Drag superstars Bob the Drag Queen (thatonequeen), Shangela (itsSHANGELA) and eurekaohara of HBO's 'We're Here' discuss what makes the show an honest and hopeful portrait of queer life across America
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Each person who is paired with one of the queens is there for a reason. There are the straight allies who want to stand in solidarity with their queer friends and family — in heels, no less. There are the queer residents who could benefit from the confidence to live within their communities unburdened. In the case of Twin Falls, there are even local drag queens who lack the supportive social circles of their big-city counterparts.
That's not to say the residents of these locations all rolled out a red carpet for their drag queen visitors. Some of the drama ofcomes from the conflict with the more conservative locals. None of the queens were shocked by the local response to their sudden presence. "I've been a drag queen in public for a while now. We got the reactions I expected, everything from 'Who are these freaks?' to 'You are so fabulous, you make me feel good,' " Bob says.
To capture that presence, showrunner and director Peter LoGreco incorporated a cinematic approach to filming the series. "One thing that appealed to me was bringing drag outside of the studio or theater environment," LoGreco says. "The series then grew out of this idea of drag as this interesting, powerful, entertaining art form that would be a way into these stories about life in rural America.
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