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Dolly Parton Admits “Sometimes Drag Queens Look More Like Me Than I Do”

51st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Dolly Parton Rainbow Outfit
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I think it’s fun! You know, we usually have boys all dressed like me, and so when I do “Jolene” and I see a bunch of drag queens out there, I start singing [to the tune of the “Jolene” chorus] ‘Drag queen, drag queen, drag queen! Please don’t take my man!’ [Laughing] I have a huge gay following, and I’m proud of them. Sometimes some of them look more like me than I do.””Dolly Parton

– Dolly Parton discussing drag queens coming to her concerts dressed as her, via The New York Times.

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