Drag and Ballroom, featuring Lena Waithe and Justin Tranter (Season 1 episode 2)

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June 22, 2020 • 48 mins

Welcome to Entertainment Weekly's Untold Stories: Pride Edition. Over the course of these 4 episodes we'll be talking to some of our favorite queer entertainers about the queer legends, icons and contemporaries who've inspired them. In this episode, category is: drag and ballroom! Writer, actor and producer Lena Waithe pays tribute to the legendary Pepper LaBeija, Out Magazine Digital Director Mikelle Street talks about the incredible history of ballroom and drag in America and pop songwriter Justin Tranter gushes about the iconic Divine. Hosted by entertainment journalist and social curator Tre'vell Anderson. Follow @EW on Twitter, @entertainmentweekly on Instagram and Facebook and go to EW.com/pride for all of Entertainment Weekly's LGBTQ+ coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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