We're Here (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Twin Falls, Idaho - full transcript

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IS THERE ANYONE HERE?

HELLO.

NOT A

WHOLE LOT GOING ON IN THIS TOWN.

NO, THERE



REALLY ISN'T.

NO ONE IS HERE, IT

FEELS LIKE ONE OF BOB'S MEET AND

GREETS.

THERE'S

SOME NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN.

TRYING TO DO MY WILD, WILD WEST

WALK, WHEN YOU WALK LIKE YOUR

NUTS HANGING OUT.

WELL, THEY

ARE, YOU WANNA SEE 'EM?

OH, HI.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.



WE'RE DOING A SHOW.

YEAH, COME OUT.

HELLO.

SHANGELA.

HI.

WELL, COME GIVE US A HUG, GIRL.

COME HERE, YOUR CUTE SELF.

OH.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING

HERE?

WE'RE DOING A

SHOW, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE

OF Y'ALL'S LOCALS THAT WE'RE

PUTTING IN DRAG AND PUTTING ON A

SHOW.

OH, NICE.

HELLO, HOW ARE

Y'ALL?

HI, HOW ARE

YOU?

OH, HERE, TAKE ONE OF THESE.

COME TO THE SHOW, TELL YOUR --

OH, YOU THREW MY FLYER ON THE

GROUND.

IT'S A

FREE SHOW, IT'S ON THURSDAY,

COME SEE US.

OH, WE GOTTA COME

DOWN THAT STAIRCASE, HOLD ON,

DID SOMEBODY SAY YOU WERE

SERVING COFFEE?

DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE BLACK?

OR WITH

EXTRA CREAM?

HEAVY CREAM.

BOOM.

YOU GOTTA

DUCK, YOU GOTTA DUCK.

YES.

YES.

OH, THANK YOU,

SIS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WE ARE IN

THE MAGIC VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY

IN TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.

HOW CAN I DESCRIBE THIS TOWN?

IT'S COUNTRY AS HELL IN

TWIN FALLS, OKAY?

IT'S A VERY CONSERVATIVE AREA,

IT'S -- HAS A VERY HIGH MORMON

POPULATION, WHICH, HISTORICALLY,

IS NOT SUPER OPEN TO THOSE OF US

IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS

SOMETHING ELSE.

ALL RIGHT, MARY.

OH, COME ON, CAMP, HONEY.

I'M HOME.

ME AND THE

GIRLS, WE BRING OUR CAMP

EVERYWHERE WITH US BECAUSE WE

NEED OUR SPACE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE

GO, LEOPARD, THAT'S VERY

LAQUIFA, YES.

WE'RE

DIVAS.

THANK GOD I

BROUGHT THESE.

SO, WE

NEED OUR OWN AREAS, THAT ARE

DRESSED UP FOR US.

MY CROWN,

WHICH I DESERVE.

I LIKE BIG HAIR, I LIKE

COSTUMES.

LITTLE SNACKS.

I LOVE HOLLYWOOD,

IT'S GLAMOROUS, IT'S ELIZABETH

TAYLOR.

OH, I FEEL LIKE

MARY POPPINS TODAY.

IT'S GOT MAKEUP, IT'S GOT

MIRRORS, SPARKLES.

YES.

DRAMA.

LIKE, THIS PLACE IS

FIERCE, AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL

FIERCE.

HONEY,

WE'RE BRINGING DRAG TO PEOPLE OF

TWIN FALLS.

OH, MY GOD.

OH.

ALL IN A GAY'S WORK.

WHERE WE GOING?

WE'RE

GOING TO THE ORPHEUM, THEY DO AN

ANNUAL DRAG SHOW.

SO, WE'RE GONNA WATCH THE

REHEARSAL, THIS IS A

NICE-LOOKING THEATER.

WAIT, WE'RE

MEETING YOUR DAUGHTERS?

YES,

HONEY.

WE SHOULD BE

QUIET SO THEY'RE UNAWARE.

SO, MUCH

TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ACTUALLY

IS A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY OF

DRAG QUEENS IN TWIN FALLS.

I WANNA

TALK TO HER ABOUT STAGE

PRESENCE.

YEAH, I WENT TO

SLEEP TWICE.

IF YOU'RE

GONNA COME OUT, YOU NEED TO

CHANNEL MARIA CALLAS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

THINK ABOUT, LIKE, A FIERCE

OPERA DIVA.

SHE CAN HIT A

NOTE.

THERE ARE

ELEMENTS THERE.

IT'S NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH.

THERE'S

POTENTIAL.

CLUTCH MY

PEARLS.

YOUR BABY IS A

HO, MAMA.

THE POWER OF

CHRIST COMPELLS YOU.

THE POWER OF CHRIST --

I KNOW ALL ABOUT

BEING A BABY DRAG, AND ROUGH

AROUND THE EDGES, OF COURSE, I'M

NOT JUDGING, BUT, I SEE, ROUGH

AROUND THE EDGES.

THERE IS

IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE.

IN THEIR DEFENSE, I WON

"DRAG RACE" WHEN I WAS ROUGH

AROUND THE EDGES.

BITCH, YOU STILL

ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

I WAS GONNA

SAY, ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

I'M, LIKE, THE ONLY CLEAN ONE

HERE.

WATCHING

THESE REHEARSALS, I'M NOT GONNA

LIE, SOME OF THESE QUEENS, I

CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WORD, A

LITTLE CRUNCHY.

THAT WAS

SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT

THERE'S TALENT HERE, I'M HOPING

THAT I CAN HELP MAKE THEM THE

TRUE IMAGE OF THEIR MIND.

SOMETIMES, YOU CAN'T BECOME WHAT

YOU SEE IN YOUR MIND, UNTIL HAVE

THE SKILLS TO MAKE IT.

ARE YOU

CLOSE FRIENDS?

Y'ALL SEE EACH OTHER EVERY DAY?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU ALL SEE EACH

OTHER?

ONCE A WEEK, OR --

NO, I WISH IT WAS

MORE OFTEN THAN THAT.

IT'S MORE LIKE EVERY OTHER

MONTH.

OH, MY

GOD, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS, I

MEAN, I GUESS, IN MY MIND, I SAW

YOU ALL, YOU STARTED PERFORMING,

YOU KNOW, I WAS, LIKE, OH,

THEY'RE ALWAYS HANGING OUT.

LIKE, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DAY,

THEY'RE, LIKE, OH, THE GIRLS SEE

EACH OTHER AGAIN, BUT YOU CAN

GO, LIKE, WEEKS AT A TIME

WITHOUT SEEING ANOTHER GAY

PERSON.

THAT IS INSANE.

OH, EASILY.

YEAH.

MONTHS, YEAH.

WE'RE ALL, LIKE,

SEPARATED, AND WE DON'T, LIKE,

GET TOGETHER.

I WORK

GRAVEYARD, AND THAT RESTRICTS A

LOT OF IT, I JUST DON'T GET OUT

MUCH, LIKE, THIS IS WEIRD TO BE

OUT IN THE DAYLIGHT WITH THE DAY

WALKERS, LIKE, I'M JUST THE

LITTLE GLAMOUR GHOUL THAT STAYS

IN MY CAVERN.

BUT YET

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE A

QUEEN.

SO, IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE

COMMUNITY WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY,

I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU

THREE TO CREATE, LIKE, A FIERCE

DRAG SHOW.

IN HELPING YOU PUT TOGETHER A

FIERCE, PHENOMENAL, FUCKING,

SUPER DIVA GROUP.

AND I WANNA KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE ON

BOARD WITH THAT?

YEAH.

100%.

MISS

AMELIA?

OF COURSE.

