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" I've always been drawn to people who dance to the beat of a different drum; it didn't matter if they were in film or music or fashion. "

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" A regular old drag queen is usually your science teacher who's actually wearing women's panties underneath his slacks. A drag-queen superstar is someone who actually works in clubs and makes a living doing it more than one night a year, or even one night in six months. "

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