![]() ![]() What I liked the most about this series is its insight into drag as an established aspect of modern gay male subculture, featuring all the elaborate costumes and wigs, and the gay bars in cities large and small all over the USA that feature drag shows. AJ tells Ruby Red that she has disguised herself as a boy “because boys have it easier,” but Ruby reassures AJ that it’s OK to be a girl - and she drops the disguise. Gender politics enters briefly in the series, as AJ is, at the outset, dressed as a boy. The series is about a road trip, with Ruby Red traveling to earn money in drag shows in various cities while AJ (sadly alienated from her mother who is an addict and sex worker) hopes Ruby will deliver her to her grandfather in Texas. Learn more about him on Wikipedia.ĪJ and the Queen is a one-season show with 10 episodes it was just announced by Netflix that there will be no second season.ĪJ is a 10-year-old girl runaway, Amber Jasmine, played by an actress named Izzy G., and the queen is Ruby Red (a character much like RuPaul himself). RuPaul Andre Charles, 63, is an African-American gay man (married to another man) best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series, RuPaul’s Drag Race - and he’s won many awards. RuPaul at the 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony in Sacramento, California. While searching on Netflix for something to watch, my partner and I came upon a series starring RuPaul, certainly America’s best-known drag queen. Full disclosure: I have put on women’s dresses a few times myself.įull disclosure: I have put on women’s dresses a few times myself to participate in a party or because a friend coaxed me into it to prove I’m not “up tight.” Back in the 1970s, when bearded men like me wore dresses, it was called “genderfuck.” I also tried my mother’s lipstick once - it tasted bad and that was the end of that.īefore further commenting on drag queens in the news of the day, I want to call your attention to AJ and the Queen, a relevant and entertaining TV show. I’m a gay men with decades of experience in the gay community and a strong feminist consciousness, and I also like to think I have a healthy sense of humor and the ability to avoid stifling dogma. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2023ĭrag queens have recently become the target of right-wing politicians in several Republican-dominated states, and while I’ve never been a drag queen and have seen only a few drag shows, I feel moved to write something on this topic. ![]()
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