I'M

HOPING THAT THIS IS AN

OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BOND

TOGETHER, TO BE ON THIS PUBLIC

STAGE, IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS,

AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE A

POWERFUL GROUP OF QUEERS SEND A

POWERFUL MESSAGE OUT INTO THE

TOWN OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.

YOU KNOW, I WASN'T

ALWAYS A GREAT PERSON.

I'M STILL NOT A GREAT PERSON,

BUT I'M -- I'M TRYING TO DO A

LOT BETTER.

I REMEMBER THERE BEING A COUPLE

OF, OF GAY INDIVIDUALS IN

HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THEY WEREN'T

REALLY OUT ABOUT IT BECAUSE, YOU

KNOW, THAT'S JUST ASKING TO GET

BEAT UP.

I WAS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE

THAT KIND OF THREW AROUND

THOSE SLURS, BUT THAT WAS KIND

OF, MY VIEW, THAT WAS GROWING

UP.

IT WAS, THEY'RE BAD PEOPLE,

THEY'RE NOT GOOD PEOPLE, YOU

KNOW, GOOD PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HUH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

AFTER GROWING UP AND

LOOKING BACK ON IT, YEAH, I

DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THAT.

OH, THE LOG

TAVERN.

OH, THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.

IT'S LIKE HOME, I HOPE THEY'RE

READY.

OH, HI.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO MEET YOU,

CLIFTON.

OH, CAN I SIT WITH YOU GUYS?

ABSOLUTELY.

COME ON, PLEASE.

IS THAT ICE IN

YOUR BEER?

YES.

MAMA, YOU ARE

A TRUE SOUTHERN LADY.

ARE WE IN THE SOUTH?

WHERE ARE WE?

NO.

WE'RE HERE RIGHT

NOW.

THIS IS VERY

SOUTHERN THOUGH, LIKE, I COME

FROM EAST TENNESSEE, SO, LIKE,

SUPER EAST TENNESSEE, LIKE,

WHERE DOLLY PARTON'S FROM.

I'M CURIOUS, WHY DO YOU WANNA

GET IN DRAG?

LIKE, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO

YOU, HONESTLY?

ALL RIGHT.

GROWING UP, THE WAY THAT WE WERE

ALL RAISED, BEING GAY, THAT WAS

JUST SHUNNED.

YOU DON'T SPEND YOUR TIME

HANGING OUT WITH THEM AND, AND

THEY'RE ALL ON THE WRONG PATH

AND WHATNOT.

AND THEN, ONCE GETTING INTO TWIN

AND HAVING A FEW FRIENDS, YOU

KNOW, ENDED UP BEING GAY AND

THEY'RE JUST, LIKE, GREAT

PEOPLE, ALL THE WAY ROUND.

THEY'RE NOT BAD PEOPLE.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST

THINGS, SO, NOW, I DON'T KNOW,

I'M KIND OF LIVING, LIKE, A

NO-HOLDS-BARRED, KIND OF, LIKE,

SOMETHING GETS PRESENTED TO ME,

IF I HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS

WHATSOEVER, THEN I FEEL AS

THOUGH I SHOULD JUST MEET THOSE

HEAD ON.

YEAH.

AND THIS IS YOUR BOYFRIEND,

RIGHT?

THIS IS MY MAN.

HOW DO YOU

FEEL ABOUT HIM DOING DRAG?

DUDE, I'M SO EXCITED.

YEAH?

AS LONG AS YOU KEEP HIS CHEST

HAIR TO, LIKE, RIGHT HERE.

YOU CAN BRING IT DOWN.

OH.

I WILL ACTUALLY MAKE A DEAL.

IF YOU LET ME SHAVE HIS BEARD,

HE CAN KEEP ALL HIS CHEST HAIR.

HE CAN SHAVE HIS BEARD.

BUT I WANNA

SEE ALL THAT FACE, 'CAUSE WE'RE

GONNA MAKE HIM A WOMAN.

I AM GONNA STEAL YOU.

I JUST WANT TO CHAT A LITTLE

BIT.

NO, HOLD ON.

RIGHT NOW YOU ARE STILL THE MAN.

SO I AM GOING TO LET YOU HOLD

THE DOOR FOR YOUR MOTHER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA SEE WHAT YOUR IMPRESSION

OF A RUNWAY WALK, AS A

DRAG QUEEN.

GIVE ME YOUR BEST WOMAN WALK.

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT

TITTIES ON.

OH, OKAY, SHE'S GIVING ME A

LITTLE PIECE.

OH, A LITTLE MORE, OH, ANOTHER

PIECE.

OKAY.

SHE IS DEFINITELY A MAN.

YOU GUYS, SHE IS A MAN.

GIVE ME YOUR BUTCH QUEEN

REALNESS, YOUR BUTCH QUEEN.

THAT WAS WAY TOO DUDE, GIRL, YOU

GOTTA LET IT GO.

AH, WAY TOO DUDE.

SHAKE THE BOY

OUT.

I WANT YOU TO REALLY TURN INTO A

WHOLE 'NOTHER PERSON THAT YOU

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WAS IN THERE.

I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS

EXPERIENCE AS SOMETHING THAT'S

FUN, WHICH I THINK YOU WILL,

BUT ALSO BE OPEN-MINDED,

BECAUSE THERE'S A CHARACTER

THAT'S GONNA COME OUT.

THERE'S GONNA BE THIS FEMALE

PART OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST ALLOW IT

TO COME OUT, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S TOTALLY FINE.

WHAT ARE YOU

NERVOUS ABOUT ANYTHING?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WHAT ABOUT

TUCKING?

YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS ABOUT THAT?

WELL, YEAH,

OBVIOUSLY, I GOTTA DO IT.

YOU'RE GONNA

DO IT.

OBVIOUSLY.

OKAY, COOL.

BUT THERE AIN'T NO

TAPE INVOLVED RIGHT?

OH, NO,

THERE'S DUCT TAPE INVOLVED.

KIDDING?

NOT FOR THAT SPECIFIC --

FOR YOUR

PENIS, YES.

DUCT TAPE.

ABSOLUTELY.

ON THE PECKER?

YES.

SO.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

FOR A CISGENDER, STRAIGHT MALE,

THERE'S FEAR, WHICH HAPPENS VERY

NATURALLY, THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA

THINK HE'S, LIKE, "OH, HE'S

BI-CURIOUS."

YOU KNOW, OR "IT'S TESTING HIS

MASCULINITY."

WHICH TODAY, I GOT TO SEE A

LITTLE BIT OF THAT NERVOUSNESS

AND FEAR, OF MAYBE SHOWING A

MORE FEMININE SIDE, AND I THINK

THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUSH

ALL THE WAY THAT DIRECTION THAT

HE'S NERVOUS AND AFRAID TO GO

TO.

FAIR ENOUGH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

IT WAS SO GOOD

MEETING YOU.

OH, FIERCE,

HEY, SIS.

GOOD MORNING.

OH, MY

GOODNESS, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WAS

EVER GONNA MAKE IT.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

GOOD MORNING, SIR,

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

GOOD, AWESOME.

WE'RE JUST VISITING IN TOWN.

WE'RE HAVING, LIKE, A HUGE

DRAG SHOW.

SO IT'S GONNA BE TONS OF

DIFFERENT ACTS, LOTS OF FUN, AND

MAYBE EVEN SOME BALLOONS AND

CONFETTI.

I'M RUNNING

AROUND 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING A

SHOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE

INTERESTED.

I THINK I'VE GOT A...

OTHER PLANS?

FOOTBALL PLANS.

OH, FOOTBALL

PLANS.

BASICALLY,

WE'RE DOING THIS SHOW, ARE Y'ALL

GONNA COME?

I'M SORRY, WE'RE BUSY.

WHY, WHAT YOU

DOING?

