How you get famous: ten years of drag madness in Brooklyn

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Pasulka, Nicole, author

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In the past decade, drag has become a place where edgy, competitive show-offs can find security in callous and overpriced cities, a shot at real money, and a level of recognition queer people rarel...

In the past decade, drag has become a place where edgy, competitive show-offs can find security in callous and overpriced cities, a shot at real money, and a level of recognition queer people rarely achieve. But can drag keep its edge as it travels from the back room to the main stage? How You Get Famous follows a group of iconoclastic performers with charisma, talent, and a hell of a lot to prove in a dazzling look at a subculture on the brink of becoming a cultural phenomenon.

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