I'm talking with hairstylist and drag performer Josh Brandon (aka Ivy St. James) about all things drag! We discuss the history of drag, his experience as a performer, and the impacts of the anti-drag legislation passing in Tennessee and across the country.

Follow Josh/Ivy on Instagram! @jivy85

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For more information on the history of drag and the current anti-drag legislation in Tennessee:

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736320026/how-drag-queens-have-sashayed-their-way-through-history

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/28/sasha-velour-drag-not-dangerous-children/

https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-polari-the-curious-after-life-of-the-dead-language-for-gay-men-72599

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161452175/anti-drag-show-bill-tennessee-trans-rights-minor-care-anti-lgbtq-laws

https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0003.pdf