MAY I LEAVE A FLYER WITH YOU, AT

LEAST?

FOR OUR EVENT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK AT IT?

NO?

PUT IT OUT THERE.

OKAY, ALL

RIGHT, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE

WINDOW.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, GOOD

LUCK.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF GAYS WORK

FOR ME IN MY BUSINESS.

OH, REALLY, WHAT

KIND OF BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE?

I HAD A COFFEE SHOP.

OH, COOL, WELL, YOU

KNOW, GAYS LOVE COFFEE.

NOW, I

HEARD THAT Y'ALL, Y'ALL HEARD

ABOUT THE LADY WALKING ROUND

WITH THE WHIP.

OH, WE SAW.

IN FACT, I WAS HAVING LUNCH IN

DUNCAN'S ON THE CORNER AND

EVERYBODY'S, "WHAT THE HELL?"

SHE BAM, BAM.

CAN I

TELL YOU A SECRET?

THAT WAS ME.

OKAY.

IF IT'S NOT BULL RIDING OR,

OR, IT'S NOT WESTERNS, WE

USUALLY DON'T SEE IT.

OH, REALLY?

WELL, WE DID A WHOLE LIKE

WESTERN THEME WITH OUR COSTUMES.

I WORE DENIM

YESTERDAY.

I AM COMING.

YOU ARE?

YEAH, MY DAUGHTER WILL COME

WITH ME.

ARE Y'ALL

COMING, TOO?

HE PROBABLY WON'T.

WHY NOT?

IT'S NOT YOUR THING?

NO, NOT REALLY.

YOU SHOULD DRESS HIM UP.

YEAH, YOU WANT

ME TO DRESS YOU UP?

NO.

OH, MY GOD.

WHY NOT?

I GOT A PERFECT PERIWINKLE THAT

WILL BE LOVELY ON THOSE.

GIVE ME A SNAP, SNAP, SNAP.

YEAH.

I LIVE.

I GREW UP IN A

WHITE, MIDDLE CLASS, LDS FAMILY,

AND HERE IN TWIN FALLS, THAT'S,

LIKE, THE DREAM.

TESTOSTERONE IS LIKE THE THING

THAT'S HELPING ME BE ME, BUT I

AM SO SCARED OF NEEDLES.

EVER SINCE I WAS 11, I HATED MY

BREASTS.

I HAD THESE HORRIBLE THOUGHTS,

LIKE, IF I START TO CUT THEM OFF

BY MYSELF, SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE

TO FINISH IT, RIGHT?

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT

I WANTED MY WHOLE LIFE, AND IT'S

INTERESTING HOW I FINALLY GET

TO, GET TO SEE THE PERSON THAT I

ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GROW

UP TO BE.

THIS WAS NOT A WANT, THIS WAS A

NEED.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE,

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD

DEAL WITH THESE THESE SCARS.

BUT, TO ME, THIS IS JUST, WELL,

THIS JUST REMINDS ME THAT MY

HAPPINESS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN

WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT IT TO BE.

I WANTED THESE SCARS.

HELLO.

OH, MY GOD.

HEY.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD.

OKAY, YOU MUST BE

BRANDON.

YES.

HI, I'M SHANGELA.

IT IS SO NICE TO

MEET YOU.

HI.

YOU MUST BE THE

GORGEOUS MIKAYLA?

YES.

IT'S SO GREAT TO MEET YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU SO

MUCH.

IT'S NICE TO MEET Y'ALL, TOO.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN YOUR

HOME.

AND I'M EXCITED TO MEET Y'ALL.

HOW DID THE TWO OF

YOU MEET?

WE MET IN HIGH

SCHOOL.

I WALKED THROUGH THE BAND ROOM

DOORS, AND SHE WAS PROBABLY

JUST RIGHT ACROSS FROM ME, AT

THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

WHEN I SAW HER, I FELT LIKE I

ALREADY KNEW HER, BUT I'D NEVER

MET HER BEFORE.

SO, YOU'RE COMING

THROUGH THE BAND ROOM, THIS IS

LIKE A ROM-COM, LIKE, I'M LIVING

FOR THIS MOMENT.

YOU'RE THERE WITH LIKE A

VIOLIN, OR A PERCUSSION PIECE,

AND YOU'RE COMING THROUGH WITH

DRUMSTICKS.

BUT, OKAY, SO, YOU GUYS MET, AND

THEN, DID YOU START DATING AT

THAT TIME?

OR?

NO, ACTUALLY, WE

GREW UP IN THE MORMON COMMUNITY,

THE LDS COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE WERE STILL IN THE

CHURCH, TWO WOMEN, BECAUSE I HAD

NOT TRANSITIONED YET, TWO GIRLS

DATING WAS LIKE A HUGE NO.

I WAS REALLY

TERRIFIED TO TELL MY PARENTS,

'CAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS

GOING TO DISOWN ME, BECAUSE MY

WHOLE LIFE, THEY KIND OF RAISED

ME VERY STRICT IN THE CHURCH.

SO, I WAS KIND OF PUTTING THAT

OFF UNTIL WE WERE ENGAGED.

AND I, YEAH, I DROPPED A

BOMBSHELL ON MY PARENTS,

BASICALLY TELLING THEM I LEFT

THE CHURCH, I'M GETTING MARRIED

TO BRANDON, BY THE WAY, HE'S

BRANDON.

WHEN OUR FAMILIES

FINALLY DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED

TO BE INVOLVED, WHEN WE WERE

PLANNING THE WEDDING, THERE WERE

SO MANY THINGS THAT WERE JUST

LIKE, NO, NO, NO, YOU CAN'T DO

THIS, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU

CAN'T INVITE THESE PEOPLE.

ORIGINALLY, WITH MY

PARENTS, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO

COME AT ALL, MOST OF MY FRIENDS,

THEY WEREN'T GONNA COME, AND SO,

IT WAS JUST BASICALLY, LIKE,

WHAT'S THE POINT?

MY DAD DIDN'T WALK ME DOWN THE

AISLE IN ORDER TO, KIND OF, SHOW

THAT THEY STILL HOLD FIRMLY TO

THEIR BELIEFS.

EVEN THOUGH THEY CAME TO OUR

WEDDING, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS

THAT THEY WERE UNHAPPY THE WHOLE

TIME, AND AS MUCH AS I KNOW THAT

THAT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, IT STILL

HURTS THAT WE WERE NOT

CONSIDERED WORTHY OF BEING HAPPY

FOR, THAT IT WAS STILL NOT A

WORTHY LOVE.

TO ME, LIKE, I HEAR

YOU SAYING THAT, AND I'M NOT

MARRIED, BUT I'M SURE THAT WOULD

HURT MY FEELINGS.

THAT IS THE SMALL TOWN, KIND OF,

LIKE, EVERYBODY'S GONNA KNOW.

EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE TALKING,

SO, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO

TALK.

THAT ALSO PUSHES US DOWN AND

MAKES US FEEL LESS PROUD OF WHO

WE ARE.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE

INVOLVED WITH ME ON PUTTING OUR

DRAG SHOW TOGETHER.

BY THE WAY, I'M A DRAG QUEEN.

WHAT?

YEAH, WHAT?

WHAT?

THAT'S AWESOME.

YEAH.

I WANT TO GIVE THEM KIND OF A

WEDDING EXPERIENCE THAT THEY DID

NOT GET TO HAVE THAT FIRST TIME

AROUND.

I WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE THIS

WAS THEIR SPECIAL DAY.

THAT'S GONNA BE SO

MUCH FUN.

OH, YES, IT IS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR COMING OVER.

IT'S GONNA BE SUPER

FUN, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE

CAN DO SOMETHING SPECIAL, ALL OF

US TOGETHER, FOR REAL.

