Can a Woman Be a Drag Queen?
Chappell Roan performs during the 2024 Kentucky Pride Festival at Waterfront Park on June 15 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Stephen J. Cohen via Getty Images)
Once the preserve of gay men, the drag scene is now filled with female performers, who get mixed reviews.
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Chappell Roan is suddenly famous. Since her breakout song came out earlier this year, the pop star has been called the next big queer pop icon, the new Lady Gaga, and Gen Z’s Madonna. Her costumes are elaborate, her music is danceable, her lyrics are Sapphic, and, perhaps most interestingly, Chappell Roan isn’t a real person. She’s the drag alter ego of…
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