspects and places that make up our varied worlds. In a very real way, it is all drag. The Queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race put
me in mind of all this, because for the first time, we had the chance to interview each of the gals as a
group...All twelve of them! (Yes, I’m exhausted.) They made me laugh, they made me step back and think, but most of all, they made me see them as real people, with lives, loves and a unique story. We see all the parts the Queens play, which of course, is the “drag” of it. What we don’t always get to see is that there is a great deal more going on behind the mask—beautiful as it may be—it’s just a tiny part of who is behind the façade. They all made me consider, how often we tend to judge things by the tiniest bit of exposure we’ve been given access to, before really knowing the whole picture. Along those
lines...As the saying goes,
“The biggest things sometimes come in the tiniest of packages.” Hello, Kristin Chenoweth! I have a soft spot in my heart for
woman. She is such a kind soul, totally ir reverent, completely humble and even though she’s small in stature, the woman can blow the barn doors off and send them to the next county with her stunning voice. Reminding me that stature isn’t everything when it comes to power. Trust me, I know firsthand because I have a mother who measures 4’11” (on a good day). Believe me when I tell you, I’ve never considered her short—I wouldn’t dare. Idol moment! Olivia Newton-John’s in
this woman. She is such a kind soul, totally ir-
the house! It was such a giddy moment for me, having the opportunity to interview this lovely lady. I was a high school music geek, who, when not singing in the choir, playing in the band or taking vocal lessons; during every free moment, I listened to my fast growing LP collection. Saturday Night Fever, ABBA, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow and a host of others, spun regularly on my Scott, direct-drive, quartz lock turntable (Which, I paid for myself, I’ll have you know). Olivia Newton-John made a regular appearance there, asking this burgeoning gay boy if “I had never been mellow?” or if I’d “Let me be there in the morning...” and then later, once I was a little more confident, to get “Physical.” I was in a form of drag at that point in my
life, wearing my mask of fear and deeply hidden in a closet. I’m glad her music and other kind voices were there to help open that
door...To teach me that my drag was just fine.
Joel Martens, Editor in Chief
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