YEAH, OH, HOW

ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD, GOOD TO

SEE YOU AGAIN.

THIS IS MY

SISTER, BOB.

HI, HOW

ARE YOU?

BOB, HI, SO NICE TO

MEET YOU.

GIVE ME A HUG.

OH, WE'RE

HUGGING.

THIS IS FUN,

WHAT IS THIS?

JUST THROWING A

PARTY.

WHAT ARE WE

GONNA DO?

WHAT DO WE ALL DO?

JUST SIT AROUND AND DRINK?

CLIFTON'S

WORLD IS VERY, LIKE, BACKWARDS,

I THINK.

THE PARTIES AROUND THE BONFIRE,

VERY CAMOUFLAGE, LIKE, THEY GOT

THE DIRTY BOOTS ON.

HE INVITED ME TO THIS PARTY WITH

HIS FAMILY, WHICH IS SUPER OPEN,

YOU KNOW?

IT CAN BE SCARY TO BRING SOMEONE

DIFFERENT INTO YOUR CIRCLE OF

FRIENDS.

HI, EUREKA.

IT'S A PLEASURE.

WHAT'S UP, BOYS?

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT

TWIN FALLS, I DON'T KNOW MUCH

ABOUT Y'ALL.

JUST THE DRINKING, YOU LIKE TO

DRINK?

YEAH, WE LIKE TO DRINK.

SO, WE'RE

DOING A BIG DRAG SHOW ON THE

21ST.

I HAVE A DRAG DAUGHTER, AND

IT'S CLIFTON, YOU KNOW THIS

GUY?

SO THIS GUY IS LETTING ME PUT

HIM UP IN DRAG, Y'ALL.

WE'RE GONNA SHAVE HIS BEARD OFF.

YEAH, I KNOW, SO HE'S GONNA COME

DOWN.

ARE YOU GONNA COME WATCH HIM?

WE'LL THINK ON THAT.

YEAH, THINK ON

IT.

I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I COME FROM THAT TYPE OF

ENVIRONMENT, AND THERE ARE SOME

PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING ON THE

OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM, LIKE,

"WHAT IN THE GAY HELL IS GOING

ON AT THIS PARTY?"

YOU PLAY BEER

PONG?

WILL YOU HELP ME SET IT UP?

I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT, BUT I

WANNA BEAT BOB AT IT.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

IS THIS

MY TURN?

OH.

BITCH, YOUR TURN.

ARGH.

Y'ALL DON'T KNOW HOW TO MESS

WITH ME, MAMA, Y'ALL CAN'T MESS

WITH ME ON THE BEER PONG.

OH, MY GOD, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.

I NEVER WIN AT SPORTS.

LET'S GO MEET

YOUR FRIENDS.

WHO'S THE COOLEST PEOPLE FIRST?

I'M A HUGGER.

I'M A HUGGER, TOO.

WHAT'S UP?

WE'RE HUGGERS AROUND HERE.

LOOK, I LIKE

THAT.

OH, HI.

I LOVE YOUR HAT.

'CAUSE WE'RE BIG AND TALL, OOH,

THAT RIGHT.

YEAH, DAMN RIGHT.

OH, MY GOD, I

FINALLY FOUND A HUSBAND WHEN I'M

IN DRAG.

THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR DRAG

DADDY.

I MEAN, HEY, I BEEN CALLED

"DADDY" ONCE OR TWICE.

OH.

OH, MY GOD.

HI, DADDY.

I'M SO PETITE.

REALLY, AT THE

PARTY, I SAW A MUCH MORE

CONSERVATIVE CLIFTON, AND I

DON'T THINK THAT ALL OF HIS

FRIENDS KNOW THAT HE'S GONNA BE

DOING DRAG, SO I'M CURIOUS TO

SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.

SO, I WANNA

GO, IF YOU'RE INTO IT, I WANNA

GO, LIKE, VERY ROCK STAR, LIKE,

ROCKER CHICK, SHALL WE CALL IT

THAT?

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS SOME

OF THE CLOTHES OPTIONS THAT

WE'RE GOING WITH.

BRAS, WE GOT HIP PADS, WE'RE

GONNA PUT BODY ON YOU, BUT I

ALSO REALLY WANNA DO, LIKE, A

TUCK REVEAL MOMENT, DURING THE

PERFORMANCE.

LIKE YOU HAVE THE SKIRT, BUT

IT'S GONNA BE, LIKE, A RIPAWAY.

YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE IN THIS

LEOTARD, SO, LIKE, YOU WILL

WANNA MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NICE,

TIGHT, FLAT COOCHIE, AND WE

WANNA SHOW THE WORLD YOUR

COOCHIE.

IT'S GONNA BE SEXY.

OH, MAN, I LOOK

REALLY NICE.

YES, YOU DO.

LET'S KEEP IT REAL, OKAY?

I'M GONNA GIVE THEM AN

EXTRAVAGANZA, YOU WOULD THINK

THIS IS GONNA BE THE MACY'S DAY

PARADE, ALL RIGHT?

I'M BRINGING EVERYTHING.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL

COLOR ON YOU.

SHAKE IT A LITTLE BIT, SHAKE IT,

YES, YES.

SHE'S GIVING ME ASHLEY O,

MILEY CYRUS, "BLACK MIRROR"

FISH.

YES.

ARE YOU

GONNA --

YEAH, I THINK SO.

HE'S A LITTLE

RELUCTANT.

WELL, I MEAN, HAIR

GROWS BACK.

DOES IT?

DOES IT?

YEAH, PUSH IT

BACK FOR ME.

PUSH BACK.

YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND, LET'S

SEE IT.

NOT BAD, YOU GOT A FAT PUSSY.

OR PUSWATCHER.

SHE'S GOT A FAT PUSWATCHER, BUT

SHE'S GOT ONE.

I THINK THEY CALL THAT A

MEATY TUCK.

THAT'S A

SANDWICH.

YOU CAN

BE OPEN WITH ME IF YOU'RE

NERVOUS, AND IF YOU'RE --

NO, I'M FINE.

THIS IS, LIKE, OUT OF MY COMFORT

ZONE, 'CAUSE, NORMALLY, I DO,

LIKE, BROADWAY SONGS AND STUFF,

WHICH I CAN REALLY, LIKE, PLAY

WITH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WELL, IT'S ALSO YOU BY

YOURSELF.

YEAH.

RIGHT.

THESE

QUEENS NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND

WORK AS A TEAM.

I REALLY SEE, LIKE, YOU JUST

THE FIERY, SEXY VIBE, IT WOULD

BE, LIKE, A BIG BUBBLE,

BASICALLY.

I LOVE

THIS IDEA OF EACH GIRL

REPRESENTS A ELEMENT.

ONCE IT'S STYLED, IT'S GONNA

BE LIKE A BLOWOUT, RIGHT?

BECAUSE IT'S JUST FLOWING.

SHE LIVES FOR THE WIND.

LIKE WHEN

THE ELEMENTS COME TOGETHER, IT

IS POWER.

OH, MY GOD, I FEEL

LIKE THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE.

COME ON IN, GIRL.

COME ON OVER HERE.

SIT DOWN WITH ME.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, LIKE, THIS

EXPERIENCE, FOR ME, IS JUST AS

MUCH ABOUT YOU AS IT IS ABOUT

BRANDON, TOO.

FOR YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD, YOU

THINK YOUR MOM OR YOUR DAD ARE

GONNA COME TO THE SHOW ON

THURSDAY?

NO.

NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

OKAY, DEFINITELY

NOT.

I'VE ACTUALLY ASKED

THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT,

YEAH --

WHAT WAS THEIR,

KIND OF RESPONSE?

MY MOM'S ACTUALLY

REALLY UPSET I'M DOING DRAG.

