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Surprise: Drag Queens Did Not Have The Easiest Childhoods

Sure, being a black Jewish paraplegic who’s prone to seizures probably means you’ve got it rough. But for future drag queens of America, childhood was no picnic either. But as dramatic ladies like Shangela, Coco Peru, Jackie Beat and Lady Bunny explain to Matt Baume’s Stop8.org, life does get better. When you put on heels.

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