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JOY Drive

4 Aug 2024

Chappal Roan: Can a woman be a Drag Queen?

LGBTIQA+ Community, News & Politics, Performing Arts, Popular Culture

Chappal Roan: Can a woman be a Drag Queen?

Chappal Roan is frequently on the JOY playlist and her current hit Good Luck Babe is now on high rotation on commercial radio stations.

Chappel has said that she loves Drag Queens and her performances and appearances have embraced drag.

We often associate drag with cis gay males in a queer bar or club but a cis woman also be a drag queen?

Guest: Jonathan Graffam is a PhD Candidate in Theatre at Monash University.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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