SHE WAS LIKE, "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU

WERE THAT KIND OF GAY."

DID SHE --

WELL, ME, TOO.

I GUESS I'M THAT KIND OF GAY,

TOO, GIRL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HER PERCEPTION

OF DRAG IS?

I THINK SHE THINKS

THAT A LOT OF, NOT JUST

DRAG QUEENS, BUT THE LGBTQ

COMMUNITY ARE SEXUALLY

PROMISCUOUS INDIVIDUALS.

SHE THINK WE HOES.

YEAH.

WELL, TRUTH BE

TOLD, THERE ARE SOME HOES IN

DRAG.

BUT NOT EVERYONE.

YEAH, AND THERE'S

NOTHING WRONG THAT, ANYWAY.

YEAH, OKAY, GIRL,

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT, I

UNDERSTAND.

SHE'S SO EMBEDDED IN

THAT STEREOTYPE.

SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT I

MAY BE PORTRAYING THAT I AM A

HO, BASICALLY.

RIGHT, YEAH, I

HEAR YOU.

I TOTALLY GET WHAT MAMA MAY BE

FEELING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

IT'S A SPECTRUM, YOU KNOW?

THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF

DRAG, AND IT'S WHAT YOU WANNA

CONVEY IN THAT MOMENT, AND WHAT

WE'RE GONNA DO, TOGETHER, YOU,

ME, AND BRANDON, IS WE'RE GONNA

DO SOMETHING POWERFUL.

HOPEFULLY, IF SHE DOES GET TO

SEE THIS, IF YOUR DAD WERE TO

SEE THIS, IT WOULD BE LIKE,

"OKAY, WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT I

THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE."

YEAH.

YEAH?

I THINK, BECAUSE OF

THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD, AND

KNOWING THE MOTIVATIONS MY

PARENTS HAD TO RAISE ME THE WAY

THAT I WAS, THEY DID, I KNOW IT

SOUNDS SILLY, BUT THEY DID IT

OUT OF LOVE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE

THAT I COULD GET BACK TO HEAVEN

WITH THEM AND LIVE WITH THEM

FOREVER.

YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE AREN'T

EVIL PEOPLE.

RIGHT.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DEMONIZE

THEM, TOO.

THE ONLY WAY TO SPREAD LOVE IS

TO TRULY JUST GIVE LOVE.

AND MAYBE IF THEY SEE HOW HAPPY

YOU ARE, OVER TIME, IT MAY MAKE

THEM RETHINK, AND GUESS WHAT,

IT MIGHT NOT.

BUT YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT WHO

YOU ARE TODAY, HONEY, YOU CAN'T

LIVE FOR NOBODY BUT YOURSELF,

OKAY?

GIVE ME A HUG.

TWIN FALLS IS

SUCH A STRANGE PLACE.

IT'S A MIXTURE OF FEMMEPHOBIA,

FATPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, WHATEVER

HAVE YOU, THE FACTORY WORKERS

LIKE ME GO TO WORK AND THEN GO

HOME.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY

FEMININE.

I'M BIG, I'M TALL, I'M

INTIMIDATING.

EVERYTHING ABOUT ME, AT ONE

POINT OR ANOTHER, HAS BEEN USED

AGAINST ME.

THE VOICE IN MY HEAD THAT TELLS

ME THAT I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND

THAT I NEVER WILL BE GOOD

ENOUGH, THAT'S MY MOTHER'S

VOICE.

I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN

INTERESTED IN PUTTING A LABEL, I

JUST SAY, "NOT STRAIGHT."

IT JUST FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE,

NOT HAVING TO PUT A LABEL ON IT,

FOR ME.

ESPECIALLY HERE IN TWIN FALLS,

LIKE, BISEXUAL, THEY'RE, LIKE,

"OH, IT DOESN'T EXIST," BECAUSE

THEY'RE STILL GETTING USED TO

LIKE, GAY.

I DON'T REALLY GO OUT ACTIVELY

TO HANG OUT WITH LGBT

INDIVIDUALS.

I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE LGBT

MEMBERS HERE IN TWIN KIND OF

NEED THAT, THEY KIND OF NEED

THOSE PEOPLE TO LET THEM KNOW

THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S OKAY,

AND THAT THEY BELONG, AND THAT

THEY CAN HAVE FRIENDS, AND THEY

CAN MAKE THEIR OWN FAMILY.

I DON'T NEED THAT.

I FEEL A SENSE OF

SELF DOUBT AND DEPRESSION,

SOMETIMES EVEN SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

RUN THROUGH MY HEAD.

I THINK WE ALL GO THROUGH THAT,

THOUGH, BEING DIFFERENT, UNIQUE

PERSON THAT YOU ARE.

WE ALL GO THROUGH THAT STRUGGLE

OF LIFE.

THERE'S ALWAYS, KIND OF, A

LONELY SENSE OF BEING IN ME.

IT'S HARD, SOME DAYS, TO KNOW

YOU'RE LOVED.

I JUST, PERSONALLY, STRUGGLE

WITH HAVING THAT HELP.

HOW LONG

IS THE RIDE?

WE'RE ABOUT 35

MINUTES AWAY.

SO, WHO

DO YOU LIVE WITH?

I LIVE WITH MY

GRANDFATHER, LARRY.

MY GRANDPA'S JUST MY BIGGEST

SUPPORTER, REALLY, LIKE, IN DRAG

AND OUT OF DRAG.

HE'S VERY LOVING AND CARING TO

EVERYONE.

HE DOESN'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

HOW LONG

HAVE YOU LIVED TOGETHER?

FOR, ON AND OFF,

SINCE I WAS 17.

OH, WORK.

I'VE MOVED A

COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT, THEN CAME

BACK TO HELP GRANDPA.

OH,

THAT'S SWEET.

SO, THIS IS HOME,

AND THIS IS MY GRANDPA.

OH, HI.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

JUST CALL ME

"GRANDPA."

GRANDPA.

NICE TO MEET YOU, GRANDPA.

HAVE A SEAT.

SO,

GRANDPA, DO YOU EVER COME TO ANY

OF THE SHOWS?

YES.

AND THEN, HE ALSO

WENT TO THE PRIDE FESTIVAL FOR

THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH.

OH, HOW

WAS THAT?

IT WAS GOOD, I LIKED

IT.

SO, YOU

GET READY HERE?

YEAH, I GET READY

HERE.

I COME OUT FROM THERE, AND WALK

AROUND, AND JUST ASK HIM IF I

LOOK ALL RIGHT, AND IF IT'S

GONNA LOOK GOOD ON STAGE AND

STUFF.

I LOVE

THAT.

SO, YOU'RE, LIKE, THE FINAL PASS

IS, YOU'RE, LIKE, GOOD OR

NO GOOD.

ESPECIALLY WITH ON

HIS WIGS.

WELL,

GRANDPA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF

SOME OF THESE SCANDALOUS

OUTFITS?

THAT'S HIM.

THAT'S HIS THING, AND HE CAN

DO IT.

GRANDPA,

WE ARE GOING TO, LIKE, TAKE

LUCID DREAMS, AND SHE'S GONNA BE

THE ULTIMATE DREAM.

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO

MAKE IT OUT TO SEE?

OH, YOU CAN'T KEEP

ME AWAY FROM THAT.

WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO, I'M ALL

FOR IT.

THAT'S

AMAZING.

IF I DIDN'T HAVE

THAT SUPPORT, I WOULD BE IN A

VERY DARK PLACE WITH MY LIFE.

AND I DON'T EVEN THINK I WOULD

BE DOING WHAT I'M DOING WITH THE

WHOLE DRAG THING, EITHER.

