The '90s were a different time, and these queens were BUSY being legends.
A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!
Acting
Lypsinka's silent film star precision is *chef's kiss*.
Costume
Every sequin, every wig—pure archival gold.
Direction
Kaplan lets queens speak, not explain themselves.
Director
Patti Kaplan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1997, this captures drag before 'RuPaul's Drag Race' commodified it—raw, messy, and deeply local.
John Epperson created Lypsinka in 1988; this film documents her peak before his 2019 retirement from the character.
US
