Atlanta.CreativeLoafing.com – By James Kelly
Queen of drag returns to roots and meets Atlanta at the crossroads
There must have been some magic or serendipity in the air in Atlanta during the early 1980s, when some of the most compelling cultural trends emerged to define the era. Long before gentrification began to alter the face of the city’s urban core, Midtown and the surrounding areas thrived with countercultural energy. It was a chance situation that bred significant change in Atlanta’s artistic landscape, and shaped international fame for one person who was right smack-dab in the middle of it all — actor/singer/showboat RuPaul.
The queen of drag finally comes full circle – once a hopeful young gay man looking for acceptance, now a returning heroine – on his trip back to Atlanta for the Out on Film premiere of his first self-written and self-produced feature film, Starrbooty.