MY CHILDHOOD, IT WASN'T THE

GREATEST, LIKE, MY MOM LEFT ME

WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD.

FOR MY DAD, PERSONALLY, IT WAS A

STRUGGLE COMING OUT WITH HIM.

THANKFULLY, MY GRANDPA AND MY

CONNECTION'S JUST UNIQUE AND

LOVING, AND WE'RE JUST A PART OF

ONE ANOTHER.

WHAT MADE

YOU MOVE HERE WITH LARRY?

JUST 'CAUSE

GRANDPA'S NEEDED HELP, LIKE, HE

WAS GOING THROUGH PROSTATE

CANCER.

AND THEN, LAST

YEAR, I HAD A HEART ATTACK.

OH, MY

GOODNESS.

IT'S OKAY, GRANDPA.

IT'S

OKAY, IT'S OKAY.

I'M GONNA COME OVER TO YOU.

THAT'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH.

BUT I'D HAVE BEEN

LOST WITHOUT MIKE.

OH, I

DON'T HAVE ANY GRANDPARENTS.

ALL MY GRANDPARENTS HAVE PASSED

AWAY.

WELL, YOU HAVE

ONE NOW.

THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY

CALLS ME "GRANDPA."

I INSIST ON IT.

SO IT IS

NICE TO SEE LIKE, LUCID AND

LARRY IN THESE MOMENTS TOGETHER.

AND SPENDING THIS TIME TOGETHER,

BECAUSE, JUST, NOT EVERYONE HAS

THAT.

EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE THAT.

BUT I THINK LUCID IS LONELY.

LIKE, LUCID WANTS FRIENDS.

WE CRAVE HUMAN INTERACTION, AND

NOT JUST FROM WORK AND FAMILY,

BUT FROM YOUR PEERS AND FROM

PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO, I THINK THAT MAYBE LUCID CAN

WORK MORE ON CONNECTING TO HER

CASTMATES.

MORE THAN

ANYTHING, THIS IS A REALLY

FIERCE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A

REALLY BIG, STRONG QUEER

PRESENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

LIKE, WE'RE ACTING LIKE IT'S

FUCKING PRIDE.

FOR THE

OPENING, I WANT YOU TO REALLY,

LIKE, FEMINIZE IT AS MUCH AS YOU

CAN, 'CAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO

LIKE, NOTICEABLY SEE THE

DIFFERENCE IN THIS MANLY MAN

THAT THEY KNOW AND THE GORGEOUS

WOMAN THAT'S ABOUT TO WALK OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE

WEDDING DAY, WE TALKED ABOUT

THAT YOU GUYS WISHED THAT IT

COULD BE A LITTLE MORE.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU MORE.

OKAY.

IT WILL BE A

REFLECTION OF WHAT LOVE LOOKS

LIKE, LOVE BEYOND BOUNDARIES,

OKAY?

BUT IT WON'T LOOK LIKE THAT IF

WE FUCK IT UP.

OKAY?

GIVE A LITTLE

BOUNCE.

NOW, GIVE A LITTLE TWIST TO THE

ARM, JUST ONE.

A LIGHT TWIST.

A LIGHT TWIST?

LIKE THIS.

JUST ONE ARM?

JUST SO YOU GUYS

CAN GET THE WORDS, EVEN IF YOU

DON'T KNOW THEM EXACTLY, SAY

THEM OUT LOUD.

JUST LIKE IN "GYPSY,"

"SING OUT, LOUISE."

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN "GYPSY?"

WHAT KIND OF QUEER PEOPLE ARE

YOU?

WE'RE

GONNA WORK ON INDIVIDUAL STUFF,

BUT I NEED YOU TO VARY UP YOUR

MOVES.

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT

OF ANYTHING YET.

I'M STILL, LIKE, THINKING OF

MOVES.

IT'S,

OKAY, I'M JUST SAYING.

HOLD THE

MARSHMALLOW, THIS FEMINIZES A

MANLY HAND.

OKAY.

AND YOU LEAD

WITH THAT MIDDLE FINGER.

SURE, I GOT IT.

YEAH, THERE

YOU GO, BUT DON'T GET TOO

WITCHY.

WE DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK LIKE

YOU'RE CASTING SPELLS.

YOU SEEM

TO ALREADY KNOW ALL THE WORDS,

WHICH IS AMAZING.

I'VE BEEN

LISTENING TO IT NONSTOP SINCE I

GOT IT.

THANK

YOU.

OH, MY GOD.

I MEMORIZED THE FIRST

LYRICS, AND THEN, THAT WAS IT.

NOW, I AM

GONNA BE OPEN AND HONEST WITH

YOU ALL, I AM A NERVOUS IF YOU

TWO ARE GONNA LEARN THESE

LYRICS.

OH, YEAH,

I KNOW.

I STARTED LISTENING TO 'EM

'CAUSE I GOT 'EM LAST NIGHT.

WORK,

ALL RIGHT.

SO, I'VE BEEN LIKE --

THAT'S THE SAME

WITH ME.

I JUST BARELY GOT 'EM YESTERDAY,

SO --

SO DID I.

OH, I

KNOW HE KNOWS ALL THE WORDS.

THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION, WE'RE

NOT COMPETING.

YOU GUYS ARE

JUST YOUNG, IT'S FINE.

BUT I

WILL SAY THIS.

I'M AS OLD AS

YOU, BITCH.

IF A

GIRL DOES NOT KNOW HER LYRICS,

THE AUDIENCE IS, LIKE, HMMM,

HMMM.

BRANDON, YOU'RE,

LIKE, STRONG, SO COMMAND THE

STAGE WHEN YOU'RE MOVING.

WHEN I WATCH DRAG KINGS PERFORM,

THEY'RE, LIKE, YO.

I'M IN YOUR FACE, I GOT THE

ATTENTION HERE.

GIVE IT TO THEM.

IT'S ME, BRANDON, ROAR.

ROAR.

ROAR.

YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S WHAT I NEED YOU TO TAKE

THAT RIGHT ONTO THE STAGE.

IF YOU FEEL

SASSY, AND YOU WANNA BOUNCE,

BOUNCE.

JUST DON'T DO IT WITH, LIKE,

CLIFTON BOUNCE, YOU KNOW?

THIS, IT'S YOUR, LIKE, HOE DOWN

BOUNCE.

I'M NOT JUDGING, BUT YOU DID NOT

LOOK VERY FEMININE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU DO

THIS WHOLE PART, THEN, WHEN YOU

GO HERE, YOU DO, HOW'S YOURS

START?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

AND REMEMBER

TO LEAD WITH THOSE MIDDLE

FINGERS.

OH, WHO IS SHE?

YOU'RE GETTING THERE.

IT'S A BRIDE'S DAY.

AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO FEEL LIKE

YOU'RE GETTING THE SPECIAL DAY

THAT YOU DESERVE.

THAT'S ALL I EVER

WANTED FOR OUR WEDDING, WAS

EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE TO LOVE

US AND LOVE THAT WE WERE GETTING

MARRIED, AND SO IT'S -- IT'S

REALLY AWESOME.

THIS IS A MOMENT

FOR Y'ALL, AND I KNOW THAT, ON

THE DAY, THAT YOUR DAD DIDN'T

GET TO WALK YOU DOWN THE AISLE

AND, I MEAN, I KNOW THEY

PROBABLY WON'T CHANGE THEIR MIND

ABOUT COMING, BUT, IF NOT, I

WILL WALK YOU DOWN THE AISLE.

ALL RIGHT?

OUR DEAR HEAVENLY

FATHER, WE THANK THEE FOR THIS

DAY.

WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN ALL BE

HERE TOGETHER.

WHEN I MEET

BRANDON'S FAMILY, IT'S ALMOST,

LIKE, GOING HOME TO MY FAMILY.

THERE'S AN INTERESTING ENERGY IN

THE HOUSE, RIGHT?

IT'S, LIKE, EVERYTHING'S GREAT

HERE, BUT NOTHING'S PERFECT IN

ANY OF OUR HOUSES.

I DON'T SEE A HUGE

AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY IN THIS

CITY.

GROWING UP, COMING OUT AS A

QUEER PERSON IN A SMALL

COMMUNITY, THAT CAN MAKE, LIKE,

SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S ELEMENTARY,

OR MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR

HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE, SUPER

DIFFICULT.

LIKE, WHAT WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE LIKE?

MY HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE WAS AWESOME.

IT WASN'T UNTIL I WENT TO

COLLEGE THAT I FINALLY HAD TO

FACE THAT HOLE THAT I HAD, AND I

WAS LIKE, "WOW, THERE'S THAT

THING THAT I FELT WHEN I WAS

YOUNGER, IT'S BACK," BUT THE

THING IS, IT NEVER LEFT.

SO --

YOU WERE JUST

PREOCCUPYING YOURSELF WITH OTHER

THINGS SO IT DIDN'T FEEL.

MOM, DID YOU EVER GET, LIKE, YOU

KNOW, WHEN BRANDON WENT AWAY FOR

COLLEGE, DID YOU EVER TALK TO

HIM ON THE PHONE, AND YOU COULD

LIKE, FEEL THAT SOMETHING WAS

GOING ON?

BOTH OF US KNEW THAT

THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A

LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE THERE,

BUT WE WERE ALSO CONFIDENT THAT

HE WOULD BE OKAY.

WHEN I CAME OUT, MY

FAMILY DIDN'T REACT VERY WELL.

THERE WAS A LOT OF HURT THINGS

THAT WERE SAID.

I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING

DIFFERENT, A LITTLE BIT MORE ON

THE SIDE OF LOVE, AND MY FAMILY

REACTED IN FEAR.

TO BE HONEST, IT

WASN'T EASY, LIKE, FINDING OUT,

I GUESS, ABOUT EVERYTHING, IT

WASN'T EASY, AND, I MEAN, IT

STILL TAKES TIME.

IT'S HARD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE

WAY WE GREW UP IS VERY SET IN

STONE, LIKE, BLACK AND WHITE,

AND SO, I DON'T AGREE WITH YOUR

CHOICES OR WHATEVER YOU WANNA

SAY, BUT, I DO ACCEPT THAT YOU

ARE DOING WHAT YOU GUYS KNOW TO

MAKE YOURSELVES HAPPY, YOU KNOW?

THIS FAMILY IS

STRUGGLING WITH THEIR OWN

BELIEFS, THEIR OWN VALUE SYSTEM,

HOW THEY WERE RAISED, AND NOW,

BEING CONFRONTED WITH THIS ISSUE

AND HAVING TO CHANGE, BUT, GUESS

WHAT, YOU'VE GOTTA CHANGE.

WILL WE SEE BRANDON'S FAMILY AT

THE SHOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WOULD BE AMAZING FOR THEM TO

BE THERE BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW

THAT THEY WERE TRYING, THAT

THEY'RE MAKING SOME TYPE OF AN

EFFORT.

I THINK THAT WOULD MEAN THE

MOON, THE WORLD, AND THE STARS.

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMING, BUT

I KNOW ONE THING, I KNOW I'M

GONNA BE THERE, AND MORE OF THE

COMMUNITY WILL ALSO COME, SO

THAT EVEN IF THEIR FAMILIES

AREN'T THERE, THEY KNOW THAT

SOMEBODY IS STANDING IN THEIR

CORNER.

LET'S BE HONEST, HOW GOOD DOES

IT FEEL WHEN YOUR MAMA SHOWS UP

FOR YOU?

IT'S GAME DAY.

IT'S GAME DAY.

IT'S GAME DAY.

HELLO, GLITTER

BEARD.

KEEP TURNING, KEEP TURNING.

GOOD TO GO?

I WANT BRANDON AND MIKAYLA TO

WALK AWAY FROM THIS PERFORMANCE

FEELING MORE CONFIDENT IN WHO

THEY ARE.

CAN WE ADD MORE?

THE SMALLER GLITTER NOW, OKAY?

LET ME

TELL YOU, WHENEVER PEOPLE

INSINUATE THAT I DON'T LOOK

GOOD, I'M, LIKE, "YOU ARE

INSANE.

THIS BITCH STUNS."

IT WOULD

PROBABLY MEAN A LOT FOR A YOUNG

QUEER PERSON TO SEE A SHOW.

LIKE, I'M KIND OF LIKE,

NERVOUS, A LITTLE BIT.

FAILURE'S NOT AN OPTION.

ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT THE BEARD

COMING OFF?

READY?

YEAH, GO FOR IT.

HE'S GONNA

DIE, MAMA'S RIGHT HERE.

OH, MY GOD, OKAY.

TURN YOUR HEAD IN THE MIRROR.

OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THE MIRROR.

OH, MY GOD, WHO ARE YOU?

AND THEN, WHOA.

DRAG IS

LITERALLY ABOUT GOING FROM WHO

YOU ARE TO WHAT YOU CAN BE.

LADIES AND

GENTLEMEN.

MAGIC VALLEY, TWIN FALLS, ARE

YOU READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME?

PLEASE WELCOME MISS BOB THE DRAG

QUEEN.

OH, MY

GOODNESS, DO Y'ALL LIKE MY

OUTFIT?

THANK YOU, A LOCAL MISS BARBARA

MADE THIS SKIRT FOR ME.

CAN WE PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR

BARBARA?

YES.

YES, HONEY.

SO, WE SHOWED UP IN TOWN ABOUT

A WEEK AGO.

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I GOOGLED HOW MANY BLACK PEOPLE

WERE IN TWIN FALLS, AND THEY

SAID, "YOU."

BUT THERE IS A FULL-ON

BLACK COMMUNITY HERE,

A QUEER COMMUNITY HERE,

A TRANS COMMUNITY HERE.

THERE ARE ALLIES HERE.

THOUGH WE MAY BE FEW, WE ARE

PROUD, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE

HERE, OKAY?

SO, ARE WE ALL READY FOR AN

AMAZING SHOW?

GROWING UP, AS FAR

AS THE GAY COMMUNITY WAS

CONCERNED, IT WAS ALWAYS A BAD

THING.

GIVE ME YOUR

HANDS.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, WE'RE GONNA

FUCKING ROCK IT.

YEAH, WE ARE.

WE'RE READY.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF MY YOUNGER SELF --

COULD SEE ME NOW.

HOW DO YOU FEEL BEING IN

DRAG?

SEXY AS FUCK.

TWIN FALLS, ARE

YOU READY FOR SOME MORE DRAG?

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR

EUREKA O'HARA AND

CLEO-PAT-YOUR-ASS.

NOW GIVE IT UP

FOR THE SEXIST MOTHERFUCKER IN

TWIN FALLS, CLEO-PAT-YOUR-ASS.

NOW CLEO, I GOT A QUESTION, WHAT

WAS THIS EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR

YOU?

HOLY SHENANIGANS,

THIS HAS BEEN FREAKIN' AWESOME.

LADIES AND

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A

HETERONORMATIVE MAN, LIVING

RIGHT HERE, WHO SAID, "YOU KNOW?

FUCK IT.

I'M AN ALLY, AND I'M GONNA TAKE

A WALK IN YOUR MOTHERFUCKING

SHOES TONIGHT."

BEING AN OUTCAST,

TO ME, IS, LIKE, SOMEONE WHO

DOESN'T FIT INTO THE FORM OF

WHAT SOCIETY WANTS YOU TO BE.

THIS IS

NORMAL.

THIS IS HOW YOUR DAD DRESSES.

THIS IS HOW GRANDPA DRESSES.

SAME AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, RIGHT,

DON'T STRAY.

YOU WANNA CALL ME A

WOMAN, YOU WANNA CALL ME A MAN,

YOU WANNA CALL ME A FAGGOT, I'M

GONNA CONTINUE TO BE THE LIFE OF

THE PARTY, WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR

APPROVAL.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, YOU

REALLY DO.

THANK YOU.

BELIEVE IT.

BECAUSE YOU DO LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD NOT LIE TO YOU.

AH,

SHENANIGANS.

WE'RE ALL WORKING

ON EACH OTHER AND TRYING TO

BUILD ONE ANOTHER.

PLEASE, GIVE IT UP

FOR THE LOVELY

MISS LAVENDER BEAUCHAMP.

LUCID DREAMS, AMELIA BLAYKE, AND

BOB THE DRAG QUEEN.

HELLO,

TWIN FALLS!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT

TONIGHT TO THIS

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SHOW, THANK

YOU SO MUCH FOR PRODUCTION,

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DRAG

ASPECT OF ALL OF THIS, AND,

ALSO, LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF

APPLAUSE FOR OUR LOCAL DRAG.

MY HEART'S BEEN

BEATING OUT OF MY CHEST.

I HOPE THAT THE PERFORMANCE WILL

LAY THE BASE FOR MY FAMILY TO

REALIZE THAT MY RELATIONSHIP

WITH MIKAYLA IS PERFECT THE WAY

THAT IT IS.

OKAY, WE GOT

MIKAYLA GOING TO MARK RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE READY TO GO.

PLEASE WELCOME,

OUR NEW DRAG QUEEN FORTISSIMA,

AND HER DRAG KING HUSBAND,

CHRIS SINDELL, PRESENTED BY

SHANGELA.

LET'S DO IT,

MIKAYLA, YOU GOT THIS, GIRL.

♪ I'M NOT A STRANGER TO THE

DARK ♪

♪ I HAD A WAY THAT THEY SAY ♪

♪ WE DON'T WANT YOUR BROKEN

HEARTS ♪

♪ I WON'T LET THEM BREAK ME DOWN

TO DUST ♪

♪ I KNOW THERE IS A FOR WE ARE

GLORIOUS ♪

♪ WHEN THE SHARPEST WORDS WANT

TO CUT YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I'M GONNA DROWN THEM OUT ♪

♪ I AM BRAVE, I AM BRUISED ♪

♪ I AM WHO I MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ ANOTHER ROUND OF BULLETS HITS

MY SKIN ♪

♪ WELL FIRE AWAY BECAUSE TODAY I

WILL LET THE SHAME SINK IN ♪

♪ WE ARE BURSTING THROUGH THE

BARRICADES ♪

♪ AND REACHING FOR THE SUN, WE

ARE WARRIORS ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT WE'VE

BECOME ♪

♪ I WON'T LET THEM BREAK ME DOWN

TO DUST ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT THERE'S A PLACE

FOR US ♪

♪ FOR WE ARE GLORIOUS ♪

♪ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ THERE'S NOTHING I'M NOT WORTHY

OF ♪

♪ WHEN THE SHARPEST WORDS WANT

TO CUT ME DOWN ♪

♪ I'M GONNA SEND A FLOOD ♪

♪ GONNA DROWN THEM OUT ♪

♪ THIS IS BRAVE ♪

♪ THIS IS PROOF ♪

♪ THIS IS WHO I MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ I'M GONNA STAND MY GROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS ME ♪

LOOK AT THIS

BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED

UP FOR YOUR WEDDING.

WHAT?

ALL I EVER WANTED

FOR MY WEDDING WAS A BIG CROWD,

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS

COULD BE HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS, RIGHT HERE, IS SHOWING YOU

THAT LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE.

AM I RIGHT?

GIVE ME SOME LOVE.

THANK YOU,

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS POWERFUL.

THANK YOU.

I WAS SO OVERWHELMED WITH

EMOTION BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE

ABLE TO SEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT

EACH OTHER.

THIS GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPE,

SO, THANK YOU, GUYS.

REALLY, THANK YOU.

THERE'S PEOPLE THAT

ARE ROOTING FOR US.

OH, MY GOD, THAT WAS

INCREDIBLE.

THIS, SERIOUSLY, WAS ONE OF THE

MOST POWERFUL PERFORMANCES I'VE

EVER SEEN, LIKE, IT WRECKED ME,

IT HEALED ME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEEDED THIS.

IN ALL

SERIOUSNESS, IF YOU NEED

ANYTHING, REACH OUT.

THAT'S NOT BULLSHIT, IT'S A BIG

FUCKING DEAL.

I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL.

AND I STILL NEED THIS, I FUCKING

NEEDS THIS.

SO, WHEN I SAY DRAG SAVED MY

LIFE, I'M NOT FUCKING AROUND.

IT SAVED MY LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF

I DIDN'T HAVE THIS.

IT MEANS

A LOT TO BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE

LIKE YOU AND TO HAVE THEM

SUPPORT YOU.

ASKING FOR HELP IS HARD, BUT

THE GAG IS WE ALL NEED HELP.

I LOVE YOU,

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I'M GLAD I GOT

TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU.

I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN

ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

AT THE END OF

THE DAY, I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST

LIKE CURIOUS CREATURES.

UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE SOMETHING,

YOU CAN'T REALLY SAY YOU KNOW

100% THIS IS WHO YOU ARE.

SEEING SOMEBODY LIKE CLIFTON,

YOU KNOW, A HETERONORMATIVE

MALE, WILLING TO OPEN UP TO A

COMMUNITY AND SHOW HIS FEMININE

SIDE, IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT'S

GONNA MAKE OTHER GUYS FEEL LIKE

THEY CAN DO IT, TOO.

I DO.

I REALLY DO, THOUGH.

I LOVE YOU, GOD BLESS.

WE WANT TO LEAVE THEM WITH A

THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.

NOW, WE STARTED SOMETHING, AND

WHEN WE ROLL OUT, WE ARE LEAVING

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS

COMMUNITY, WHO WE PARTNERED

WITH, TO GIVE THE ANSWERS.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE

CONFIDENCE TO GO OUT AND SPEAK

ABOUT, THIS IS WHO I AM, AND

YES, I'M A PART OF THIS

COMMUNITY.

HONEY, IT

IS BACK TO NORMAL.

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE.

IT'S BACK TO NORMAL.

OH, ALL OF US.

NO ONE IN

THE STREET.

WHERE DID ALL THOSE PEOPLE GO?

REAL TEAM.

GIRL, GET ME A

CAR, YOU KNOW, MY FEET HURT IN

THESE HEELS.

YOU KNOW, MY FEET HURT IN THESE

HEELS, BITCH.

UBER, UBER.

♪ BABY I AM AMERICA ♪

♪ I'M A STRANGER JUST LIKE YOU

MAMA

BABY I AM AMERICA ♪

♪ I WORK HARD FOR THIS ♪

♪ BABY I AM AMERICA ♪

♪ LET ME MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR ♪

Oh, my goodness.

- Where'd you get a drink from?
- Iced tea.

Let me smell it. Waft it.

Hey, Branson, hey!

That's right, honey.
The wholesome, Christian,

Las Vegas of the Midwest.

We're looking to do
like a drag show here.

Not this place.

Good lord.

Why is it a sin for a guy
to be with a guy?

My grandpa taught me
you have to bottle up

your emotions.

It's hard to have
to suppress who you are.

It's not right.

The thing about drag,

it's like you can conquer
the world.

It makes you want to start
changing things in your life,

so that you can feel that way
again.

Sickening.